Editing Ingham County, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|561|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|556|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.6|sqmi}} (0.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024015/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=September 25, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

The county consists of gently rolling hills with an [[elevation]] ranging between 800 and 1,000 feet above [[sea level]]. The highest point in the county is the top of [[Teaspoon Hill]] rising to a height of 1,056 feet above sea level 1.5 miles north of [[Leslie, Michigan|Leslie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/detail.asp?fid=1479856|title=Hiking Trails, Mountain Bike Trails & Trail Maps - Trails.com|work=mountainzone.com}}</ref>

The [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] winds northward along the western boundary of the county and the [[Red Cedar River (Michigan)|Red Cedar River]] flows west across the northern section into the Grand River in Lansing. Most of the midsection of the county drains to the north into the Red Cedar River and the northern tier of townships drain to the south into the Cedar. The Sycamore Creek, flowing northwest into the Red Cedar in Lansing, drains much of the midsection of the county. Most of the southern portion of the county drains south or west into the Grand River. The southeastern corner drains to the southeast into the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]] via the Portage Creek and Portage River and a series of small lakes.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Shiawassee County, Michigan|Shiawassee County]] (northeast)
* [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston County]] (east)
* [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]] (southeast)
* [[Jackson County, Michigan|Jackson County]] (south)
* [[Eaton County, Michigan|Eaton County]] (west)
* [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] (north)