Nadeau is an unincorporated community in Menominee County

Menominee County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 25,326 people, 10,529 households, and 7,001 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 13,639 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

, Michigan

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, United States

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. Nadeau is located in Nadeau Township

Nadeau Township, Michigan

Nadeau Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,160 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...

 along U.S. Route 41

U.S. Route 41

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 and the Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway

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, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Carney

Carney, Michigan

Carney is a village in Menominee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 225. The village is within Nadeau Township.Carney is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

. Nadeau has a post office

Post office

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 with ZIP code

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 49863.

History

Nadeau was settled as a farm owned by Barney Nadeau. In 1878, the Chicago and North Western Railway

Chicago and North Western Railway

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opened a station in the community. A post office opened in Nadeau under the name Nadean, with Barney Nadeau serving as postmaster; the name was corrected to Nadeau on February 20, 1890.