Editing Charlevoix County, Michigan

{{short description|County in Michigan, United States}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county    = Charlevoix County
 | state              = Michigan
 | seal                 = 
 | logo                 = charlevoix_logo.PNG
 | founded year         = 1840 (created)<br />1869 (organized)<ref name="Clarke"/>
 | founded date         = 
 | seat wl          = Charlevoix
 | largest city wl  = Boyne City
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 1390
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 416
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 974
 | area percentage      = 70%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 26,054
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 26,159 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web                  = www.charlevoixcounty.org
 | ex image             = Charlevoix County, Michigan courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Charlevoix County Building
 | district             = 1st
 | time zone           = Eastern
 | named for            = [[Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix]] }}

'''Charlevoix County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɑr|l|ə|v|ɔɪ}} {{respell|SHAR|lə|voy}}) is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The [[county seat]] is [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]], and the largest city is [[Boyne City, Michigan|Boyne City]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> Located in the [[Northern Michigan|Northern Lower Peninsula]], Charlevoix County is bisected by [[Lake Charlevoix]], Michigan's third largest inland lake. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county's population was 26,054.<ref name="QF">{{cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/charlevoixcountymichigan/POP010220 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> [[Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)|Beaver Island]], the largest island in [[Lake Michigan]], is located within Charlevoix County.

==History==
{{See also|History of Northern Michigan}}

===Surveyed and organized as Keskkauko County===
Between 1840 and 1841, surveyors [[William Austin Burt]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=KONSTANTIN|first1=LYNNE|title=Living History A local couple has seen to it that a historic wedding cake-style house in Washington Township lives happily ever after|url=http://www.detroithomemag.com/Detroit-Home/Fall-2014/Living-History/#.WD2pH-YrJEY|access-date=November 29, 2016|issue=Fall 2014|publisher=Detroit Home Magazine|date=September 11, 2014|quote="Early in the 1840s, Burt, along with fellow surveyor John Mullett, made a federal survey of northern Michigan’s Cheboygan and Emmett counties, where there are now two lakes, one named after each man"|archive-date=November 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130042835/http://www.detroithomemag.com/Detroit-Home/Fall-2014/Living-History/#.WD2pH-YrJEY|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[John Mullett]] and [[Charles W. Cathcart]], surveyed much of [[Northern Michigan]]. Cathcart oversaw the [[internal lines]] survey for 34N 08W,<ref>{{cite web|title=Interior Lines – Volume 1253 – Survey notes for Charlevoix Township, Charlevoix County| url=http://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16317coll7/id/47459/rec/4|website=seeking Michigan|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> the region which would later be known as Charlevoix. Mullett and Cathcart laid out many of the townships in the new county including Charlevoix Township.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mullett|first1=John|last2=Cathcart|first2=Charles W.|title=34N 08W – Survey Map of Charlevoix Township, Charlevoix County|url=http://cdm16317.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15147coll10/id/1054|website=seeking Michigan|access-date=November 29, 2016}}</ref>

The county was originally organized in 1840 as Kesk-kauko<ref name=Cutcheon-v3>{{cite book|title=Pioneer Collections, Volume 1|date=1900 |orig-year=1876|publisher=Report of the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan|pages=213|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GBIUAAAAYAAJ&q=Keskkauko+township&pg=PA213}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=George Dawson |date=1840 |title=Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Annual Session of 1840 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDg4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA196 |location=Detroit |pages=196-200}}</ref> in honor of a great chief of the Saginaw tribe,<ref>[https://www.forgottenbooks.com/en/books/Michigan_As_a_Province_Territory_and_State_the_Twenty-Sixth_Member_of_v3_1000467568] accessed September 3, 2016, Cutcheon, Henry Munson Utley Cutcheon M. (2013). pp. 270–1. Michigan As a Province, Territory and State, the Twenty-Sixth Member of the Federal Union (Vol. 3). London: Forgotten Books, as pdf pp. 287–8. (Original work published 1906).</ref> and name was changed from Resh-kanko to Charlevoix County in 1843.<ref name="Clarke">*{{cite web |url=https://www.cmich.edu/library/clarke/AccessMaterials/Bibliographies/MichiganLocalHistory/Pages/charlevoix.aspx|publisher=[[Clarke Historical Library]], [[Central Michigan University]] |title=Bibliography on Charlevoix County|access-date=January 19, 2013}}</ref> The county was named in 1843 for [[Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix]], a Jesuit missionary of the French colonial era.<ref name=Cutcheon-v3 />

===Strangites gain power and re-organize Keskkauko into Emmet County===
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In 1847, a group of [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)|"Strangite" Mormons]] settled on [[Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)|Beaver Island]] and established a "kingdom" led by "King" [[James Jesse Strang]]. There were bitter disputes between Strang's followers and other white settlers. Strang, seeking to strengthen his position, gained election to the [[Michigan State House of Representatives]]. In January 1853, he pushed through legislation titled, "An act to organize the County of Emmet", which enlarged Emmet County by attaching the nearby Lake Michigan islands to Emmet county, as well as a portion of Cheboygan County and Keskkauko/Resh-kanko/ Charlevoix. Charlevoix was thus organized in 1853 as a township under Emmet County and consisted all of the nine townships in the southern half of Emmet County.

===Popular dissatisfaction with Mormon power===
Due to Strang's influence, Mormons came to dominate Emmet county government, causing an exodus of many non-Mormon settlers to neighboring areas. In 1855, the non-Mormon resistance succeeded in getting the Michigan Legislature to reorganize Emmet County. The islands, including Beaver Island and [[North Manitou Island|North]] and [[South Manitou Island]]s, were transferred into the separate [[Manitou County, Michigan|Manitou County]], which effectively eliminated Mormons from Emmet County government. After an assassination attempt on June 20, 1856, Strang died three weeks later.

===Charlevoix Township splits off to become Charlevoix County in 1869===
Emmet County continued to experience tensions as citizens clashed over whether to put the county seat at Little Traverse (Harbor Springs) versus [[Mackinaw City]]. In a contested election in 1867, residents voted to move the county seat to [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]], which was upheld by a Circuit Court decision in 1868. However, in 1869, Charlevoix County was split from Emmet County, resulting in Charlevoix being the official county seat for Emmet county as well as for the newly formed Charlevoix County.

===County seat wars – Charlevoix vs East Jordan vs Boyne City===
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In 1873, the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was completed through the eastern side of Charlevoix county up to Petoskey, and the east side of Pine Lake became more and more populated. For example, [[Resort Township, Michigan|Resort Township]] and [[Springvale Township, Michigan]] were formed in 1880 as a part of Charlevoix County. As new townships became established, Boyne City colluded with East Jordan to gain a requisite 2/3 majority of township supervisors to vote to move the county seat to East Jordan. In October 1884, 11 of the existing 16 township supervisors designated '''East Jordan''' to be the county seat. In October 1886, Boyne City convinced 2/3 of township supervisors to move the county seat to Boyne City.

Finally, in a January 1897 land deal with Emmet County and the state legislature, Charlevoix County took on three townships on Beaver Island while giving up Resort, Bear Lake, and Springvale townships to Emmet County. The resulting balance of township supervisor votes gave the City of Charlevoix enough votes to obtain the county seat after a 13-year hiatus.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Harris|first1=William|title=Biographical History of Northern Michigan, Containing Biographies of Prominent Citizens|date=1905|publisher=BF Bowne and Co.|pages=490–493|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ljkaAQAAMAAJ&q=Boyne+City+county+seat&pg=PA492|access-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref>

===Other history===
The [[Ironton Ferry]] began operation in 1876, and Ironton soon became a location for iron manufacture.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fellows|first1=Deb|title=Step Onto Lake Charlevoix's Ironton Ferry|url=http://mynorth.com/2009/08/step-onto-lake-charlevoixs-ironton-ferry/|website=Mynorth August 2, 2009|date=August 3, 2009|access-date=April 19, 2016|quote=" the Ironton Ferry is the short sweet ride across the narrows of the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix—a ride that’s been a tradition up here since 1876."}}</ref>

There are ten Michigan state historical markers in the county, and the area was once home to a thriving culture of [[Odawa]] fishers, hunters, and fur trappers.:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.michmarkers.com/Frameset.htm |title=Michigan Historical Markers |access-date=January 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315141338/http://www.michmarkers.com/Frameset.htm |archive-date=March 15, 2010 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
* [[Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant]]
* [[Boyne City, Michigan|Boyne City]] [[United Methodist Church]]
* [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]] Depot
* [[Greensky Hill]] Mission
* [[Horace S. Harsha]] House
* [[Horton Bay, Michigan|Horton Bay]]
* [[John J. and Eva Reynier Porter Estate|John Porter and Eva Porter Estate]]
* [[James Strang#Coronation and troubled reign on Beaver Island|Mormon Kingdom]]
* [[Mormon]] Print Shop
* [[Norwood Township, Michigan|Norwood Township]] Hall

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1390|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|416|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|974|sqmi}} (70%) 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 19, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref> It is the fourth-smallest county in Michigan by land area.

Mainland Charlevoix County features a shoreline on both Traverse Bays ([[Grand Traverse Bay]] and [[Little Traverse Bay]]) of [[Lake Michigan]].

[[Lake Charlevoix]], with {{convert|17200|acre}} surface area and {{convert|56|mi}} of shoreline, is a very prominent feature of the county. [[Gull Island (Michigan)|Gull]], [[Hat Island (Lake Michigan)|Hat]], [[Pismire Island|Pismire]], and [[Shoe Island (Lake Michigan)|Shoe]] Islands, which are part of the [[Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)|Beaver Island]] archipelago, form the Lake Michigan division of the [[Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge]], and two of them are part of the [[Michigan Islands Wilderness Area]].

The county is considered to be part of [[Northern Michigan]].

===Adjacent counties===
'''By land'''
* [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet County]] (north)
* [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]] (northeast)
* [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego County]] (southeast)
* [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]] (south)
'''By water'''
* [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Mackinac County]] (north)
* [[Leelanau County, Michigan|Leelanau County]] (southwest)
* [[Schoolcraft County, Michigan|Schoolcraft County]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
* [[Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

==Communities==
[[File:Charlevoix County, MI census map2.png|thumb|right|450px|[[United States Census|U.S. Census]] data map showing local municipal boundaries within Charlevoix County.  Shaded areas represent incorporated cities.]]

===Cities===
* [[Boyne City, Michigan|Boyne City]]
* [[Charlevoix, Michigan|Charlevoix]] (county seat)
* [[East Jordan, Michigan|East Jordan]]

===Village===
* [[Boyne Falls, Michigan|Boyne Falls]]

===Civil townships===
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* [[Bay Township, Michigan|Bay Township]]
* [[Boyne Valley Township, Michigan|Boyne Valley Township]]
* [[Chandler Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan|Chandler Township]]
* [[Charlevoix Township, Michigan|Charlevoix Township]]
* [[Evangeline Township, Michigan|Evangeline Township]]
* [[Eveline Township, Michigan|Eveline Township]]
* [[Hayes Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan|Hayes Township]]
* [[Hudson Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan|Hudson Township]]
* [[Marion Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan|Marion Township]]
* [[Melrose Township, Michigan|Melrose Township]]
* [[Norwood Township, Michigan|Norwood Township]]
* [[Peaine Township, Michigan|Peaine Township]]
* [[South Arm Township, Michigan|South Arm Township]]
* [[St. James Township, Michigan|St. James Township]]
* [[Wilson Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan|Wilson Township]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Advance, Michigan|Advance]]
* [[Bay Shore, Michigan|Bay Shore]]
* [[Horton Bay, Michigan|Horton Bay]]
* [[Ironton, Michigan|Ironton]]
* [[Norwood, Michigan|Norwood]]
* [[St. James, Michigan|St. James]]
* [[Walloon Lake, Michigan|Walloon Lake]]
{{div col end}}

=== Other unincorporated communities ===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* [[Barnard, Michigan|Barnard]]
* [[Beaver Island, Michigan|Beaver Island]]
* [[Bonner Landing, Michigan|Bonner Landing]]
* [[Boulder Park, Michigan|Boulder Park]]
* [[Burgess, Michigan|Burgess]]
* [[Clarion, Michigan|Clarion]]
* [[Martins Bluff, Michigan|Martins Bluff]]
* [[Nomad, Michigan|Nomad]]
* [[Phelps, Michigan|Phelps]]
* [[Wildwood, Charlevoix County, Michigan|Wildwood]]
* [[Zenith Heights, Michigan|Zenith Heights]]{{div col end}}

===Indian reservations===
Charlevoix County contains portions of two Indian reservations, both of which are branches of the federally-recognized [[Odawa]] tribe. The [[Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians]] occupies a small reservation in southwest [[Eveline Township, Michigan|Evaline Township]]. The [[Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians]] has four scattered reservations throughout the county—three small sections in [[Hayes Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan|Hayes Township]] and one isolated section in [[St. James Township, Michigan|St. James Township]] on [[Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)|Beaver Island]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=live|title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| access-date = February 29, 2020|page=E-19}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 1724
| 1880 = 5115
| 1890 = 9686
| 1900 = 13956
| 1910 = 19157
| 1920 = 15788
| 1930 = 11981
| 1940 = 13031
| 1950 = 13475
| 1960 = 13421
| 1970 = 16541
| 1980 = 19907
| 1990 = 21468
| 2000 = 26090
| 2010 = 25949
| 2020 = 26054
|estyear=2023
|estimate=26159
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2018<ref name="QF"/>
}}

As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 26,090 people, 10,400 households, and 7,311 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|63|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 15,370 housing units at an average density of {{convert|37|/mi2|/km2|}}. By 2020, its population was 26,054.

In 2000, the racial makeup of the county was 96.31% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.54% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.25% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 21.8% were of German, 12.0% English, 11.0% American, 10.6% Irish and 8.4% [[Polish people|Polish]] ancestry. 97.3% spoke English and 1.1% Spanish as their first language.

There were 10,400 households, out of which 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, 25.90% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $39,788, and the median income for a family was $46,260. Males had a median income of $32,457 versus $22,447 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,130. About 5.40% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
{{PresHead|place=Charlevoix County, Michigan|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], received 1,201 votes, while Socialist candidate [[Eugene V. Debs|Eugene Debs]] received 407 votes, [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] candidate [[Eugene W. Chafin|Eugene Chafin]] received 44 votes, and [[Socialist Labor Party of America|Socialist Labor]] candidate [[Arthur Reimer]] received 6 votes.</ref>}}
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The county government operates the [[County jail|jail]], maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts,
keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains [[vital records]], administers [[public health]] regulations, and
participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The [[county commission|county board of commissioners]] controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions – police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships. Charlevoix is part of the 114th district.

==Transportation==
===State highways===
* {{jct|state=MI|US|31}} is a route that parallels the shore of Lake Michigan. The route passes through the city of Charlevoix, and can be used to access [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]] to the south, and [[Petoskey, Michigan|Petoskey]] and the [[Mackinac Bridge]] to the north.
* {{jct|state=MI|US|131}} is a north–south route in the east of the county. The route passes through [[Boyne Falls, Michigan|Boyne Falls]].
* {{jct|state=MI|M|32}} is an east–west route that begins in [[East Jordan, Michigan|East Jordan]], and continues southeast into Antrim County. The highway can be used to access [[Gaylord, Michigan|Gaylord]] and [[Alpena, Michigan|Alpena]], to the east.
* {{jct|state=MI|M|66}} is a north–south route that terminates at US 31 in Charlevoix. The highway is the longest [[Michigan State Trunkline Highway System|state trunkline highway]] in the [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan|Lower Peninsula]], and continues south to the [[Indiana]] border near [[Sturgis, Michigan|Sturgis]].
* {{jct|state=MI|M|75}} is a highway that runs entirely within Charlevoix County. The highway begins at US 131 in Boyne Falls, and continues northwest to Boyne City. The highway then turns northeasterly, and terminates once more at US 31 in [[Walloon Lake, Michigan|Walloon Lake]].

===County-designated highways===
* {{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-48|county1=Charlevoix}}
* {{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-56|county1=Charlevoix}}
* {{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-65|county1=Charlevoix}}
* {{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-71|county1=Charlevoix}}
* {{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-73|county1=Charlevoix}}
* {{jct|state=MI|CDH|C-81|county1=Charlevoix}}

===Airports===
* Beaver Island is served by two airlines:<ref>[http://www.freshairaviation.com Fresh Air Aviation]</ref><ref>[http://www.islandairways.com/ Island Airways]</ref>
** [[Welke Airport]]
** [[Beaver Island Airport]]

===Ferry service===
* Beaver Island Boat Company maintains a regular auto ferry from Charlevoix:<ref>[http://www.bibco.com/ Beaver Island Auto ferry]</ref>
* The [[Ironton Ferry]] at [[Ironton, Michigan]] crosses the south arm of Lake Charlevoix. It is a designated Michigan Historical Site and has been in operation since 1876.

===Bus service===
* [[Indian Trails]] provides intercity bus service with stops in the city of [[Charlevoix, MI|Charlevoix]] and [[Boyne Falls, MI|Boyne Falls]].
* County-wide [[Demand responsive transport|dial-a-ride]] bus service is provided by the Charlevoix County Transit System.

==See also==
* [[List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Charlevoix County, Michigan]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Charlevoix County, Michigan]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://charlevoixcounty.org/ Charlevoix County web site]
* [http://www.charlevoix.org/ Charlevoix Area Chamber of commerce, with links, calendar of events]
* {{cite web |url=http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/bibliographies_of_clarke_library_material/michigan_local_history/county_material/charlevoix.html |publisher=[[Clarke Historical Library]], [[Central Michigan University]] |title=Bibliography on Charlevoix County|access-date=January 19, 2013}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Charlevoix County, Michigan
|North     = [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Mackinac County]]
|Northeast = [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]] & [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet County]]
|East      =
|Southeast = [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego County]]
|South     = [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]]
|Southwest = [[Leelanau County, Michigan|Leelanau County]]
|West      =
|Northwest = [[Schoolcraft County]]
}}

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{{Northern Michigan}}
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