List of counties in Michigan

There are 83 counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The boundaries of these counties have not changed substantially since 1897. However, throughout the 19th century, the state legislature frequently adjusted county boundaries. County creation was intended to fulfill the goal of establishing government over unorganized territory, but a more important goal was encouraging settlement by surveying the land and dividing it into saleable sections.

Counties of Michigan
LocationMichigan
Number83
Populations2,180 (Keweenaw) – 1,757,043 (Wayne)
Areas508 square miles (1,320 km2) (Cass) – 5,966 square miles (15,450 km2) (Keweenaw)
Government
Subdivisions

The creation of counties generally occurred in two stages. First the boundaries of a county were declared and given a name. The county appeared on maps, even though this may have been the entire extent of a county's tangible existence for several years. During this period, the as-yet–unorganized county was attached to another already organized county for administrative purposes. The legislature frequently changed the administrative attachment of these unorganized counties. Residents of such an attached county could petition the legislature for organization, which was the granting of full legal recognition to the county.

There are many cities and villages that span county boundaries in Michigan, including its capital, Lansing. For a few years during the early 1970s, split cities briefly had authority to petition to change the county boundaries to accord with the city boundaries. The only city to take advantage of this brief opportunity was New Baltimore (previously split between Macomb County and St. Clair County; now completely in Macomb). This transfer of territory from St. Clair to Macomb was the only county boundary change in Michigan since the early 20th century.

The state constitution of 1850 permitted an incorporated city with a population of at least 20,000 to be organized into a separate county of its own.[1] The Constitution of 1908 retained this provision, but raised the population threshold to 100,000.[2] No city was ever organized into an independent county in this fashion and when a new Constitution took effect in 1963, the provision was removed.

Michigan's boundary with Illinois is formed by Lake Michigan, and three counties have water boundaries with Illinois: Berrien County, Van Buren County, and Allegan County. Michigan also has a boundary with Minnesota, which is formed by Lake Superior. The water boundary in this instance is formed by two counties: Ontonagon County and Keweenaw County. The land boundary with Wisconsin continues into Lake Superior, involving both Gogebic County (which shares a land border) and Ontonagon County (water boundary only).

Etymologies

Nine counties have names invented by the ethnologist Henry Schoolcraft, usually adapted from parts of Native American words, but sometimes having parts from Greek, Arabic and Latin roots.[3] Schoolcraft's made-up words have disputed sources. While he was a devotee of Native American words and culture, some of his words may have originated with tribes from other areas of the country, such as New York or the Northeast, where many settlers to Michigan came from. Real Native words were eradicated, and he substituted made-up words, sometimes with a kernel of Indian language or sound in them.[4][5][6]

A second group of four counties were renamed for Irish locales (counties Antrim, Clare, Roscommon and Wexford), apparently because it was close to the heart for certain Michigan legislators or their constituents.

Ten counties, the so-called "cabinet counties", were named for persons who served in Andrew Jackson's presidential administration, which was tied to Michigan's anticipated ascendancy to statehood. Eight were named in 1829. Livingston County was named in 1833. Cass County was also named in 1829, but Governor Lewis Cass did not become a member of Jackson's Cabinet until 1831.[3][4][7]

List of counties
County
 FIPS Code[8] County seat
 Est.
 Origin
 Etymology
 Population
 Area
 Map
 
Alcona County 001 Harrisville1840 (boundaries declared)
1869 (organized)		From unorganized territory; named Negwegon County until 1843Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name 10,417 1,791 sq mi
(4,639 km2)		State map highlighting Alcona County
Alger County 003 Munising1885From part of Schoolcraft CountyRussell A. Alger, (1836-1907):
Governor and national politician		 8,807 5,049 sq mi
(13,077 km2)		State map highlighting Alger County
Allegan County 005 Allegan1831 (boundaries declared)
1835 (organized)		From part of Barry County, and unorganized territorySchoolcraft pseudo-Native American name 121,210 1,833 sq mi
(4,747 km2)		State map highlighting Allegan County
Alpena County 007 Alpena1840 (boundaries declared)
1857 (organized)		From part of Mackinac County, and unorganized territory Was named Anamickee County until 1843.Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name 28,847 1,695 sq mi
(4,390 km2)		State map highlighting Alpena County
Antrim County 009 Bellaire1840 (boundaries declared)
1863 (organized)		From part of Mackinac County; named Meegisee County until 1843County Antrim, now in Northern Ireland 24,249 602 sq mi
(1,559 km2)		State map highlighting Antrim County
Arenac County 011 Standish1831 (boundaries established)
1883 (organized)		From unorganized territory; annexed to Bay County in 1857, but reinstated in 1883Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name 15,089 681 sq mi
(1,764 km2)		State map highlighting Arenac County
Baraga County 013 L'Anse1875From part of Houghton CountyFrederic Baraga (1797-1868): Catholic missionary and first bishop of Sault Ste. Marie 8,277 1,069 sq mi
(2,769 km2)		State map highlighting Baraga County
Barry County 015 Hastings1829 (boundaries established)
1839 (organized)		From unorganized territoryWilliam T. Barry (1784-1835): Postmaster General in the Jackson Administration 63,554 577 sq mi
(1,494 km2)		State map highlighting Barry County
Bay County 017 Bay City1857From parts of Arenac, Midland, and Saginaw CountiesSaginaw Bay 102,821 631 sq mi
(1,634 km2)		State map highlighting Bay County
Benzie County 019 Beulah1863From part of Leelanau CountyFrench name of Betsie River: (rivière aux) Bec-scies, the "(river of) sawbill ducks" 18,297 860 sq mi
(2,227 km2)		State map highlighting Benzie County
Berrien County 021 St. Joseph1829From unorganized territoryJohn M. Berrien (1781-1856): Attorney General in the Jackson Administration 152,900 1,581 sq mi
(4,095 km2)		State map highlighting Berrien County
Branch County 023 Coldwater1829From unorganized territoryJohn Branch (1782-1863): Secretary of the Navy in the Jackson Administration 44,531 519 sq mi
(1,344 km2)		State map highlighting Branch County
Calhoun County 025 Marshall1829From unorganized territoryJohn C. Calhoun (1782-1850): Vice President of the United States in the Jackson Administration 133,289 718 sq mi
(1,860 km2)		State map highlighting Calhoun County
Cass County 027 Cassopolis1829From unorganized territoryLewis Cass (1782-1866): Secretary of War in the Jackson Administration 51,403 508 sq mi
(1,316 km2)		State map highlighting Cass County
Charlevoix County 029 Charlevoix1869From parts of Antrim, Emmet, and Otsego CountiesPierre François Xavier de Charlevoix (1682-1761): Jesuit traveller and historian of New France 26,293 1,391 sq mi
(3,603 km2)		State map highlighting Charlevoix County
Cheboygan County 031 Cheboygan1840From part of Mackinac CountyCheboygan River 25,940 885 sq mi
(2,292 km2)		State map highlighting Cheboygan County
Chippewa County 033 Sault Ste. Marie1827From part of Mackinac CountyOjibwa Native American tribe, also known as the Chippewa 36,293 2,698 sq mi
(6,988 km2)		State map highlighting Chippewa County
Clare County 035 Harrison1840From part of Mackinac County, and unorganized territory; named Kaykakee County until 1843County Clare, Ireland 31,352 575 sq mi
(1,489 km2)		State map highlighting Clare County
Clinton County 037 St. Johns1831From unorganized territoryDeWitt Clinton (1769-1828): Governor of New York. 79,748 575 sq mi
(1,489 km2)		State map highlighting Clinton County
Crawford County 039 Grayling1840From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. Was named Shawano County until 1843.William Crawford, (1732-82), American Revolutionary War colonel western surveyor 13,491 563 sq mi
(1,458 km2)		State map highlighting Crawford County
Delta County 041 Escanaba1843From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory.Greek letter delta, referring to the triangular shape of the original county, which included segments of Menominee, Dickinson, Iron and Marquette counties 36,741 1,992 sq mi
(5,159 km2)		State map highlighting Delta County
Dickinson County 043 Iron Mountain1891From parts of Iron County, Marquette County and Menominee County.Donald M. Dickinson (1846-1917): Postmaster General in the Cleveland Administration 25,874 777 sq mi
(2,012 km2)		State map highlighting Dickinson County
Eaton County 045 Charlotte1829From unorganized territory.John Eaton (1790-1856): Secretary of War in the Jackson Administration 108,992 579 sq mi
(1,500 km2)		State map highlighting Eaton County
Emmet County 047 Petoskey1840From part of Mackinac County. Was named Tonegadana County until 1843.Robert Emmet (1778-1803): Irish nationalist and rebel leader 34,163 882 sq mi
(2,284 km2)		State map highlighting Emmet County
Genesee County 049 Flint1835From parts of Lapeer County, Saginaw County and Shiawassee County.Seneca word, "je-nis-hi-yeh," meaning "beautiful valley": named after western New York valley from which many settlers came 401,983 649 sq mi
(1,681 km2)		State map highlighting Genesee County
Gladwin County 051 Gladwin1831From unorganized territory.Major Henry Gladwin, British commander of the fort at Detroit during the siege by Chief Pontiac in 1763-64. 25,728 516 sq mi
(1,336 km2)		State map highlighting Gladwin County
Gogebic County 053 Bessemer1887From part of Ontonagon County.Probably from the Chippewa "bic" which most references interpret as "rock." 14,319 1,476 sq mi
(3,823 km2)		State map highlighting Gogebic County
Grand Traverse County 055 Traverse City1840 (boundaries declared)
1851 (organized)		From part of Mackinac County; named Omeena County until 1851.French grande traverse[note 1] ("long crossing"), given first to Grand Traverse Bay by French voyageurs. 96,464 601 sq mi
(1,557 km2)		State map highlighting Grand Traverse County
Gratiot County 057 Ithaca1831From unorganized territory.Captain Charles Gratiot (1788-1855), built Fort Gratiot at the present site of Port Huron 41,100 572 sq mi
(1,481 km2)		State map highlighting Gratiot County
Hillsdale County 059 Hillsdale1829From unorganized territory.From its terrain, made up of hills and dales.[10] 45,762 607 sq mi
(1,572 km2)		State map highlighting Hillsdale County
Houghton County 061 Houghton1845From parts of Marquette County and Ontonagon County.Douglass Houghton (1809-1845), first state geologist of Michigan, physician and surgeon, mayor of Detroit (1842-1843) 37,035 1,502 sq mi
(3,890 km2)		State map highlighting Houghton County
Huron County 063 Bad Axe1840From part of Sanilac County.Lake Huron, which the French named lac des Hurons after the Hurons. 31,248 2,136 sq mi
(5,532 km2)		State map highlighting Huron County
Ingham County 065 Mason1829 (boundaries declared)
1838 (organized)		From parts of Shiawassee County, Washtenaw County and unorganized territory.Samuel D. Ingham (1779-1860), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in the Jackson Administration 284,108 561 sq mi
(1,453 km2)		State map highlighting Ingham County
Ionia County 067 Ionia1831From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory.Province in ancient Greece 66,809 580 sq mi
(1,502 km2)		State map highlighting Ionia County
Iosco County 069 Tawas City1840From unorganized territory. Was named Kanotin County until 1843.Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name 25,521 1,891 sq mi
(4,898 km2)		State map highlighting Iosco County
Iron County 071 Crystal Falls1885From parts of Marquette County and Menominee County.For the iron deposits and mines found in the county 11,622 1,211 sq mi
(3,136 km2)		State map highlighting Iron County
Isabella County 073 Mt. Pleasant1831From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory.Queen Isabella I (1451-1504) of Spain, under whose patronage Columbus undertook his voyages. 64,447 578 sq mi
(1,497 km2)		State map highlighting Isabella County
Jackson County 075 Jackson1829 (boundaries declared)
1832 (organised)		From part of Washtenaw County and unorganized territory.Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), 7th President of the United States and President when Michigan was admitted to the Union 160,066 724 sq mi
(1,875 km2)		State map highlighting Jackson County
Kalamazoo County 077 Kalamazoo1829From unorganized territory.Named for the Kalamazoo River. See Etymology of Kalamazoo for a discussion of the river's name. 261,173 580 sq mi
(1,502 km2)		State map highlighting Kalamazoo County
Kalkaska County 079 Kalkaska1840From part of Mackinac County. Was named Wabassee County until 1843.Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name 18,182 571 sq mi
(1,479 km2)		State map highlighting Kalkaska County
Kent County 081 Grand Rapids1831From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory.New York jurist James Kent, who represented the Michigan Territory in its dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip. 659,083 872 sq mi
(2,258 km2)		State map highlighting Kent County
Keweenaw County 083 Eagle River1861From part of Houghton County.Ojibwe word gakiiwe-wewaning meaning "portage" 2,180 5,966 sq mi
(15,452 km2)		State map highlighting Keweenaw County
Lake County 085 Baldwin1840From part of Mackinac County. Was named Aischum County until 1843.Has several small lakes and lies near Lake Michigan 12,594 575 sq mi
(1,489 km2)		State map highlighting Lake County
Lapeer County 087 Lapeer1822From parts of Oakland County and St. Clair County.An Americanization of the French la pierre, meaning "the rock" (flint) 88,780 663 sq mi
(1,717 km2)		State map highlighting Lapeer County
Leelanau County 089 Suttons Bay Township1840From part of Mackinac County.Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name 22,870 2,532 sq mi
(6,558 km2)		State map highlighting Leelanau County
Lenawee County 091 Adrian1822From part of Monroe County.A Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name for man, from either the Delaware leno or lenno or the Shawnee lenawai 98,567 761 sq mi
(1,971 km2)		State map highlighting Lenawee County
Livingston County 093 Howell1833 (boundaries declared)
1836 (organized)		From parts of Shiawassee County and Washtenaw County.Edward Livingston (1764-1836): second Secretary of State in the Andrew Jackson administration 196,161 585 sq mi
(1,515 km2)		State map highlighting Livingston County
Luce County 095 Newberry1887From parts of Chippewa County and Mackinac County.Named for Michigan Governor Cyrus G. Luce 5,330 1,912 sq mi
(4,952 km2)		State map highlighting Luce County
Mackinac County 097 St. Ignace1818From part of Wayne County. Was named Michilimackinac County until 1837.Originally Michilimackinac, believed to be a French interpretation of the Native American name for Mackinac Island, meaning "big turtle" 10,941 2,101 sq mi
(5,442 km2)		State map highlighting Mackinac County
Macomb County 099 Mt. Clemens1818From part of Wayne County.Named for U.S. General Alexander Macomb, a notable officer of the War of 1812 874,195 570 sq mi
(1,476 km2)		State map highlighting Macomb County
Manistee County 101 Manistee1840From part of Mackinac County.Named for the Manistee River, which in turn is from the Ojibwe name, ministigweyaa meaning "(river) at whose mouth there are islands" 25,287 1,281 sq mi
(3,318 km2)		State map highlighting Manistee County
Marquette County 103 Marquette1843From parts of Chippewa County and Mackinac County.Named for French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette 66,661 3,425 sq mi
(8,871 km2)		State map highlighting Marquette County
Mason County 105 Ludington1840From part of Mackinac County. Was named Notipekago County until 1843.Named for Michigan Governor Stevens T. Mason 29,409 1,242 sq mi
(3,217 km2)		State map highlighting Mason County
Mecosta County 107 Big Rapids1840From parts of Mackinac County and Oceana County.Named for Mecosta, a Native American leader 40,720 571 sq mi
(1,479 km2)		State map highlighting Mecosta County
Menominee County 109 Menominee1861From part of Delta County. Was named Bleeker County until 1863.Named for the Menominee Native American people 23,266 1,338 sq mi
(3,465 km2)		State map highlighting Menominee County
Midland County 111 Midland1831From part of Saginaw County and unorganized territory.Located near the geographical center of the Lower Peninsula 83,674 528 sq mi
(1,368 km2)		State map highlighting Midland County
Missaukee County 113 Lake City1840From part of Mackinac County.Named for Missaukee, an Ottawa leader who signed land-grant treaties in 1831 and 1833 15,213 574 sq mi
(1,487 km2)		State map highlighting Missaukee County
Monroe County 115 Monroe1817From part of Wayne County.Named for James Monroe, the fifth U.S. President 155,609 680 sq mi
(1,761 km2)		State map highlighting Monroe County
Montcalm County 117 Stanton1831From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory.Named for Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, a French military commander in Quebec 67,433 721 sq mi
(1,867 km2)		State map highlighting Montcalm County
Montmorency County 119 Atlanta1840From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. Was named Cheonoquet County until 1843.House of Montmorency, influential in the history of French Canada 9,569 562 sq mi
(1,456 km2)		State map highlighting Montmorency County
Muskegon County 121 Muskegon1859From parts of Oceana County and Ottawa County.Muskegon River running through county, from the Ojibwa/Chippewa word mashkig meaning "swamp" or "marsh." 176,565 1,459 sq mi
(3,779 km2)		State map highlighting Muskegon County
Newaygo County 123 White Cloud1840From parts of Mackinac County and Oceana County.Named for a Chippewa leader who signed the Saginaw Treaty of 1819[11] 50,886 861 sq mi
(2,230 km2)		State map highlighting Newaygo County
Oakland County 125 Pontiac1819 (boundaries declared)
1820 (organized)		From part of Macomb County.The numerous "oak openings" in the area: "majestic orchard[s] of oaks and hickories varied by small prairies, grassy lawns and clear lakes"[12] 1,269,431 908 sq mi
(2,352 km2)		State map highlighting Oakland County
Oceana County 127 Hart1831From part of Mackinac County.Borders Lake Michigan, the freshwater "ocean." 26,973 1,307 sq mi
(3,385 km2)		State map highlighting Oceana County
Ogemaw County 129 West Branch1840From unorganized territory. Annexed to Iosco County in 1867 and reinstated in 1873.The Ojibwe word ogimaa, meaning "chief" or "leader" 20,970 575 sq mi
(1,489 km2)		State map highlighting Ogemaw County
Ontonagon County 131 Ontonagon1843 (boundaries declared)
1848 (organized)		From parts of Chippewa County and Mackinac County.Named for the Ontonagon River. The Ojibwa word onagon means "dish" or "bowl." 5,863 3,741 sq mi
(9,689 km2)		State map highlighting Ontonagon County
Osceola County 133 Reed City1840From part of Mackinac County. Was named Unwattin County until 1843.Osceola (1804-1838), Seminole chief 23,274 573 sq mi
(1,484 km2)		State map highlighting Osceola County
Oscoda County 135 Mio1840From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory.Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name 8,404 572 sq mi
(1,481 km2)		State map highlighting Oscoda County
Otsego County 137 Gaylord1840From part of Mackinac County. Was named Okkudo County until 1843.Named for Otsego County, New York 25,644 526 sq mi
(1,362 km2)		State map highlighting Otsego County
Ottawa County 139 Grand Haven1831From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory.Named for the Native American Ottawa people. 300,873 1,632 sq mi
(4,227 km2)		State map highlighting Ottawa County
Presque Isle County 141 Rogers City1840From part of Mackinac County.A derivation of the French phrase for "peninsula", literally "almost an island." 13,361 2,573 sq mi
(6,664 km2)		State map highlighting Presque Isle County
Roscommon County 143 Roscommon1840From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. Was named Mikenauk County until 1843.County Roscommon, Ireland 23,708 580 sq mi
(1,502 km2)		State map highlighting Roscommon County
Saginaw County 145 Saginaw1822From part of Oakland County.A Native American term, perhaps a reference to the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay, Ojibwe for "at the outlet" [13] 188,330 816 sq mi
(2,113 km2)		State map highlighting Saginaw County
St. Clair County 147 Port Huron1820From part of Macomb County.Named for either Arthur St. Clair, first governor of the Northwest Territory, or Saint Clair on whose feast day Lake St. Clair was discovered 160,151 837 sq mi
(2,168 km2)		State map highlighting St. Clair County
St. Joseph County 149 Centreville1829From unorganized territory.The St. Joseph River, which flows through the county.[14] 60,874 521 sq mi
(1,349 km2)		State map highlighting St. Joseph County
Sanilac County 151 Sandusky1822From part of St. Clair County.Sanilac, a Wyandotte chief 40,657 1,590 sq mi
(4,118 km2)		State map highlighting Sanilac County
Schoolcraft County 153 Manistique1843From parts of Chippewa County and Mackinac County.Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, (1793-1864):
American geographer and Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Michigan		 8,188 1,884 sq mi
(4,880 km2)		State map highlighting Schoolcraft County
Shiawassee County 155 Corunna1822From parts of Oakland County and St. Clair County.Named for the Shiawassee River, and means 'river that twists about.[15] 68,022 541 sq mi
(1,401 km2)		State map highlighting Shiawassee County
Tuscola County 157 Caro1840From part of Sanilac County.Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name 52,945 914 sq mi
(2,367 km2)		State map highlighting Tuscola County
Van Buren County 159 Paw Paw1829From unorganized territory.Martin Van Buren (1782-1862): Secretary of State in the Jackson Administration, later Vice President and eighth President of the United States 75,692 1,090 sq mi
(2,823 km2)		State map highlighting Van Buren County
Washtenaw County 161 Ann Arbor1822 (boundaries declared)
1826 (organised)		From parts of Oakland County and Wayne CountyFrom the Native American name for the Grand River, O-wash-ta-nong ("faraway water"),[16] whose headwaters were within the county's bounds. 366,376 723 sq mi
(1,873 km2)		State map highlighting Washtenaw County
Wayne County 163 Detroit1815All lands within Michigan Territory that had been ceded by Native Americans through the 1807 Treaty of Detroit."Mad" Anthony Wayne, (1745-1796):
United States Army general and statesman		 1,757,043 672 sq mi
(1,740 km2)		State map highlighting Wayne County
Wexford County 165 Cadillac1840From part of Mackinac County. Was named Kautawaubet County until 1843.County Wexford, Ireland 34,196 576 sq mi
(1,492 km2)		State map highlighting Wexford County

Defunct counties and county precursors

This listing includes only counties or county precursors created by the Territory of Michigan or the State of Michigan. It excludes counties that existed in the Territory of Michigan or the modern boundaries of the State of Michigan but were created by any other entity (another state, a territorial government, the federal government, etc.) before the creation of the Territory of Michigan.[17]

  1. Brown County, formed on December 3, 1818, from unorganized territory when Michigan Territory was expanded to include area west of Lake Michigan upon formation of the state of Illinois. Transferred to Wisconsin Territory on July 3, 1836, and continues as Brown County, Wisconsin.
  2. Crawford County, formed on December 3, 1818, from unorganized territory when Michigan Territory was expanded to include area west of Lake Michigan upon formation of the state of Illinois. Transferred to Wisconsin Territory on July 3, 1836, and continues as Crawford County, Wisconsin.
  3. Des Moines County, formed on October 1, 1834, from unorganized territory. Transferred to Wisconsin Territory on July 3, 1836, and continues as Des Moines County, Iowa.
  4. Detroit District, formed on July 3, 1805, as a county precursor by Territorial Governor Lewis Cass to carry out the Territory's judicial and administrative functions. Superseded by counties on October 2, 1818, as proclaimed by William Woodbridge, Secretary of Michigan Territory.
  5. Dubuque County, formed on October 1, 1834, from unorganized territory. Transferred to Wisconsin Territory on July 3, 1836, and continues as Dubuque County, Iowa.
  6. Erie District, formed on July 3, 1805, as a county precursor by Territorial Governor William Hull to carry out the Territory's judicial and administrative functions. Included parts of modern-day Indiana and the Toledo Strip. Although the Erie District was officially superseded by counties by proclamation of Michigan Territorial Secretary William Woodbridge on October 2, 1818, the area of the district had actually been lost to the State of Indiana when it was created on December 11, 1816.
  7. Huron District formed on July 3, 1805, as a county precursor by Territorial Governor William Hull to carry out the Territory's judicial and administrative functions. Superseded by counties on October 2, 1818, as proclaimed by William Woodbridge, Secretary of Michigan Territory.
  8. Iowa County, formed on January 1, 1830, from part of Crawford County. Transferred to Wisconsin Territory on July 3, 1836, and continues as Iowa County, Wisconsin.
  9. Isle Royale County, formed on March 4, 1875, from part of Keweenaw County. County became officially unorganized on March 13, 1885, and was attached to Houghton County, for judicial and administrative purposes. Michigan Legislature officially dissolves Isle Royale County and returns it to Keweenaw County on April 9, 1897.
  10. Keskkauko County, formed on April 1, 1840, from part of Mackinac County. Renamed Charlevoix County, on March 8, 1843. Annexed to Emmet County, on January 29, 1853, and eliminated as a county. Reformed as Charlevoix County from Emmet, Antrim, and Otsego, Counties on April 2, 1869, albeit with boundaries that differed somewhat from the 1840–1853 iteration of Keskkauko–Charlevoix County.
  11. Manitou County, formed on February 12, 1855, from parts of Emmet County and Leelanau County. On March 16, 1861, Manitou County was attached to Mackinac County for meetings of the District Court, but all other County functions were unchanged. Four years later, on March 10, 1865, the District Court attachment was changed to Leelanau County instead of Mackinac. Another four years later, on March 24, 1869, the District Court attachment to Leelanau County was terminated. The entire Manitou County government was dissolved on April 4, 1895, and the county was abolished. It was absorbed by Charlevoix County, and Leelanau County.
  12. Michilimackinac District formed on July 3, 1805, as a county precursor by Territorial Governor William Hull to carry out the Territory's judicial and administrative functions. Incorporated into Wayne County, on October 18, 1816.
  13. Milwaukee County, formed on September 6, 1834, from part of Brown County. Transferred to Wisconsin Territory on July 3, 1836, and continues as Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
  14. Omeena County, formed on April 1, 1840, from part of Mackinac County. Annexed to Grand Traverse County, on February 3, 1853.
  15. Wyandot County, formed on April 1, 1840, from part of Mackinac County. Annexed to Cheboygan County, on January 29, 1853.
  16. Washington County, formed in 1867 from Marquette County, but declared unconstitutional.

See also

References
  1. Constitution of the State of Michigan, 1850, Article 10, Section 2
  2. Constitution of the State of Michigan, 1908, Article 8, Section 2
  3. Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography by county and region, including origin of county names
  4. Romig, Walter; Massie, Larry B (Designer) (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
  5. Vogel, Virgil J. (1986). Indian Names in Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. pp. 244, 8 B&W photographs & 3 maps. ISBN 978-0-472-06365-9.
  6. Powers, Perry F.; Cutler, H.G., assisting (1912). A History of Northern Michigan and its People.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) at Google books
  7. "Michigan Counties" Archived July 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine from the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries, which contains additional references at the end of the article
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  9. Centre national de ressources textuelles
  10. Dan Bisher (1999). "A Brief History of 'Hillsdale County'". Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  11. "Clarke Historical Library bibliographic entry for Newaygo County". Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  12. As described by Bela Hubbard, surveyor of Michigan
  13. "Clarke Historical Library bibliographic entry for Saginaw County". Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  14. John Marvin. "Background History on St. Joseph County". Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
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  16. Publications of the Historical Society of Grand Rapids. 1906. p. 36.
  17. Michigan: Individual County Chronologies, John H. Long, Editor, 2007, The Newberry Library, accessed February 21, 2021 Archived May 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  1. In modern standard French, la grande traversée; as the sense of 'crossing' is obsolete for traverse.[9]

Further reading
  • Armitage, B. Phyllis. (October–December 1943). "A Study of Michigan's Place-Names". Michigan History magazine. 27: 626–637.
  • County histories published in Michigan History Magazine. Some back issues that include these histories are still available for purchase.
  • Jenks, William L. (1912). "History and Meaning of the County Names of Michigan". Collections and Researches of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. 38: 439–478.
  • Michigan Manual (the "Red Book") published biennially by the Legislative Service Bureau under the direction of the. Legislative Council, State of Michigan.
  • Powers, Perry F.; Cutler, H.G., assisting (1912). A History of Northern Michigan and its People.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) at Google books
  • Reports of Counties, Towns and Districts. 1900 [1874–1876]. pp. 94–520. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  • Romig, Walter; Massie, Larry B (Designer) (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.
  • Vogel, Virgil J. (1986). Indian Names in Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. pp. 244, 8 B&W photographs & 3 maps. ISBN 978-0-472-06365-9.

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