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Luce County
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county in Michigan, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- Named after
- Cyrus G. Luce
- Seat
- Newberry
- Largest village
- Newberry
- Total
- 1,912 sq mi (4,950 km )
- Land
- 899 sq mi (2,330 km )
- Water
- 1,013 sq mi (2,620 km ) 53%
- Estimate 2025
- 6,339
- Density
- 5.94/sq mi (2.29/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .lucecountymi .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5339
- Area
- 4952
- Official website
- www.lucecountymi.com
- Image
- Bog Sunrise, Newberry State Forest Area, Michigan (31584059605).jpg
- Households
- 2258
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- Commons category
- Luce County, Michigan
- water as percent of area
- 53
- native label
- Luce County
- inception
- 1887-00-00
- per capita income
- 24337
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Luce County (/luːs/ LOOS) is a county located in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,339, making it the second-least populous county in Michigan (behind Keweenaw County). The county seat is Newberry, Luce County's only incorporated community. The county was set off and organized in 1887 and named after former Michigan Governor Cyrus G. Luce. In 2002, Newberry was designated as the moose capital of Michigan by the state legislature. Luce County is served by The Newberry News, a weekly community newspaper that began in 1886.
Geography