The U.S. state of Michigan is divided into 83 Counties. Explore the Michigan County Map, all Counties list along with their County Seats in alphabetical order and their population, areas and the date of formation.
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Michigan is a state of United States of America, which is situated in Midwestern part of the country. Michigan is the Eleventh largest state by area and Tenth largest state in terms of population. The capital of Michigan is Lansing. Michigan is unique in its nature that it has two peninsulas. They are Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula. The Lower Peninsula merely looks like a mitten. The Upper Peninsula is segregated from the Lower Peninsula by the streams water which is known as Straits of Mackinac. Michigan shares the borders with Canadian region of Ontario, the U.S states of Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. The state of Michigan has 56539 Square miles which is about 146435 square kilometres.
Michigan Counties are 83 in numbers. Among these Michigan Counties nine counties were given names by ethnologist, another set of four counties were named for Irish locales and ten more counties were named after cabinet members who worked in the term of Andrew Jackson`s presidential administration. These ten counties are also called as ‘Cabinet Counties’.
Out of eighty- three Michigan Counties, Marquette County is the largest county by area. Chippewa stands as second largest county in the state in arena. Wayne County is the most populous county as it ranks first out of all Michigan Counties. Oakland County is the second largest county in terms of population. The less density of population lies in Keweenaw County.
The local government of Michigan State consists of 83 counties, 1,773 cities, towns and villages and 436 special districts according a study carried out by U.S Census Bureau. There are four main types of local government exists in the state. They are Counties, Municipalities which include cities and towns, Special districts and School districts. Municipality is one of the units of local government and it is also a political subdivision of state to provide general local government for the population who residing in the area. The head of the local government in Michigan Counties is called Mayor who is the head of municipal government.
The U.S. state of Michigan has 83 Counties. This is list of Michigan Counties and County Seats in alphabetical order along with check their population, areas and the date of formation.
List of Counties in Michigan with County Seats
S.N | County | County Seat | Population | Area | Formed |
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1 | Alcona County | Harrisville | 10942 | 1,791 sq mi | 1840 |
2 | Alger County | Munising | 9601 | 5,049 sq mi | 1885 |
3 | Allegan County | Allegan | 111408 | 1,833 sq mi | 1831 |
4 | Alpena County | Alpena | 29598 | 1,695 sq mi | 1840 |
5 | Antrim County | Bellaire | 23598 | 602 sq mi | 1840 |
6 | Arenac County | Standish | 15899 | 681 sq mi | 1831 |
7 | Baraga County | L'Anse | 8860 | 1,069 sq mi | 1875 |
8 | Barry County | Hastings | 59173 | 577 sq mi | 1829 |
9 | Bay County | Bay City | 107771 | 631 sq mi | 1857 |
10 | Benzie County | Beulah | 17525 | 860 sq mi | 1863 |
11 | Berrien County | St. Joseph | 156813 | 1,581 sq mi | 1829 |
12 | Branch County | Coldwater | 45248 | 519 sq mi | 1829 |
13 | Calhoun County | Marshall | 136146 | 718 sq mi | 1829 |
14 | Cass County | Cassopolis | 52293 | 508 sq mi | 1829 |
15 | Charlevoix County | Charlevoix | 25949 | 1,391 sq mi | 1869 |
16 | Cheboygan County | Cheboygan | 26152 | 885 sq mi | 1840 |
17 | Chippewa County | Sault Ste. Marie | 38520 | 2,698 sq mi | 1827 |
18 | Clare County | Harrison | 30926 | 575 sq mi | 1840 |
19 | Clinton County | St. Johns | 75382 | 575 sq mi | 1831 |
20 | Crawford County | Grayling | 14074 | 563 sq mi | 1840 |
21 | Delta County | Escanaba | 37069 | 1,992 sq mi | 1843 |
22 | Dickinson County | Iron Mountain | 26168 | 777 sq mi | 1891 |
23 | Eaton County | Charlotte | 107759 | 579 sq mi | 1829 |
24 | Emmet County | Petoskey | 32694 | 882 sq mi | 1840 |
25 | Genesee County | Flint | 425790 | 649 sq mi | 1835 |
26 | Gladwin County | Gladwin | 25692 | 516 sq mi | 1831 |
27 | Gogebic County | Bessemer | 16427 | 1,476 sq mi | 1887 |
28 | Grand Traverse County | Traverse City | 86986 | 601 sq mi | 1851 |
29 | Gratiot County | Ithaca | 42476 | 572 sq mi | 1831 |
30 | Hillsdale County | Hillsdale | 46688 | 607 sq mi | 1829 |
31 | Houghton County | Houghton | 36628 | 1,502 sq mi | 1845 |
32 | Huron County | Bad Axe | 33118 | 2,136 sq mi | 1840 |
33 | Ingham County | Mason | 280895 | 561 sq mi | 1829 |
34 | Ionia County | Ionia | 63905 | 580 sq mi | 1831 |
35 | Iosco County | Tawas City | 25887 | 1,891 sq mi | 1840 |
36 | Iron County | Crystal Falls | 11817 | 1,211 sq mi | 1885 |
37 | Isabella County | Mt. Pleasant | 70311 | 578 sq mi | 1831 |
38 | Jackson County | Jackson | 160248 | 724 sq mi | 1829 |
39 | Kalamazoo County | Kalamazoo | 250331 | 580 sq mi | 1829 |
40 | Kalkaska County | Kalkaska | 17153 | 571 sq mi | 1840 |
41 | Kent County | Grand Rapids | 602622 | 872 sq mi | 1831 |
42 | Keweenaw County | Eagle River | 2156 | 5,966 sq mi | 1861 |
43 | Lake County | Baldwin | 11539 | 575 sq mi | 1840 |
44 | Lapeer County | Lapeer | 88319 | 663 sq mi | 1822 |
45 | Leelanau County | Suttons Bay Township | 21708 | 2,532 sq mi | 1840 |
46 | Lenawee County | Adrian | 99892 | 761 sq mi | 1822 |
47 | Livingston County | Howell | 1820584 | 672 sq mi | 1833 |
48 | Luce County | Newberry | 6631 | 1,912 sq mi | 1887 |
49 | Mackinac County | St. Ignace | 11113 | 2,101 sq mi | 1818 |
50 | Macomb County | Mt. Clemens | 840978 | 570 sq mi | 1818 |
51 | Manistee County | Manistee | 24733 | 1,281 sq mi | 1840 |
52 | Marquette County | Marquette | 67077 | 3,425 sq mi | 1843 |
53 | Mason County | Ludington | 28705 | 1,242 sq mi | 1840 |
54 | Mecosta County | Big Rapids | 42798 | 571 sq mi | 1840 |
55 | Menominee County | Menominee | 24029 | 1,338 sq mi | 1861 |
56 | Midland County | Midland | 83629 | 528 sq mi | 1831 |
57 | Missaukee County | Lake City | 14849 | 574 sq mi | 1840 |
58 | Monroe County | Monroe | 152021 | 680 sq mi | 1817 |
59 | Montcalm County | Stanton | 63342 | 721 sq mi | 1831 |
60 | Montmorency County | Atlanta | 9765 | 562 sq mi | 1840 |
61 | Muskegon County | Muskegon | 172188 | 1,459 sq mi | 1859 |
62 | Newaygo County | White Cloud | 48460 | 861 sq mi | 1840 |
63 | Oakland County | Pontiac | 1202362 | 908 sq mi | 1819 |
64 | Oceana County | Hart | 26570 | 1,307 sq mi | 1831 |
65 | Ogemaw County | West Branch | 21699 | 575 sq mi | 1840 |
66 | Ontonagon County | Ontonagon | 6780 | 3,741 sq mi | 1843 |
67 | Osceola County | Reed City | 23528 | 573 sq mi | 1840 |
68 | Oscoda County | Mio | 8640 | 572 sq mi | 1840 |
69 | Otsego County | Gaylord | 24164 | 526 sq mi | 1840 |
70 | Ottawa County | Grand Haven | 263801 | 1,632 sq mi | 1831 |
71 | Presque Isle County | Rogers City | 13376 | 2,573 sq mi | 1840 |
72 | Roscommon County | Roscommon | 24449 | 580 sq mi | 1840 |
73 | Saginaw County | Saginaw | 200169 | 816 sq mi | 1822 |
74 | Sanilac County | Sandusky | 43114 | 1,590 sq mi | 1822 |
75 | Schoolcraft County | Manistique | 8485 | 1,884 sq mi | 1843 |
76 | Shiawassee County | Corunna | 70648 | 541 sq mi | 1822 |
77 | St. Clair County | Port Huron | 163040 | 837 sq mi | 1820 |
78 | St. Joseph County | Centreville | 61295 | 521 sq mi | 1829 |
79 | Tuscola County | Caro | 55729 | 914 sq mi | 1840 |
80 | Van Buren County | Paw Paw | 76258 | 1,090 sq mi | 1829 |
81 | Washtenaw County | Ann Arbor | 344791 | 723 sq mi | 1822 |
82 | Wayne County | Detroit | 1820584 | 672 sq mi | 1815 |
83 | Wexford County | Cadillac | 32735 | 576 sq mi | 1840 |
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