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Michigan Counties
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Michigan Counties
The boundaries of the 83 counties in Michigan have not changed substantially since 1897. |
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Gogebic County, Michigan
Gogebic County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Bessemer
Year Organized: 1881
Square Miles: 1,102
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Court House: 200 North Moore Street
County Courthouse
Bessemer, MI 49911-1052
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Gogebic County probably comes from the Ojibwe language word bic, meaning rock.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Gogebic County probably comes from the Ojibwe language word bic, meaning rock.
Set Off: 1887
Organized: 1887
Neighboring Counties:
- Ontonagon County (north)
- Iron County (east)
- Vilas County, Wisconsin (south)
- Iron County, Wisconsin (southwest)
Cities and Towns:
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- Bessemer
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Erwin |
township |
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- Ironwood |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Marenisco |
township |
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- Wakefield |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Watersmeet |
township |
County Resources:
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features of our country!"
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Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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