Cheboygan County, Michigan

Cheboygan County
Cheboygan County
County
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	Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
	Michigan's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 45°29′N 84°30′W / 45.48°N 84.5°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	1840 (authorized); 1853 (organized)
Seat	Cheboygan
Largest city	Cheboygan
Area
• Total	885 sq mi (2,290 km2)
• Land	715 sq mi (1,850 km2)
• Water	170 sq mi (400 km2) 19%
Population (2020)
• Total	25,579
• Density	37/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.cheboygancounty.net

Cheboygan County (/ʃəˈbɔɪɡən/ shə-BOY-gən^[2]) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,579.^[3] The county seat is Cheboygan.^[4] The county boundaries were set off in 1840, with land partitioned from Michilimackinac County.^[5] The Cheboygan County government was organized and combined with the former Wyandot County in 1853.^[1]^[6]

^ ^a ^b "Bibliography on Cheboygan County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary (3rd ed.). Merriam-Webster. 1997. p. 237. ISBN 9780877795469. Che•boy•gan \shi-'bȯi-gən\.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ George Dawson (1840). Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Annual Session of 1840. Detroit. pp. 196–200.
^ Geo W. Peck (1853). Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Regular Session of 1853. Lansing. pp. 19–20.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)