Mackinac County, Michigan

Mackinac County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Saint Ignace
Year Organized: 1818
Square Miles: 1,022

Court House:

100 Marley Street
County Courthouse
Saint Ignace, MI 49781-1457

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Mackinac County was originally Michilimackinac, believed to be a French interpretation of the Native American name for the place.

Demographics:

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History

Mackinac County was originally Michilimackinac, believed to be a French interpretation of the Native American name for the place.

Laid Out: 1818 as Michilimackinac

Organized: 1849 as Mackinac County

Michilimackinac county was created by a proclamation of territorial governor Lewis Cass on October 26, 1818. The county originally took up the Lower Peninsula of Michigan north of Macomb County and almost the entire present Upper Peninsula. At the time of founding, the county seat was the community of Michilimackinac Island on Michilimackinac Island, later known as Mackinac Island, Michigan. In 1882 the county seat was moved to St. Ignace. It was organized in 1849 as Mackinac County.

Neighboring Counties:

Luce County (north)
Chippewa County (east)
Schoolcraft County (west)
Emmet County (south)

Cities and Towns:

- Bois Blanc	township
- Brevort	township
- Cedarville	township
- Clark	township
- Curtis	township
- Garfield	township
- Hendricks	township
- Mackinac Island	city	Incorporated Area
- Moran	township
- Newton	township
- St. Ignace (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area

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