One of the most popular events at Perchville is the Polar Bear Swim. The per capita income for the city was $17,168. It is affiliated with the Diocese of Gaylord of the Roman Catholic Church, and is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association. Males had a median income of $30,375 versus $22,538 for females. East Tawas city (EN) East Tawas, Michigan Localizzazione; Stato ... East Tawas è un comune degli Stati Uniti d'America, situato nello Stato del Michigan, nella contea di Iosco. The US would not pull out of that nosedive until the turn of the century, despite the Chicago world's fair. Brent R. BarringerCity ManagerEmail(989) 362-6161, Welcome from the City ManagerThank you for taking the time to visit our Web site. Previous municipalities we’ve shared our City with include:City of Essexville in 2009City of Frankenmuth in 2006City of West Branch in 2005City of Rogers City in 2001Village of Birch Run in 1998City of Pinconning in 1996Awards & RecognitionKeep Michigan Beautiful Award - 2004 and 2012 recipientMichigan’s Cool Cities Neighborhood - 2005 recipientMichigan’s Promoting Active Communities - 2005 recognition. Welcome from the City Manager Thank you for taking the time to visit our Web site. The adjacent community of Tawas Beach was annexed into East Tawas in 1922.[6]. Mayor Exchange DayPeriodically our City officials team up with another municipality to exchange ideas. History. As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,951 people, 1,382 households, and 815 families residing in the city. Thanks to the leadership of Mayor Temple mery, East Tawas's fortunes were never brighter, regardless of the fact that the now fabled white pine era had run its course in northern Lower Michigan.Together with Nelson Holland of Saginaw, Holland and Emery Lumber Company had constructed a new sawmill on the site of today's Tawas Bay Beach Resort east of the state dock, a salt block, expanded docking facilities, a new two-story office building-store and the beautiful Holland Hotel.The entire project, originating in 1891, was based on rafting white pine logs across Lake Huron from Canada. Please understand that this history of the City is still in draft format but is being included here due to the historical significance and the unavailability of a published history. The gender makeup of the city was 45.2% male and 54.8% female. When winter freezes Tawas Bay each year, hundreds of perch fisherman move fishing shanties onto the bay's ice, making Perchville USA, the largest non-land community festival in Northeast Michigan. Unfortunately, that bubble burst only seven years later when Ontario cut off the supply of saw logs. East Tawas HistoryThe following is a history of the City of East Tawas as drafted by Neil Thornton. They chose a site OD Tawas Bay in Tawas Township, east of the struggling hamlet occupied by the pioneer Whittemore sawmill enterprise. This year (2012) marked the 62nd annual Perchville USA. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. George P. Perkins, a representative of a New York lumber firm, began this place in 1862. Garbage day is Thursday unless a holiday falls on Monday-Thursday and then garbage will be collected on Friday. East Tawas is a city in Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population density was 988.7 inhabitants per square mile (381.7/km2). The median age in the city was 50.9 years. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. Near the center of East Tawas you will find Newman Street. As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 2,808 people, 1,332 households, and 756 families residing in the city. Due to both Tawas Bay and Tawas Lake, East Tawas has an abundance of waterfront property that has resulted in a significant number of seasonal homes so the population of the City can fluctuate greatly, especially during the summer months. "That circumstance, he said, drove the Smiths to look for another site for their mill. The population was 2,808 at the 2010 census.