Editing Oscoda County, Michigan (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|572|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|566|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.9|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt |access-date=September 27, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> Oscoda County is part of [[Northern Michigan]].

===Geographic features===
* Mio is situated in the [[Au Sable River (Michigan)|Au Sable River]] Valley.
* The county is surrounded by the [[Huron National Forest]] and the [[Rifle River State Recreation Area]].
* The county is part of the [[Au Sable State Forest]], specifically the Grayling Fire Management Unit, which consists of Alcona, Crawford, Oscoda, and northern Iosco counties.
* Much of the area sits on the "Grayling outwash plain", a unique habitat.<ref name="NP">{{Cite web |title=NPWRC :: Regional Landscape |url=http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/habitat/rlandscp/s7-2-2.htm |website=usgs.gov}}</ref>
* The [[Oscoda County]] Park offers a good vantage point.<ref>[http://www.theenchantedforest.com/oscodacountypark/ Oscoda County Park (accessed 17 October 2007)]</ref>
Glaciers shaped the area, creating a unique regional ecosystem. Much of the area is the Grayling outwash plain, a broad [[outwash plain]] including sandy ice-disintegration ridges, jack pine barrens, white pine-red pine forest, and northern hardwood forest. Large lakes were created by glacial action.<ref name=NP/>

===Major highways===
* {{jct|state=MI|M|33}} – runs north–south through the central part of the county. Passes Fairview and Mio.
* {{jct|state=MI|M|72}} – enters west end of county near its central part. Runs east to intersection with M-33 at Mio. Passes Luzerne. It is one of three true cross peninsular highways.<ref>[http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys70-79.html History of Michigan highways].</ref>
* {{jct|state=MI|CDH|F-32}} – runs east from Mio into Alcona County. Passes McKinley.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Oscoda+County,+MI/@44.6820054,-84.2694624,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4d34cfd94d1f46f3:0xe0fe514ba963293d!8m2!3d44.6278903!4d-84.1857115 ''Oscoda County MI''  Google Maps (accessed 17 September 2018)]</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Montmorency County, Michigan|Montmorency County]] - north
* [[Alpena County, Michigan|Alpena County]] - northeast
* [[Alcona County, Michigan|Alcona County]] - east
* [[Iosco County, Michigan|Iosco County]] - southeast
* [[Ogemaw County, Michigan|Ogemaw County]] - south
* [[Roscommon County, Michigan|Roscommon County]] - southwest
* [[Crawford County, Michigan|Crawford County]] - west
* [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego County]] - northwest
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===National protected area===
* [[Huron National Forest]] (part)