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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1494|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|589|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|905|sqmi}} (61%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 6, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> ===Major highways=== {| |-valign=top | * [[Image:I-43.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 43]] * [[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 10]] * [[Image:US 151 (WI).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 151]] * [[Image:WIS 32.svg|20px]] [[Highway 32 (Wisconsin)]] * [[Image:WIS 42.svg|20px]] [[Highway 42 (Wisconsin)]] | * [[Image:WIS 57.svg|20px]] [[Highway 57 (Wisconsin)]] * [[Image:WIS 67.svg|20px]] [[Highway 67 (Wisconsin)]] * [[Image:WIS 147.svg|20px]] [[Highway 147 (Wisconsin)]] * [[Image:WIS 310.svg|20px]] [[Highway 310 (Wisconsin)]] |} ===Railroads=== *[[Canadian National]] ===Buses=== *[[Maritime Metro Transit]] ===Airport=== [[Manitowoc County Airport]] (KMTW) serves the county and surrounding communities. ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown County]] β northwest * [[Kewaunee County, Wisconsin|Kewaunee County]] β northeast * [[Sheboygan County, Wisconsin|Sheboygan County]] β south * [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet County]] β west * [[Mason County, Michigan]] β east and southeast * [[Manistee County, Michigan]] β northeast ===National marine sanctuary=== The [[Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary]] was established in 2021 in the waters of [[Lake Michigan]], with most of its northern half lying off Manitowoc County's coast. The [[National Marine Sanctuary|national marine sanctuary]] is the site of a large number of historically significant [[shipwreck]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/23/2021-12846/wisconsin-shipwreck-coast-national-marine-sanctuary-designation-final-regulations|title=Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Designation; Final Regulations|publisher=NOAA via Federal Register|date=June 23, 2021 |access-date=June 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/media/docs/wisconsin-shipwreck-coast-national-marine-sanctuary.pdf National Marine Sanctuaries media document: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref><ref>[https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-designates-new-national-marine-sanctuary-in-wisconsin-s-lake-michigan NOAA News "NOAA designates new national marine sanctuary in Wisconsinβs Lake Michigan," June 22, 2021 Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref>
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