Branch County

Also known as Branch County, Michigan, Branch County, MI

county in Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Michigan
Founded: October 29, 1829 (created), 1833 (organized)
Named after: John Branch
Seat: Coldwater
Largest city: Coldwater
Total: 520 sq mi (1,300 km )
Land: 506 sq mi (1,310 km )
Water: 13 sq mi (34 km ) 2.6%
Estimate 2025: 45,993
Density: 91/sq mi (35/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst

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Branch County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 44,862. The county seat is Coldwater. One of the "cabinet counties", it was named for John Branch, U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Andrew Jackson. The county was founded in 1829, and was organized in 1833. Branch County comprises the Coldwater, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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