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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) Michigan County names per the Michigan government. Archived July 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine; Table of dates counties laid out and organized; History of the name Sheboygan
Articles about county in the U.S. state of Michigan. For a complete list, see List of Michigan counties . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Counties of Michigan .
Location of counties with the five most popular names. This is a list of U.S. county names that are used in two or more states. Ranked are the 428 most common county names, which are shared by counties in two or more states each, accounting for 1,730 of the 3,140 counties and county-equivalents in the United States.
Most of Michigan's Native American-derived place names come from the languages spoken in these groups. Many places throughout the state of Michigan take their names from Native American indigenous languages. This list includes counties, townships, and settlements whose names are derived from indigenous languages in Michigan.
According to the 2020 United States Census, Michigan is the 10th most populous state with 10,077,331 inhabitants and the 22nd largest by land area spanning 56,538.90 square miles (146,435.1 km 2) of land. [1] Michigan is divided into 83 counties and contains 1,773 municipalities consisting of 276 cities, 257 villages, and 1,240 townships. [2]
Michigan is divided into 83 counties, the primary administrative division of Michigan. This local government division has its greatest effect on unincorporated lands within the county, and can provide service which can include law enforcement, justice administration, health care, among other basic services.
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.
Cities in Presque Isle County, Michigan (2 P) S. Cities in Saginaw County, Michigan (2 C, 3 P) Cities in St. Clair County, Michigan (1 C, 8 P)