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Muskegon County (/ m ə ˈ s k iː ɡ ən / mə-SKEE-gən) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of 2020, the population was 175,824. [2] The county seat is Muskegon. [3]Muskegon County comprises the Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Grand Rapids-Kentwood-Muskegon, MI Combined Statistical Area.
Muskegon (/ m ə ˈ s k iː ɡ ən / mə-SKEE-gən) is a city in and the county seat of Muskegon County, Michigan, United States. [7] Situated around a harbor of Lake Michigan, Muskegon is known for fishing, sailing regattas, and boating. It is the most populous city along Lake Michigan's eastern shore.
English: This is a locator map showing Muskegon County in Michigan. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
562 sq mi (1,456 km 2) Muskegon County: 121: Muskegon: 1859: From parts of Oceana County and Ottawa County. Muskegon River running through county, from the Ojibwa/Chippewa word mashkig meaning "swamp" or "marsh." 176,564: 1,459 sq mi (3,779 km 2) Newaygo County: 123: White Cloud: 1840: From parts of Mackinac County and Oceana County.
Holton was platted in 1871 and named for Henry H. Holt, a Muskegon County delegate to the State Constitutional Convention of 1867 and later Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1873–76. He donated the bell to the local Methodist church. A post office was established in February 1872. [8]
Montague is in northwestern Muskegon County, bordered to the west, north, and northeast by Montague Township and to the southeast by the city of Whitehall. The upstream end of White Lake, a water body connected to Lake Michigan, separates the two cities. Montague is 16 miles (26 km) north of Muskegon, the county seat.
The next largest is in Oakland County, Michigan, within White Lake Township, Michigan at Other White Lakes are in Calhoun County, Michigan in Clarence Township, Michigan at 42°22′06″N 84°44′13″W / 42.36833°N 84.73694°W / 42.36833; -84.
Pages in category "Townships in Muskegon County, Michigan" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.