Antrim County

Also known as Antrim County, Michigan, Antrim County, MI

county in Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Michigan
Founded: 1840 (authorized), 1863 (organized)
Named after: County Antrim
Seat: Bellaire
Largest village: Elk Rapids
Total: 602 sq mi (1,560 km )
Land: 476 sq mi (1,230 km )
Water: 126 sq mi (330 km ) 21%
Estimate 2025: 24,698
Density: 49.2/sq mi (19.0/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
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Antrim County (/ˈæntrəm/ AN-trəm) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,431. The county seat is Bellaire. The name is taken from County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Antrim County is home to Torch Lake, Michigan's deepest and second-largest inland lake. Torch Lake, famous for its clear and blue waters, is part of the Chain of Lakes Watershed, most of which lies within Antrim County. The county is bordered to the west by Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan.

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