Editing List of counties in Michigan

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| name               = Counties of Michigan
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| territory          = [[Michigan]]
| start_date         =
| current_number     = 83
| number_date        =
| population_range   = 2,161 ([[Keweenaw County, Michigan|Keweenaw]]) – 1,771,063 ([[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne]])
| area_range         =  {{Convert|508|sqmi}} ([[Cass County, Michigan|Cass]]) – {{Convert|5966|sqmi}} ([[Keweenaw County, Michigan|Keweenaw]])
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There are 83 [[County (United States)|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.

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 [[List of U.S. cities in multiple counties#Michigan|cities and villages that span county boundaries]] in Michigan, including its capital, [[Lansing, Michigan|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, Michigan|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 [[Michigan Constitution|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.<ref>Constitution of the State of Michigan, 1850, Article 10, Section 2</ref> The Constitution of 1908 retained this provision, but raised the population threshold to 100,000.<ref>Constitution of the State of Michigan, 1908, Article 8, Section 2</ref> 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{{Citation needed|reason=State of MI GIS disagress with US census definitions: which one wins?|date=July 2020}}: [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]], [[Van Buren County, Michigan|Van Buren County]], and [[Allegan County, Michigan|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, Michigan|Ontonagon County]] and [[Keweenaw County, Michigan|Keweenaw County]].  The land boundary with Wisconsin continues into Lake Superior, involving both [[Gogebic County, Michigan|Gogebic County]] (which shares a land border) and [[Ontonagon County, Michigan|Ontonagon County]] (water boundary only).

==Etymologies==

Nine counties have names invented by the ethnologist [[Henry Schoolcraft]], usually adapted from parts of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] words, but sometimes having parts from [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Arabic]] and [[Latin]] roots.<ref name="Clarke"/>
Schoolcraft's made-up words have disputed sources. While he was a devotee of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] words and culture, some of his words may have originated with tribes from other areas of the country, such as [[New York (state)|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.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book |last1=Romig |first1=Walter |last2= Massie |first2=Larry B (Designer) |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |place=Detroit, Michigan |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year= 1986 |isbn=978-0-8143-1838-6}}</ref><ref name="vogel">{{cite book |last1=Vogel |first1=Virgil J. |title=Indian Names in Michigan |place=Ann Arbor, Michigan |publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]] |year=1986 |pages=244, 8 B&W photographs & 3 maps |isbn=978-0-472-06365-9}}</ref><ref name="powers">{{cite book |last1=Powers |first1=Perry F. |first2=H.G., assisting |last2= Cutler |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L3t5AAAAMAAJ&q=Powers%2C%20Perry%20F.%3B%20Cutler%2C%20H.G.%2C%20assisting%20(1912).%20A%20History%20of%20Northern%20Michigan%20and%20its%20People.&pg=PA961 |title=A History of Northern Michigan and its People |year=1912}} at [[Google books]]</ref>

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, Michigan|Livingston County]] was named in 1833. [[Cass County, Michigan|Cass County]] was also named in 1829, but Governor [[Lewis Cass]] did not become a member of Jackson's Cabinet until 1831.<ref name="Clarke">[https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/explore-collection/explore-in-person/bibliographies/michigan-local-history/countymaterial/ Clarke Historical Library], Central Michigan University, Bibliography by county and region, including origin of county names</ref><ref name="Romig"/><ref name="MHAL">[http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--,00.html "Michigan Counties"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728130613/http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0%2C1607%2C7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--%2C00.html |date=July 28, 2009 }} from the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries, which contains additional references at the end of the article</ref>

The FIPS county code is the five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States. The three-digit number is unique to each individual county within a state, but to be unique within the entire United States, it must be prefixed by the state code. This means that, for example, the number 001 is shared by [[Alcona County, Michigan]], [[Adams County, Wisconsin]], and [[Adair County, Iowa]]. To uniquely identify Alcona County, Michigan, one must use the state code of 26 plus the county code of 001; therefore, the unique nationwide identifier for Alcona County, Michigan is 26001. The links in the column [[FIPS County Code]] are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county.<ref name="FIPS">{{cite web|url= http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/mn.html|title= EPA County FIPS Code Listing|publisher= EPA|access-date= April 9, 2007}}</ref>


==List of counties==
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{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=001|Name=Alcona|Seat=Harrisville|Data2=1840 (boundaries declared)<br/>1869 (organized)|Data3=From unorganized territory; named Negwegon County until 1843 |Data4=[[Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name]]|Population=10624|Area=1791|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=003|Name=Alger|Seat=Munising|Data2=1885|Data3=From part of Schoolcraft County |Data4=[[Russell A. Alger]], (1836-1907):<br/>Governor and national politician  	|Population=8695|Area=5049|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=005|Name=Allegan|Seat=Allegan|Data2=1831 (boundaries declared)<br/>1835 (organized)|Data3=From part of Barry County, and unorganized territory |Data4=[[Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name]]|Population=122429	|Area=1833|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=007|Name=Alpena|Seat=Alpena|Data2=1840 (boundaries declared)<br>1857 (organized)|Data3=From part of Mackinac County, and unorganized territory Was named Anamickee County until 1843. |Data4=[[Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name]]|Population=28903 	|Area=1695|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=009|Name=Antrim|Seat=Bellaire|Data2=1840 (boundaries declared)<br/>1863 (organized)|Data3=From part of Mackinac County; named Meegisee County until 1843 |Data4=[[County Antrim]], now in [[Northern Ireland]]	|Population=24536 	|Area=602|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=011|Name=Arenac|Seat=Standish|Data2=1831 (boundaries established)<br/>1883 (organized)|Data3=From unorganized territory; annexed to Bay County in 1857, but reinstated in 1883 |Data4=[[Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name]]|Population=15087 	|Area=681|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=013|Name=Baraga|Seat=L'Anse|Data2=1875|Data3=From part of Houghton County |Data4=[[Frederic Baraga]] (1797-1868): [[Catholic]] missionary and first [[bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan|Sault Ste. Marie]]	|Population=8169 	|Area=1069|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=015|Name=Barry|Seat=Hastings|Data2=1829 (boundaries established)<br/>1839 (organized)|Data3=From unorganized territory |Data4=[[William T. Barry]] (1784-1835): [[United States Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] in the [[Andrew Jackson|Jackson Administration]]	|Population=64025 	|Area=577|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=017|Name=Bay|Seat=Bay City|Data2=1857|Data3=From parts of Arenac, Midland, and Saginaw Counties |Data4=[[Saginaw Bay]]	|Population=102651 	|Area=631|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=019|Name=Benzie|Seat=Beulah|Data2=1863|Data3=From part of Leelanau County |Data4=[[French language|French]] name of [[Betsie River|''Betsie'' River]]: ''{{lang|fr|(rivière aux) Bec-scies}}'', the "(river of) [[sawbill duck]]s" |Population=18520 	|Area=860|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=021|Name=Berrien|Seat=St. Joseph|Data2=1829|Data3=From unorganized territory |Data4=[[John M. Berrien]] (1781-1856): [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] in the [[Andrew Jackson|Jackson Administration]]	|Population=152703 	|Area=1581|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=023|Name=Branch|Seat=Coldwater|Data2=1829|Data3=From unorganized territory |Data4=[[John Branch]] (1782-1863): [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] in the [[Andrew Jackson|Jackson Administration]]	|Population=46187 	|Area=519	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=025|Name=Calhoun|Seat=Marshall|Data2=1829|Data3=From unorganized territory |Data4=[[John C. Calhoun]] (1782-1850): [[Vice President of the United States]] in the [[Andrew Jackson|Jackson Administration]]	|Population=133785 	|Area=718	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=027|Name=Cass|Seat=Cassopolis|Data2=1829|Data3=From unorganized territory |Data4=[[Lewis Cass]] (1782-1866): [[United States Secretary of War|Secretary of War]] in the [[Andrew Jackson|Jackson Administration]]	|Population=51550 	|Area=508	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=029|Name=Charlevoix|Seat=Charlevoix|Data2=1869|Data3=From parts of Antrim, Emmet, and Otsego Counties |Data4=[[Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix]] (1682-1761): [[Jesuit]] traveller and [[historian]] of [[New France]]	|Population=26105 	|Area=1391	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=031|Name=Cheboygan|Seat=Cheboygan|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County |Data4=[[Cheboygan River]]	|Population=25964 	|Area=885	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=033|Name=Chippewa|Seat=Sault Ste. Marie|Data2=1827|Data3=From part of Mackinac County |Data4=[[Ojibwa]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American tribe]], also known as the Chippewa	|Population=36253 	|Area=2698	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=035|Name=Clare|Seat=Harrison|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County, and unorganized territory; named Kaykakee County until 1843 |Data4=[[County Clare]], [[Ireland]]	|Population=31405 	|Area=575	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=037|Name=Clinton|Seat=St. Johns|Data2=1831|Data3=From unorganized territory |Data4=[[DeWitt Clinton]] (1769-1828): [[Governor of New York]].	|Population=80050 	|Area=575	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=039|Name=Crawford|Seat=Grayling|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. Was named Shawano County until 1843. |Data4=[[William Crawford (soldier)|William Crawford]], (1732-82), [[American Revolutionary War]] colonel western surveyor	|Population=13599	|Area=563	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=041|Name=Delta|Seat=Escanaba|Data2=1843|Data3=From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. |Data4=[[Greek alphabet|Greek letter]] [[delta (letter)|delta]], referring to the triangular shape of the original county, which included segments of [[Menominee]], [[Dickinson County, Michigan|Dickinson]], [[Iron County, Michigan|Iron]] and [[Marquette County, Michigan|Marquette]] counties|Population=36687 	|Area=1992	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=043|Name=Dickinson|Seat=Iron Mountain|Data2=1891|Data3=From parts of Iron County, Marquette County and Menominee County. |Data4=[[Donald M. Dickinson]] (1846-1917): [[United States Postmaster General|Postmaster General]] in the [[Grover Cleveland|Cleveland Administration]]	|Population=25995 	|Area=777	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=045|Name=Eaton|Seat=Charlotte|Data2=1829|Data3=From unorganized territory. |Data4=[[John Eaton (politician)|John Eaton]] (1790-1856): [[United States Secretary of War|Secretary of War]] in the [[Andrew Jackson|Jackson Administration]]	|Population=109494 	|Area=579	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=047|Name=Emmet|Seat=Petoskey|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. Was named Tonegadana County until 1843. |Data4=[[Robert Emmet]] (1778-1803): [[Irish nationalism|Irish nationalist]] and rebel leader	|Population=33949 	|Area=882	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=049|Name=Genesee|Seat=Flint|Data2=1835|Data3=From parts of Lapeer County, Saginaw County and Shiawassee County. |Data4=[[Seneca language|Seneca]] word, "je-nis-hi-yeh," meaning "beautiful valley":  named after western [[New York (state)|New York]] valley from which many settlers came|Population=402279 	|Area=649	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=051|Name=Gladwin|Seat=Gladwin|Data2=1831|Data3=From unorganized territory. |Data4=[[Major (rank)|Major]] [[Henry Gladwin]], [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] commander of the fort at Detroit during the siege by [[Chief Pontiac]] in 1763-64.|Population=25995 	|Area=516	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=053|Name=Gogebic|Seat=Bessemer|Data2=1887|Data3=From part of Ontonagon County. |Data4=Probably from the [[Chippewa]] "bic" which most references interpret as "rock."|Population=14217 	|Area=1476	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=055|Name=Grand Traverse|Seat=Traverse City|Data2=1840 (boundaries declared)<br/>1851 (organized)|Data3=From part of Mackinac County; named Omeena County until 1851. |Data4=[[French language|French]] ''{{lang|fr|grande traverse}}''{{refn|group=note|In modern standard French, ''{{lang|fr|la grande traversée}}''; as the sense of 'crossing' is obsolete for ''{{lang|fr|traverse}}''.<ref>''[http://cnrtl.fr/definition/traverse Centre national de ressources textuelles]''</ref>}} ("long crossing"),  given first to [[Grand Traverse Bay]] by French [[voyageurs]].	|Population=96625 	|Area=601	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=057|Name=Gratiot|Seat=Ithaca|Data2=1831|Data3=From unorganized territory. |Data4=[[Captain (U.S. Army)|Captain]] [[Charles Gratiot]] (1788-1855), built [[Fort Gratiot]] at the present site of [[Port Huron]]  |Population=41372 	|Area=572	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=059|Name=Hillsdale|Seat=Hillsdale|Data2=1829|Data3=From unorganized territory. |Data4=From its terrain, made up of hills and [[Dale (landform)|dale]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.co.hillsdale.mi.us/hc-history.htm |title=A Brief History of 'Hillsdale County' |access-date=November 24, 2008 |author=Dan Bisher |year=1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607054622/http://www.co.hillsdale.mi.us/hc-history.htm |archive-date=June 7, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>	|Population=45590 	|Area=607	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=061|Name=Houghton|Seat=Houghton|Data2=1845|Data3=From parts of Marquette County and Ontonagon County. |Data4=[[Douglass Houghton]] (1809-1845), first [[State Geologist of Michigan|state geologist of Michigan]], [[physician]] and [[surgeon]], [[mayor]] of [[Detroit]] (1842-1843)	|Population=38041 	|Area=1502	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=063|Name=Huron|Seat=Bad Axe|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Sanilac County. |Data4=[[Lake Huron]], which the [[France|French]] named ''{{lang|fr|lac des Hurons}}'' after the [[Wyandot people|Hurons]]. |Population=30780 	|Area=2136	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=065|Name=Ingham|Seat=Mason|Data2=1829 (boundaries declared)<br/>1838 (organized)|Data3=From parts of Shiawassee County, Washtenaw County and unorganized territory. |Data4=[[Samuel D. Ingham]] (1779-1860), U.S. [[Secretary of the Treasury]]  in the [[Andrew Jackson|Jackson Administration]]   |Population=290427 	|Area=561	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=067|Name=Ionia|Seat=Ionia|Data2=1831|Data3=From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. |Data4=[[Province]] in ancient [[Greece]]	|Population=66250 	|Area=580	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=069|Name=Iosco|Seat=Tawas City|Data2=1840|Data3=From unorganized territory. Was named Kanotin County until 1843. |Data4=[[Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name]]  |Population=25361 	|Area=1891	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=071|Name=Iron|Seat=Crystal Falls|Data2=1885|Data3=From parts of Marquette County and Menominee County. |Data4=For the iron deposits and mines found in the county|Population=11709 	|Area=1211	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=073|Name=Isabella|Seat=Mt. Pleasant|Data2=1831|Data3=From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. |Data4=[[Isabella I of Castile|Queen Isabella I]] (1451-1504) of [[Kingdom of Spain|Spain]], under whose patronage [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]] undertook his voyages.|Population=65072 	|Area=578	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=075|Name=Jackson|Seat=Jackson|Data2=1829 (boundaries declared)<br/>1832 (organised)|Data3=From part of Washtenaw County and unorganized territory. |Data4=[[Andrew Jackson]] (1767-1845), 7th [[President of the United States]] and President when Michigan was admitted to the Union  |Population=160233  |Area=724	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=077|Name=Kalamazoo|Seat=Kalamazoo|Data2=1829|Data3=From unorganized territory. |Data4=Named for the [[Kalamazoo River]]. See [[Etymology of Kalamazoo]] for a discussion of the river's name.	|Population=264780 	|Area=580	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=079|Name=Kalkaska|Seat=Kalkaska|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. Was named Wabassee County until 1843. |Data4=[[Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name]]|Population=18618 	|Area=571	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=081|Name=Kent|Seat=Grand Rapids|Data2=1831|Data3=From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. |Data4=[[New York (state)|New York]] jurist [[James Kent (jurist)|James Kent]], who represented the Michigan Territory in its dispute with Ohio over the [[Toledo Strip]].	|Population=673002 	|Area=872	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=083|Name=Keweenaw|Seat=Eagle River|Data2=1861|Data3=From part of Houghton County. |Data4=[[Ojibwe language|Ojibwe]] word ''gakiiwe-wewaning'' meaning "[[portage]]" |Population=2161 	|Area=5966	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=085|Name=Lake|Seat=Baldwin|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. Was named Aischum County until 1843. |Data4=Has several small lakes and lies near [[Lake Michigan]]	|Population=13005 	|Area=575	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=087|Name=Lapeer|Seat=Lapeer|Data2=1822|Data3=From parts of Oakland County and St. Clair County. |Data4=An Americanization of the [[French language|French]] ''{{lang|fr|la pierre}}'', meaning "the rock" (flint)	|Population=89168 	|Area=663 	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=089|Name=Leelanau|Seat=Suttons Bay Township|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. |Data4=[[Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name]]	|Population=22871 	|Area=2532	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=091|Name=Lenawee|Seat=Adrian|Data2=1822|Data3=From part of Monroe County. |Data4=A [[Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name]] for ''man'', from either the Delaware ''leno'' or ''lenno'' or the Shawnee ''lenawai''	|Population=97746 	|Area=761	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=093|Name=Livingston|Seat=Howell|Data2=1833 (boundaries declared)<br/>1836 (organized)|Data3=From parts of Shiawassee County and Washtenaw County. |Data4=[[Edward Livingston]] (1764-1836): second [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] in the [[Andrew Jackson]] administration	|Population=196976 	|Area=585	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=095|Name=Luce|Seat=Newberry|Data2=1887|Data3=From parts of Chippewa County and Mackinac County. |Data4=Named for [[Michigan Governor]] [[Cyrus G. Luce]]	|Population=6328 	|Area=1912	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=097|Name=Mackinac|Seat=St. Ignace|Data2=1818|Data3=From part of Wayne County. Was named Michilimackinac County until 1837. |Data4=Originally ''[[Michilimackinac]]'', believed to be a French interpretation of the Native American name for [[Mackinac Island]], meaning "big turtle"	|Population=11144 	|Area=2101 	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=099|Name=Macomb|Seat=Mt. Clemens|Data2=1818|Data3=From part of Wayne County. |Data4=Named for U.S. General [[Alexander Macomb (American general)|Alexander Macomb]], a notable officer of the [[War of 1812]]	|Population=886175 	|Area=570	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=101|Name=Manistee|Seat=Manistee|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. |Data4=Named for the [[Manistee River]], which in turn is from the [[Ojibwe language|Ojibwe]] name, ''ministigweyaa'' meaning "(river) at whose mouth there are islands"	|Population=25519	|Area=1281 	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=103|Name=Marquette|Seat=Marquette|Data2=1843|Data3=From parts of Chippewa County and Mackinac County. |Data4=Named for French Jesuit missionary [[Jacques Marquette]]	|Population=67979 	|Area=3425	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=105|Name=Mason|Seat=Ludington|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. Was named Notipekago County until 1843. |Data4=Named for [[Michigan Governor]] [[Stevens T. Mason]]	|Population=29093 	|Area=1242	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=107|Name=Mecosta|Seat=Big Rapids|Data2=1840|Data3=From parts of Mackinac County and Oceana County. |Data4=Named for [[Mecosta]], a Native American leader	|Population=41947 	|Area=571	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=109|Name=Menominee|Seat=Menominee|Data2=1861|Data3=From part of Delta County. Was named Bleeker County until 1863. |Data4=Named for the [[Menominee]] Native American people	|Population=23050 	|Area=1338	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=111|Name=Midland|Seat=Midland|Data2=1831|Data3=From part of Saginaw County and unorganized territory. |Data4=Located near the geographical center of the [[Lower Peninsula]]	|Population=84022 	|Area=528	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=113|Name=Missaukee|Seat=Lake City|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. |Data4=Named for Missaukee, an [[Ottawa (people)|Ottawa]] leader who signed land-grant treaties in 1831 and 1833	|Population=15239 	|Area=574	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=115|Name=Monroe|Seat=Monroe|Data2=1817|Data3=From part of Wayne County. |Data4=Named for [[James Monroe]], the fifth U.S. President	|Population=156045	|Area=680 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=117|Name=Montcalm|Seat=Stanton|Data2=1831|Data3=From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. |Data4=Named for [[Louis-Joseph de Montcalm]], a French military commander in [[Quebec]]	|Population=69314 	|Area=721	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=119|Name=Montmorency|Seat=Atlanta|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. Was named Cheonoquet County until 1843. |Data4=[[House of Montmorency]], influential in the history of [[French Canada]]|Population=9828 	|Area=562	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=121|Name=Muskegon|Seat=Muskegon|Data2=1859|Data3=From parts of Oceana County and Ottawa County. |Data4=[[Muskegon River]] running through county, from the [[Ojibwa]]/[[Chippewa]] word ''mashkig'' meaning "swamp" or "marsh."	|Population=177428 	|Area=1459	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=123|Name=Newaygo|Seat=White Cloud|Data2=1840|Data3=From parts of Mackinac County and Oceana County. |Data4=Named for a [[Ojibwe|Chippewa]] leader who signed the [[Saginaw Treaty of 1819]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://clarke.cmich.edu/localhistory/Newaygo.htm |title=Clarke Historical Library bibliographic entry for Newaygo County |access-date=September 14, 2009 |archive-date=June 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605022637/http://www.clarke.cmich.edu/localhistory/Newaygo.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>	|Population=51504	|Area=861 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=125|Name=Oakland|Seat=Pontiac|Data2=1819 (boundaries declared)<br/>1820 (organized)|Data3=From part of Macomb County. |Data4=The numerous "[[oak]] openings" in the area: "majestic orchard[s] of oaks and hickories varied by small prairies, grassy lawns and clear lakes"<ref>As described by [[Bela Hubbard]], [[surveying|surveyor]] of [[Michigan]]</ref>	|Population=1296888 	|Area=908	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=127|Name=Oceana|Seat=Hart|Data2=1831|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. |Data4=Borders [[Lake Michigan]], the freshwater "ocean."|Population=27014 	|Area=1307	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=129|Name=Ogemaw|Seat=West Branch|Data2=1840|Data3=From unorganized territory. Annexed to Iosco County in 1867 and reinstated in 1873. |Data4=The [[Ojibwe language|Ojibwe]] word ''ogimaa'', meaning "chief" or "leader"	|Population=20985 	|Area=575	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=131|Name=Ontonagon|Seat=Ontonagon|Data2=1843 (boundaries declared)<br/>1848 (organized)|Data3=From parts of Chippewa County and Mackinac County. |Data4=Named for the [[Ontonagon River]]. The [[Ojibwa]] word ''onagon'' means "dish" or "bowl."|Population=5824 	|Area=3741	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=133|Name=Osceola|Seat=Reed City|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. Was named Unwattin County until 1843. |Data4=[[Osceola]] (1804-1838), [[Seminole]] chief	|Population=23484	|Area=573	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=135|Name=Oscoda|Seat=Mio|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. |Data4=[[Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name]]  |Population=8596 	|Area=572	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=137|Name=Otsego|Seat=Gaylord|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. Was named Okkudo County until 1843. |Data4=Named for [[Otsego County, New York]]	|Population=26083 	|Area=526 	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=139|Name=Ottawa|Seat=Grand Haven|Data2=1831|Data3=From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. |Data4=Named for the [[Native American (U.S.)|Native American]] [[Ottawa (people)|Ottawa]] people.	|Population=306235 	|Area=1632	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=141|Name=Presque Isle|Seat=Rogers City|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. |Data4=A derivation of the French phrase for "[[peninsula]]", literally "almost an island."|Population=13230	|Area=2573	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=143|Name=Roscommon|Seat=Roscommon|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. Was named Mikenauk County until 1843. |Data4=[[County Roscommon]], [[Ireland]]	|Population=23932 	|Area=580	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=145|Name=Saginaw|Seat=Saginaw|Data2=1822|Data3=From part of Oakland County. |Data4=A [[Native American (U.S.)|Native American]] term, perhaps a reference to the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay, Ojibwe for "at the outlet" <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://clarke.cmich.edu/localhistory/Saginaw.htm |title=Clarke Historical Library bibliographic entry for Saginaw County |access-date=September 14, 2009 |archive-date=June 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605030558/http://www.clarke.cmich.edu/localhistory/Saginaw.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>	|Population=187714 	|Area=816 |Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=147|Name=St. Clair|Seat=Port Huron|Data2=1820|Data3=From part of Macomb County. |Data4=Named for either [[Arthur St. Clair]], first governor of the [[Northwest Territory]], or [[Clare of Assisi|Saint Clair]] on whose [[feast day]] Lake St. Clair was discovered	|Population=160308 	|Area=837	|Map=Map_of_Michigan_highlighting_St._Clair_County.svg|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=149|Name=St. Joseph|Seat=Centreville|Data2=1829|Data3=From unorganized territory. |Data4=The [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River]], which flows through the county.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.stjosephcountymi.org/history/|title=Background History on St. Joseph County |access-date=November 24, 2008 |author=John Marvin |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080615054954/http://www.stjosephcountymi.org/history/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = June 15, 2008}}</ref> 	|Population=61171 	|Area=521	|Map=Map of Michigan highlighting Saint Joseph County.svg|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=151|Name=Sanilac|Seat=Sandusky|Data2=1822|Data3=From part of St. Clair County. |Data4=[[Sanilac County, Michigan|Sanilac]], a [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]]te chief|Population=40293 	|Area=1590	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=153|Name=Schoolcraft|Seat=Manistique|Data2=1843|Data3=From parts of Chippewa County and Mackinac County. |Data4=[[Henry Rowe Schoolcraft]], (1793-1864):<br/>American [[geographer]] and [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Superintendent of Indian Affairs]] in Michigan |Population=8178 	|Area=1884	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=155|Name=Shiawassee|Seat=Corunna|Data2=1822|Data3=From parts of Oakland County and St. Clair County. |Data4=Named for the [[Shiawassee River]], and means 'river that twists about.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://clarke.cmich.edu/localhistory/Shiawassee.htm |title=Clarke Historical Library bibliographic entry for Shiawassee County |access-date=September 14, 2009 |archive-date=June 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605031031/http://www.clarke.cmich.edu/localhistory/Shiawassee.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>	|Population=67982 	|Area=541	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=157|Name=Tuscola|Seat=Caro|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Sanilac County. |Data4=[[Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name]]	|Population=52757 	|Area=914	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=159|Name=Van Buren|Seat=Paw Paw|Data2=1829|Data3=From unorganized territory. |Data4=[[Martin Van Buren]] (1782-1862): [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] in the [[Andrew Jackson|Jackson Administration]], later [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] and eighth [[President of the United States]]|Population=76129 	|Area=1090	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=161|Name=Washtenaw|Seat=Ann Arbor|Data2=1822 (boundaries declared)<br/>1826 (organised)|Data3=From parts of Oakland County and Wayne County |Data4=From the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] name for the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]], ''O-wash-ta-nong'' ("faraway water"),<ref>{{cite book|title=Publications of the Historical Society of Grand Rapids|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-lo0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA36|year=1906|page=36}}</ref> whose headwaters were within the county's bounds. |Population=373875 	|Area=723 	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=163|Name=Wayne|Seat=Detroit|Data2=1815|Data3=All lands within Michigan Territory that had been ceded by Native Americans through the 1807 [[Treaty of Detroit]]. |Data4=[["Mad" Anthony Wayne]], (1745-1796):<br/>[[United States Army]] [[general]] and [[wikt:statesman|statesman]]	|Population=1771063 	|Area=672	|Size=100px}}
{{Countyrow|N=26|Num=165|Name=Wexford|Seat=Cadillac|Data2=1840|Data3=From part of Mackinac County. Was named Kautawaubet County until 1843. |Data4=[[County Wexford]], [[Ireland]]	|Population=34460	|Area=576	|Size=100px}}
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==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.<ref>[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/MI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm Michigan: Individual County Chronologies], John H. Long, Editor, 2007, The Newberry Library, accessed February 21, 2021 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515071234/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/MI_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |date=May 15, 2018 }}</ref>
# [[Brown County, Wisconsin|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]].
# [[Crawford County, Wisconsin|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]].
# [[Des Moines County, Iowa|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]].
# [[Detroit District, Michigan|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.
# [[Dubuque County, Iowa|Dubuque County]], formed on October 1, 1834, from unorganized territory. Transferred to Wisconsin Territory on July 3, 1836, and continues as [[Dubuque County, Iowa]].
# [[Erie District, Michigan|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.
# [[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.
# [[Iowa County, Wisconsin|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]].
# [[Isle Royale County, Michigan|Isle Royale County]], formed on March 4, 1875, from part of [[Keweenaw County, Michigan|Keweenaw County]]. County became officially unorganized on March 13, 1885, and was attached to [[Houghton County, Michigan|Houghton County]], for judicial and administrative purposes. Michigan Legislature officially dissolved Isle Royale County and returned it to Keweenaw County on April 9, 1897.
#[[Keskkauko County, Michigan|Keskkauko County]], formed on April 1, 1840, from part of [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Mackinac County]]. Renamed [[Charlevoix County, Michigan|Charlevoix County]], on March 8, 1843. Annexed to [[Emmet County, Michigan|Emmet County]], on January 29, 1853, and eliminated as a county. Reformed as Charlevoix County from Emmet, [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim]], and [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego]], Counties on April 2, 1869, albeit with boundaries that differed somewhat from the 1840–1853 iteration of Keskkauko–Charlevoix County.
# [[Manitou County, Michigan|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, Michigan|Charlevoix County]], and [[Leelanau County, Michigan|Leelanau County]].
# [[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, Michigan|Wayne County]], on October 18, 1816.
# [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|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]].
# [[Omeena County, Michigan|Omeena County]], formed on April 1, 1840, from part of [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Mackinac County]]. Annexed to [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]], on February 3, 1853.
# [[Wyandot County, Michigan|Wyandot County]], formed on April 1, 1840, from part of Mackinac County. Annexed to [[Cheboygan County, Michigan|Cheboygan County]], on January 29, 1853.
#[[Washington County, Michigan|Washington County]], formed in 1867 from [[Marquette County, Michigan|Marquette County]], but declared unconstitutional.

==See also==
* [[Cabinet counties]]
* [[List of former United States counties#Michigan|List of former United States counties]]
* [[List of county subdivisions in Michigan]]

==References==
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===Further reading===
* {{cite journal |last1=Armitage |first1=B. Phyllis. |title=A Study of Michigan's Place-Names |journal=[[Michigan History magazine]] |volume=27 |date=October–December 1943 |pages=626–637}}
* County histories published in ''Michigan History Magazine''. Some back issues that include these histories are still available for purchase.
* {{cite journal |last1=Jenks |first1=William L. |title=History and Meaning of the County Names of Michigan |journal=Collections and Researches of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society |volume=38 |year=1912 |pages=439–478}}
* {{cite book |title=Michigan Manual (the "Red Book") published biennially by the Legislative Service Bureau under the direction of the |publisher=Legislative Council, State of Michigan}}
* {{cite book |last1=Powers |first1=Perry F. |first2=H.G., assisting |last2= Cutler |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L3t5AAAAMAAJ&q=Powers%2C%20Perry%20F.%3B%20Cutler%2C%20H.G.%2C%20assisting%20(1912).%20A%20History%20of%20Northern%20Michigan%20and%20its%20People.&pg=PA961 |title=A History of Northern Michigan and its People |year=1912}} at [[Google books]]
* {{cite book |author=Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan |title=Pioneer Collections: Report of the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan. |edition=2nd |volume=I |orig-year=1874–1876 |year=1900|place=Lansing, Michigan |publisher=Robert Smith Printing Co. |pages=94–520}}
* {{cite book |last1=Romig |first1=Walter |last2= Massie |first2=Larry B (Designer) |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |place=Detroit, Michigan |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |year= 1986 |isbn=978-0-8143-1838-6}}
* {{cite book |last1=Vogel |first1=Virgil J. |title=Indian Names in Michigan |place=Ann Arbor, Michigan |publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]] |year=1986 |pages=244, 8 B&W photographs & 3 maps |isbn=978-0-472-06365-9}}
* {{cite web |last1=writer |first1=Statf |author-link1= |collaboration= |df= |year=2022 |location= |title=MICHIGAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT OVERVIEW |url=https://ce.naco.org//app/profiles/CountyGov/CountyGov_26000.pdf |url-access= |format= |department= |website=ce.naco.org |type= |language= |edition= |agency=National Association of Counties (NACo) |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=January 3, 2025 |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |ref= }}

==External links==
* [https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/explore-collection/explore-in-person/bibliographies/michigan-local-history/countymaterial/ Bibliography by county and region, including origin of county names], Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University
* [http://www.freelang.net/dictionary/ojibwe.html Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary]
* [http://clarke.cmich.edu/lhbcohistory.htm History of County Creation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040625141411/http://clarke.cmich.edu/lhbcohistory.htm |date=June 25, 2004 }}
* [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/ Michigan County History and atlases, digitized database], including Powers, Perry F., assisted by H.G. Cutler, ''A History of Northern Michigan and its People'' (1912)
* [http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--,00.html Michigan County names per the Michigan government.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728130613/http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0%2C1607%2C7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--%2C00.html |date=July 28, 2009 }}
* [http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;sid=b92ef34ac7eae292063c88e0fdcc9d82;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAD6021.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000007 Table of dates counties laid out and organized]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080611160144/http://www.sheboygan.lib.wi.us/pages/sheboyganname.html History of the name ''Sheboygan'']
* [https://www.census.gov American FactFinder for the 2010 Census]

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