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The economy of Northern Michigan is limited by its lower population, few industries and reduced agriculture compared to lower Michigan. Seasonal and tourism related employment is significant. Unemployment rates are generally high. (In June 2007, seven of the ten highest unemployment rates occurred in counties in the Northern Michigan area. [184]
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
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]
1842 map, showing Montmorency County as Cheonoquet, the county's name from 1840 to 1843. [2]Montmorency County (/ ˌ m ɒ n t m ə ˈ r ɛ n s i / MONT-mə-REN-see) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan.
An enlargeable map of the 3,143 counties and county equivalents located in the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. as of 2020. The 100 county equivalents in the U.S. territories are not on this map. There are 3,244 counties and county equivalents in the United States.
Grand Traverse County (/ ˈ t r æ v ər s / TRAV-ərss) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census , the population was 95,238, making it the largest county in Northern Michigan . [ 2 ]
Antrim County (/ ˈ æ n t r ə m / AN-trəm) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,431. [2] The county seat is Bellaire. [3] The name is taken from County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Antrim County is home to Torch Lake, Michigan's deepest and second-largest inland lake.
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.