Emmet County
Also known as Emmet County, Michigan, Emmet County, MI
county in Michigan, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- Founded
- April 1, 1840
- Named after
- Robert Emmet
- Seat
- Petoskey
- Largest city
- Petoskey
- Total
- 882 sq mi (2,280 km )
- Land
- 467 sq mi (1,210 km )
- Water
- 415 sq mi (1,070 km ) 47%
- Estimate 2025
- 33,775
- Density
- 73.0/sq mi (28.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Emmet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,112, making it the second-most populous county in Northern Michigan (behind Grand Traverse County). The county seat is Petoskey, which is also the county's largest city.
Emmet County is located at the top of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, bounded on the west by Lake Michigan and on the north by the Straits of Mackinac. Its rural areas are habitat for several endangered species. Long a center of occupation by the Odawa people, today the county is the base for the federally recognized Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians.