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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. At the 2020 census, the city's population ...
Bounded roughly by Clay, Muskegon, Second, and Sixth streets Muskegon: October 29, 1971: Muskegon Log Booming Company Informational Site 44 Ottawa Street Muskegon: August 23, 1956: Muskegon Woman's Club: 280 Webster Avenue Muskegon: September 3, 1998: Muskegon State Park: 462 North Scenic Drive Muskegon: July 26, 2009: Old Indian Cemetery: 351 ...
Southern pier of the Muskegon Lake entrance channel at Lake Michigan, 500 ft (150 m) from shore 43°13′36″N 86°20′29″W / 43.226667°N 86.341389°W / 43.226667; -86.341389 ( Muskegon South Pierhead
It is 17 miles (27 km) east of Muskegon, the county seat, 9 miles (14 km) north of Coopersville, and 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Grand Rapids. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Ravenna has a total area of 1.19 square miles (3.08 km 2 ), all of it recorded as land. [ 1 ]
In the late 19th century, Muskegon was the center of the lumbering trade in Michigan. Muskegon residents such as Charles H. Hackley made a fortune in the trade. Hackley spent much of his money on projects in his hometown, constructing a public library in 1890, a school in 1893, and a public art gallery in 1912.
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.
It is the oldest cemetery in Muskegon County. There are around 300 graves in the cemetery. The cemetery is open to the public from dawn to dusk, with access from Sunset Lane, a dirt road behind the old Mouth elementary school, one of the oldest schools in the area, which has since been transformed into a church. Many children have been buried ...