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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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Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Grand Traverse County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Traverse City
Year Organized: 1851
Square Miles: 465 |
Court House: 400 Boardman Avenue
County Governmental Center
Traverse City, MI 49684-2542
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Grand Traverse County is an Americanization of the French phrase grande travers, meaning long crossing, and originally referring to Grand Traverse Bay.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Grand Traverse County is an Americanization of the French phrase grande travers, meaning long crossing, and originally referring to Grand Traverse Bay.
In 1840 it was separated and originally named Omeena County. Grand Traverse County was established by an act of the state legislature on April 7, 1851 The first permanent settlement in the county was the mission now known as Old Mission.
Neighboring Counties:
- Antrim County (northeast)
- Kalkaska County (east)
- Wexford County (south)
- Benzie County (west)
- Leelanau County (northwest)
Cities and Towns:
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- Acme |
township |
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- Blair |
township |
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- East Bay |
township |
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- Fife Lake |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Garfield |
township |
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- Green Lake |
township |
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- Kingsley |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mayfield |
township |
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- Peninsula |
township |
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- Traverse City
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Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Whitewater |
township |
County Resources:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
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,
act locally." |
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