The Isabella Indian Reservation is the land base of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Council

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Council

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation is a band of Chippewa Indians located in central Michigan in the United States. The tribal government offices are located on the Isabella Indian Reservation, near the city of Mount Pleasant. The tribe owns and operates Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant and...

, located in Isabella County

Isabella County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 63,351 people, 22,425 households, and 13,006 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 24,528 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...

 in the central part of the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. There are also some small parcels of off-reservation trust land in Standish Township

Standish Township, Michigan

Standish Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,026 at the 2000 census.- Communities :* The City of Standish is adjacent to the northwest part of the township and is administratively autonomous....

, Arenac County

Arenac County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 17,269 people, 6,710 households, and 4,717 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 9,563 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

, near Saginaw Bay

Saginaw Bay

Saginaw Bay is a bay within Lake Huron located on the eastern side of the U.S. state of Michigan. It forms the space between Michigan's Thumb region and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Saginaw Bay is in area...

, southeast of the city of Standish

Standish, Michigan

Standish is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,581. It is the county seat of Arenac County.The town was platted by John D. Standish in 1871...

. The reservation's total land area is 217.671 square miles (563.766 km²) and a population of 25,838 residents lived on its territory as of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

. The largest community on reservation land is Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Isabella County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,946. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 26,675....

, although only 8,741 of its 25,946 residents (33.7%) are on the reservation's side of the line that divides that city.

The tribe operates the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort

Soaring Eagle Casino

The Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort is a casino, hotel and entertainment venue owned and operated by the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, located just outside of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. It is considered to be the largest casino in the Midwest...

in Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Isabella County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,946. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 26,675....

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Communities

• Beal City
  Beal City, Michigan
  Beal City is an unincorporated community in Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but is not an incorporated municipality. The population was 345 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Mount Pleasant
  Mount Pleasant, Michigan
  Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Isabella County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,946. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 26,675....
  
   (part, population 8,741)
• Rosebush
  Rosebush, Michigan
  Rosebush is a village in Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 379 at the 2000 census. The village is within Isabella Township.-History:...
  
  
• Weidman
  Weidman, Michigan
  Weidman is an unincorporated community in Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but had no independent municipal authority. The population of the CDP was 879 at the 2000 census....
  
  (part, population 292)