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Menominee County
U.S. county
Menominee County Courthouse, Menominee
Map of Michigan highlighting Menominee County
Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
Map of the United States highlighting Michigan
Michigan's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Michigan
Founded 1861 (established)
1863 (organized)
Named for Menominee tribe
Seat Menominee
Largest city Menominee
Area
 • Total 1,338 sq mi (3,470 km2)
 • Land 1,044 sq mi (2,700 km2)
 • Water 294 sq mi (760 km2)  22%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 23,502
 • Density 23/sq mi (9/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 1st

Menominee County (/məˈnɒməni/ MƏ-nah-MƏ-nee) is a county located in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,502. The county seat is Menominee. The county's name comes from an American Indian word meaning "wild rice eater" used to describe a tribe. The county was created in 1861 from area partitioned out of Delta County, under the name of Bleeker. When county government was organized in 1863, the name was changed to Menominee.

Menominee County is part of the Marinette, WI–MI micropolitan statistical area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,338 square miles (3,470 km2), of which 1,044 square miles (2,700 km2) is land and 294 square miles (760 km2) (22%) is water.

Major highways

  • US 2 – enters west line of county from Dickinson County. Runs E to intersection with US 41 at Powers.
  • US 41 – runs north from S tip of county to Powers, then E through Wilson and Indiantown into Delta County.
  • M-35 – runs NE from Menominee along edge of Green Bay, into Delta County.
  • M-69 – runs NW-SE through northern part of county. Passes Labranche, Whitney, and Perronville.

Airport

  • Menominee–Marinette Twin County Airport (ICAO: KMNM) - in NW Menominee, is a public-owned public-use general-aviation airport.

Adjacent counties

By land

By the Menominee River

By Green Bay

Communities

Menominee County, MI census map
U.S. Census data map showing local municipal boundaries within Menominee County. Gray shaded areas represent incorporated cities, and pink shaded areas represent reservations of the Hannahville Indian Community.

Cities

Villages

Civil townships

  • Cedarville Township
  • Daggett Township
  • Faithorn Township
  • Gourley Township
  • Harris Township
  • Holmes Township
  • Ingallston Township
  • Lake Township
  • Mellen Township
  • Menominee Township
  • Meyer Township
  • Nadeau Township
  • Spalding Township
  • Stephenson Township

Unincorporated communities

Indian reservations

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1870 1,791 —
1880 11,987 569.3%
1890 33,639 180.6%
1900 27,046 −19.6%
1910 25,648 −5.2%
1920 23,778 −7.3%
1930 23,652 −0.5%
1940 24,883 5.2%
1950 25,299 1.7%
1960 24,685 −2.4%
1970 24,587 −0.4%
1980 26,201 6.6%
1990 24,920 −4.9%
2000 25,326 1.6%
2010 24,029 −5.1%
2020 23,502 −2.2%
2023 (est.) 22,945 −4.5%
US Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2018

In 2020, the county had a population of 23,502.

Education

School districts include:

  • Bark River-Harris School District
  • Carney-Nadeau Public Schools
  • Menominee Area Public Schools
  • Norway-Vulcan Area Schools
  • North Central Area Schools
  • Stephenson Area Public Schools

Hannahville Indian School, a Bureau of Indian Education-affiliated tribal school (which also functions as a charter school), is in the county.

See also

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