Mackinac County, Michigan
Mackinac County | |
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The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island | |
Location within the U.S. state of Michigan | |
Michigan's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 46°01′N 85°01′W / 46.01°N 85.01°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Founded | October 26, 1818 organized 1849 |
| Named after | Straits of Mackinac |
| Seat | St. Ignace |
| Largest city | St. Ignace |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,101 sq mi (5,440 km2) |
| • Land | 1,022 sq mi (2,650 km2) |
| • Water | 1,079 sq mi (2,790 km2) 51% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,834 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,851 |
| • Density | 5.2/sq mi (2.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Mackinac County (/ˈmækənɔː/ MAK-ə-naw, locally /ˈmækənə/ MAK-ə-nə) is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,834. The county seat is St. Ignace. Formerly known as Michilimackinac County, in 1818 it was one of the first counties of the Michigan Territory, as it had long been a center of French and British colonial fur trading, a Catholic church and Protestant mission, and associated settlement. The county's name is shortened from "Michilimackinac", which referred to the Straits of Mackinac area as well as the French settlement at the tip of the lower peninsula. Mackinac County is one of two U.S. counties to feature shorelines on two Great Lakes, being Lake Huron and Lake Michigan (the other county being neighboring Chippewa County).