Counties in Michigan that I have Visited

There are 83 Counties in Michigan – “The Wolverine State“

Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states.

I have visited 75 Counties = 90.4% of Counties in Michigan

Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank.  Map created using Mob Rule.

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Twelve Mile Circle Articles Featuring Places in Michigan

Markers designate the Michigan locations featured in Twelve Mile Circle articles.

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Counties in Michigan

Below are the 83 counties in Michigan. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are highlighted in Red. Readers can also link to any articles manually in this section if the map isn’t working.

1. Alcona
2. Alger
3. Allegan: Saugatuck Dunes
4. Alpena: Paul Bunyan of Auto Parts; Giant Eagle Head
5. Antrim
6. Arenac
7. Baraga
8. Barry: Barry County Adventure
9. Bay
10. Benzie: Smallest county in Michigan (321 square miles); Point Betsie Beach; Point Betsie Lighthouse; Welcome to Frankfort
11. Berrien
12. Branch
13. Calhoun: Kellogg’s
14. Cass
15. Charlevoix: Beaver Island; Beaver Island in the News; Island on an Island; The Pine River
16. Cheboygan: Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse; Icebreaker Mackinaw; Wacky Taxidermy
17. Chippewa: Longest International Bridges; Lower Tahquamenon (Root Beer) Falls; Museum Ship Valley Camp; Saint Marys River; Soo Locks; Tower of History
18. Clare
19. Clinton
20. Crawford: Tanks and Jet
21. Delta: Fayette Historic State Park; Hereford & Hops
22. Dickinson: Live Long and Prosper (burp)
23. Eaton: I-96/I-69 Concurrency
24. Emmet: Fort Michilimackinac; McGulpin Point Lighthouse and Rock; Petoskey Pierhead Light; Petoskey Stones; Roadway Construction; Tunnel of Trees
25. Genesee
26. Gladwin: Lake Lancer
27. Gogebic: Wisconsin to Michigan Bridge; Time Zone Limits
28. Grand Traverse: Cherry Capital; North Peak Brewing Company
29. Gratiot
30. Hillsdale: Do Overs; Howder Street
31. Houghton
32. Huron: (formerly) Janik’s Orchard
33. Ingham: Deadly Fog; What’s the Meridian?; Not the Usual; Beaumont Tower; Red Cedar River
34. Ionia
35. Iosco: Tawas Point Beach; Tawas Point Light Station
36. Iron: Michigan Time Zone Anomaly
37. Isabella
38. Jackson: Centers of Michigan
39. Kalamazoo: Bell’s; Kalamazoo Air Zoo; Named for Schoolcraft
40. Kalkaska: National Trout Memorial
41. Kent: Founders; Fish Ladder; La Grande Vitesse; 1850 Original City Boundary; Inexplicable Sign; John Howder Marker; Veterans Cemetery; Gerald Ford Museum; John Ball Zoo
42. Keweenaw: Smallest county population in Michigan (2,301 people in 2000 Census).
43. Lake
44. Lapeer: Shortline
45. Leelanau: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore; Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive; Pierce Stocking Covered Bridge
46. Lenawee
47. Livingston
48. Luce: Two Hearted River; Upper Tahquamenon (Root Beer) Falls
49. Mackinac: Arch Rock; British Landing; Castle Rock and Paul Bunyan; Croghan Water; Devil’s Kitchen; Dwightwood Spring; Father Marquette Grave; Fort Holmes; Fort Mackinac; Fort Mackinac Cemetery; Friendship’s Altar; GarLyn Zoo; Gephyrophobia; Grand Hotel; Lime Kiln Ruins; M-185 (Mile 0); Mackinac Bridge; Mackinac Airport; Mackinac Harbor; Mackinac Main Street, Mystery Spot; Northernmost Lake Michigan Marker; Original Butterfly House; Point aux Pins; Robinson’s Folly; Round Island Light; Round Island Passage Light; St. Anthony’s Rock; St. Ignace Coast Guard Station; Skull Cave; Somewhere in Time Gazebo; Somewhere in Time Tree; Sugar Loaf; Wawatam Lighthouse
50. Macomb: Cigarette Streets; Comedy Duos; Triple Letter; Centers of Michigan
51. Manistee
52. Marquette: Largest county in Michigan (1,821 square miles).
53. Mason: Lake Michigan Car Ferry
54. Mecosta
55. Menominee
56. Midland: The Tridge
57. Missaukee: Wayside Chapel
58. Monroe: Custer Monument; Do Overs; Michigan’s Lost Peninsula; Lost Again
59. Montcalm
60. Montmorency: Elk Capital
61. Muskegon: Smith Ryerson Park; USS Silversides; South Breakwater Light
62. Newaygo
63. Oakland: Detroit Zoo
64. Oceana: Rothbury Rest Area 529
65. Ogemaw: Highway Brewing
66. Ontonagon: Michigan Time Zone Anomaly; Lighthouse Keeper
67. Osceola
68. Oscoda: Indian Head
69. Otsego: 45th Parallel; Alpine Village; Gaylord’s City Elk Park
70. Ottawa: New Holland; De Zwaan
71. Presque Isle: Presque Isle Lighthouses; 40 Mile Point Lighthouse; Joseph S. Fay Shipwreck; Limestone Quarry
72. Roscommon
73. Saginaw: Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland
74. Sanilac: Wing Barn
75. Schoolcraft: Named for Schoolcraft
76. Shiawassee
77. St. Clair: Blue Water Bridge; Fort Gratiot Light
78. St. Joseph: Mottville Camelback Bridge
79. Tuscola: Mayville Museum
80. Van Buren
81. Washtenaw
82. Wayne: Largest county population in Michigan (2,061,162 people in 2000 Census); Simply Boring; King Boring Park; Holy Redeemer; Gibraltaresque; King Boring and the Detroit Gems; Gargantuan Garages; Going Postal; Pre-Nazi Swastikas; Wandering through Real Estate; Named for Schoolcraft; Elmwood Cemetery
83. Wexford

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Quick Facts About Michigan

• Location: East North Central United States. See map above.
• Size⁽¹⁾: 56,539 square miles. Michigan is the 22nd largest state. The next larger state is Georgia and the next smaller state is Iowa.
• Population⁽²⁾: 10,003,000 people. Michigan is the 10th most populous state. The next more populous state is North Carolina and the next less populous state is New Jersey.
• Population Density: 176.9 people per square mile. Michigan is the 18th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Georgia and the next less densely populated state is South Carolina.
• Bordering States: Michigan shares a border with 3 states: Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. It also shares a border with Canada and with four of the five Great Lakes; Superior, Michigan, Huron and Erie.
• Admission to the Union: January 26, 1837. Michigan was the 26th state admitted to the Union, after Arkansas and before Tennessee.
• Capital: Lansing.
• Highest Point: 1,971 feet at Mount Arvon. See SummitPost’s Mount Arvon page.
• Lowest Point: 571 feet at Lake Erie in Monroe County.
• Government website: michigan.gov.
• Official Tourism website: Pure Michigan Travel.
• Still not enough? See Wikipedia’s Michigan page.

Sources:

(1) Wikipedia: List of U.S. states and territories by area. Land area only.
(2) Wikipedia: List of states and territories of the United States by population. Estimated population on July 1, 2019.