Manistee County
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county in Michigan, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- Founded
- 1840, 1855 (organized)
- Seat
- Manistee
- Largest city
- Manistee
- Total
- 1,281 sq mi (3,320 km )
- Land
- 542 sq mi (1,400 km )
- Water
- 738 sq mi (1,910 km ) 58%
- Estimate 2025
- 25,656
- Density
- 46/sq mi (18/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- www .manisteecountymi .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Manistee County (/mænɪsti/ man-iss-TEE) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,032. The county seat is Manistee. The county is named for the Manistee River. Manistee County is part of Northern Michigan and has a shoreline on Lake Michigan. Manistee County Courthouse Fountain The Manistee North Pierhead Lighthouse on Lake Michigan in Manistee
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Manistee County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.