Isabella County, Michigan
Isabella County | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Michigan | |
Michigan's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′N 84°50′W / 43.65°N 84.84°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Founded | 1831 (created) 1859 (organized) |
| Named after | Queen Isabella I of Castile |
| Seat | Mount Pleasant |
| Largest city | Mount Pleasant |
| Area | |
• Total | 578 sq mi (1,500 km2) |
| • Land | 573 sq mi (1,480 km2) |
| • Water | 5.0 sq mi (13 km2) 0.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 64,394 |
| • Density | 124/sq mi (48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
Isabella County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 64,394. Its county seat is Mount Pleasant. The area was known as Ojibiway Besse, meaning "the place of the Ojibwa". Isabella County contains the Isabella Indian Reservation, on which members of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation live. The county is home to Central Michigan University.