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Alpena County (/ æ l ˈ p iː n ə / al-PEE-nə) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,907. [2] The county seat is Alpena. [3] It is considered to be part of Northern Michigan. Alpena County comprises the Alpena, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
It is the county seat of Alpena County, and is the only city within the county. [4] The population was 10,197 at the 2020 census , [ citation needed ] making it the third most populated city in the Northern Michigan region, after Traverse City and Cadillac .
English: This is a locator map showing Alpena County in Michigan. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
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The city of Alpena lies at the mouth of the Thunder Bay River at The entire bay lies within Alpena County , with Alpena Township in the north and Sanborn Township in the south. Several islands in the bay are protected as part of the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge .
Hillman is a village located mostly in neighboring Hillman Township in Montmorency County. While the village encompasses a total area of 1.70 square miles (4.40 km 2 ) and a population of 701, only a very small portion of 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2 ) and four residents are within Green Township.
There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. The city of Alpena is a few miles east of the northeast corner of the township. The Alpena County Regional Airport is partially within the township. Dafoe was an unincorporated community centered on a sawmill that also had a station on the Detroit & Mackinaw Railroad. [4]
The island is part of Alpena Township in Alpena County. It marks the entrance to Thunder Bay , the harbor of Alpena, Michigan and the location of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary . The island is the home of a historic Thunder Bay Island Light , which in its current form dates to 1857, [ 1 ] and adjacent quarters for the lightkeeper.