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Mackinac County (/ˈmækɪnɔː/ MAK-in-aw) is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 10,834.[3] The county seat is St. Ignace.[4] 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.[1]

Mackinac County
U.S. county
Downtown St. Ignace along State Street (BL I-75)
Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
Michigan's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 46°01′N 85°01′W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	October 26, 1818 organized 1849[1][2]
Named for	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
• Density	11/sq mi (4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.mackinaccounty.net

The county's name is believed to be shortened from "Michilimackinac", which referred to the Straits of Mackinac area as well as the French settlement at the tip of the lower peninsula.[1]

History

Michilimackinac County was created on October 26, 1818, by proclamation of territorial governor Lewis Cass. The county originally encompassed the Lower Peninsula of Michigan north of Macomb County and almost the entire present Upper Peninsula. As later counties were settled and organized, they were divided from this territory.

At the time of founding, the county seat was the community of Michilimackinac Island on Michilimackinac Island, later known as Mackinac Island, Michigan. This has been an important center for fur trading before the 1830s, when European demand declined. The county was organized in 1849 as Mackinac County. In 1882 the county seat was moved from Mackinac Island to St. Ignace, Michigan, which had been founded as a French Jesuit mission village during the colonial years.

Mackinac County is home to the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians, a Native American tribe located in St. Ignace.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,101 square miles (5,440 km²), of which 1,022 square miles (2,650 km²) is land and 1,079 square miles (2,790 km²) (51%) is water.[5] Mackinac County lies at the boundary of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.

St. Ignace is the northern terminus of the Mackinac Bridge. Mackinac Island is within the county.

Due to its sparse population, the county has no weather stations.

Adjacent counties

• Chippewa (northeast)
• Presque Isle County (southeast)
• Cheboygan County (south)
• Emmet County (south)
• Charlevoix County (southwest)
• Schoolcraft County (west)
• Luce County (northwest)

National protected area

• Hiawatha National Forest (part)

Transportation

Airports

The Mackinac County Airport (83D) in St. Ignace and Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) on Mackinac Island are located within Mackinac County. The nearest airports with scheduled commercial passenger service are Chippewa County International Airport (CIU) in Sault Ste. Marie and Pellston Regional Airport (PLN).[6]

Major highways

M-185 does not allow motor vehicles with the exception of emergency vehicles and service vehicles.

Ferry

Numerous companies operate ferries to Bois Blanc Island and Mackinac Island. Ferries to and from Mackinac Island sail from St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, while the Bois Blanc Island ferry sails from Cheboygan.

Rail

• Canadian National Railway

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1830	877		—
1840	923		5.2%
1850	3,598		289.8%
1860	1,938		−46.1%
1870	1,716		−11.5%
1880	2,902		69.1%
1890	7,830		169.8%
1900	7,703		−1.6%
1910	9,249		20.1%
1920	8,026		−13.2%
1930	8,783		9.4%
1940	9,438		7.5%
1950	9,287		−1.6%
1960	10,853		16.9%
1970	9,660		−11.0%
1980	10,178		5.4%
1990	10,674		4.9%
2000	11,943		11.9%
2010	11,113		−6.9%
2020	10,834		−2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2018[3]

The 2010 United States Census[11] reported that Mackinac County had a population of 11,113, a decrease of 830 (-6.9%) from the 2000 United States Census. In 2010 there were 5,024 households and 3,219 families in the county. The population density was 11 per square mile (5/km²). There were 11,010 housing units at an average density of 11/sq mi (4/km²>). 76.5% of the population were White, 17.3% Native American, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% of some other race and 5.3% of two or more races. 1.1% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 18.5% were of German, 8.8% English, 8.0% French, French Canadian or Cajun, 7.6% Irish and 5.1% Polish ancestry.[12]

There were 5,024 households, of which 20.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.7.

18.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. The population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

The median household income was $39,055 and the median family income was $50,984. The per capita income was $22,195. About 10.5% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

Mackinac County is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette.[13][14]

Government

Mackinac County is reliably Republican. Since the 1964 landslide of Lyndon B. Johnson, it has only supported a Democrat twice. Bill Clinton won the county in his 1992 and 1996 victories; the latter remains the last time a Democratic presidential candidate has won the county.

United States presidential election results for Mackinac County, Michigan[15]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	4,304	61.27%	2,632	37.47%	89	1.27%
2016	3,744	60.94%	2,085	33.94%	315	5.13%
2012	3,397	55.53%	2,652	43.35%	68	1.11%
2008	3,268	50.99%	3,027	47.23%	114	1.78%
2004	3,706	56.16%	2,819	42.72%	74	1.12%
2000	3,272	54.81%	2,533	42.43%	165	2.76%
1996	2,281	39.59%	2,700	46.86%	781	13.55%
1992	2,278	38.11%	2,293	38.36%	1,406	23.52%
1988	3,127	59.65%	2,093	39.93%	22	0.42%
1984	3,627	64.85%	1,949	34.85%	17	0.30%
1980	3,021	52.23%	2,262	39.11%	501	8.66%
1976	3,107	55.22%	2,452	43.58%	68	1.21%
1972	3,096	60.66%	1,937	37.95%	71	1.39%
1968	2,507	54.77%	1,751	38.26%	319	6.97%
1964	1,967	41.70%	2,748	58.26%	2	0.04%
1960	3,064	59.88%	2,042	39.91%	11	0.21%
1956	3,279	67.99%	1,540	31.93%	4	0.08%
1952	3,058	70.23%	1,285	29.51%	11	0.25%
1948	2,182	64.90%	1,138	33.85%	42	1.25%
1944	2,268	60.06%	1,488	39.41%	20	0.53%
1940	2,591	55.38%	2,075	44.35%	13	0.28%
1936	1,984	45.65%	2,286	52.60%	76	1.75%
1932	1,504	36.60%	2,578	62.74%	27	0.66%
1928	1,879	57.94%	1,355	41.78%	9	0.28%
1924	1,606	51.62%	998	32.08%	507	16.30%
1920	1,685	62.87%	932	34.78%	63	2.35%
1916	1,082	53.38%	908	44.80%	37	1.83%
1912	612	34.63%	730	41.31%	425	24.05%
1908	1,156	58.89%	769	39.17%	38	1.94%
1904	1,191	69.16%	503	29.21%	28	1.63%
1900	1,059	61.71%	632	36.83%	25	1.46%
1896	806	48.73%	804	48.61%	44	2.66%
1892	478	35.41%	855	63.33%	17	1.26%
1888	625	40.24%	913	58.79%	15	0.97%
1884	479	46.06%	558	53.65%	3	0.29%
1880	145	32.88%	296	67.12%	0	0.00%
1876	74	26.62%	204	73.38%	0	0.00%

The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

Elected officials

• Prosecuting Attorney: J. Stuart Spencer
• Sheriff: Scott Strait
• County Clerk: Mary Kay Tamlyn
• County Treasurer: Nora A. Massey
• Register of Deeds: Deborah Holle
• County Surveyor: Jeffrey M. Davis

(information as of April 2015)[16][17]

Historical markers

There are 34 official state historical markers in the county:[18]

• Across the Peninsula
• American Fur Company Store
• Battlefield of 1814
• Biddle House
• Bois Blanc Island
• British Cannon
• British Landing
• Early Missionary Bark Chapel
• Epoufette
• Fort de Buade
• Fort Holmes
• Grand Hotel
• Gros Cap Island & St. Helena Island
• Historic Fort Mackinac
• Indian Dormitory
• Island House (Mackinac Island)
• Lake Michigan
• Lake View Hotel
• Little Stone Church
• Mackinac Conference
• Mackinac Island
• Mackinac Straits
• Market Street
• Mission Church
• Mission House
• Northernmost Point of Lake Michigan
• Old Agency House
• Round Island Lighthouse
• Sainte Anne Church
• St. Ignace
• St. Ignace Mission
• Skull Cave
• Trinity Church (Mackinac Island)
• Wawashkamo Golf Club[19]

Media

Newspapers

• The Mackinac Island Town Crier is the weekly seasonal newspaper of Mackinac Island.
• The St. Ignace News is the weekly newspaper for the Upper Peninsula area of the Mackinac Straits.

Television

The following television stations can be received in St. Ignace:

• Channel 4:WTOM-TV "TV 7&4" (NBC) (Cheboygan) (simulcasted in Channel 7, Harrietta)
• Channel 8:WGTQ "ABC 29&8" (ABC) (Goetzville) (simulcasted in Channel 29, Kalkaska)
• Channel 10:WWUP-TV "9&10 News" (CBS) (Goetzville) (simulcasted in Channel 9, Tustin)

Radio

The following stations can be heard in St. Ignace:

FM

Call sign	Frequency	City broadcast from
WIAB	88.5	Mackinaw City
WYPV	94.5	Mackinaw City
WLXT	96.3	Petoskey
WWMK	106.3	Cheboygan
WAWM	98.9	Petoskey
WCBY - W264CF	100.7	St.Ignace, Michigan
WMKC	102.9	Indian River
WCMW	103.9	Harbor Springs
WKHQ	105.9	Petoskey

AM

Call sign	Frequency	City broadcast from
WTCM	580	Traverse City
WOUF	750	Petoskey
WIDG	940	St. Ignace
WJML	1100	Petoskey
WCBY	1240	Cheboygan

Attractions

• British Landing
• Fort Mackinac
• Garlyn Zoo
• Straits State Park
• Deer Ranch
• Castle Rock (Michigan)

Communities

Cities

• Mackinac Island
• St. Ignace (county seat)

Civil townships

Unincorporated communities

Indian reservations

• The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, which is headquartered in Sault Ste. Marie in Chippewa County to the north, occupies two small territories within Mackinac County. One is located in St. Ignace Township about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the city of St. Ignace on the shores of Lake Huron. The other portion is located in rural northwest Clark Township.[20]

Education

School districts include:[21]

K-12:

• Engadine Consolidated Schools
• Les Cheneaux Community Schools
• Mackinac Island Public Schools
• Pickford Public Schools
• Rudyard Area Schools
• St. Ignace Area Schools
• Tahquamenon Area Schools

Elementary:

• Bois Blanc Pines School District
• Moran Township School District

See also

• List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Mackinac County, Michigan
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mackinac County, Michigan

References

Bibliography

• "Bibliography on Mackinac County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
• Wood, Edwin Orin (1918). Historic Mackinac : the historical, picturesque and legendary features of the Mackinac country : illustrated from sketches, drawings, maps and photographs, with an original map of Mackinac Island, made especially for this work: in two volumes. Vol. 1. New York: Macmillan. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
• Wood, Edwin Orin (1918). Historic Mackinac : the historical, picturesque and legendary features of the Mackinac country : illustrated from sketches, drawings, maps and photographs, with an original map of Mackinac Island, made especially for this work: in two volumes. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan. Retrieved April 20, 2014.

External links

• Mackinac County government
• Mackinac County Profile, Sam M Cohodas Regional Economist, Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Ph.D.
• A History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Fuller, George N.
• St. Ignace visitor's bureau

На других языках

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[de] Mackinac County

Mackinac County[1] ist ein County im Bundesstaat Michigan der Vereinigten Staaten. Der Verwaltungssitz (County Seat) ist St. Ignace.

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- [en] Mackinac County, Michigan

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[ru] Макино (округ)

Округ Макино (англ. Mackinac County) располагается в штате Мичиган, США. Официально образован 26-го октября 1818 года. По состоянию на 2010 год, численность населения составляла 11 113 человек.

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