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Also known as Tuscola County, Michigan, Tuscola County, MI

county in Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Michigan
Founded
April 1, 1840, organized March 2, 1850
Seat
Caro
Largest city
Caro
Total
914 sq mi (2,370 km )
Land
803 sq mi (2,080 km )
Water
111 sq mi (290 km ) 12%
Estimate 2025
52,680
Density
65.7/sq mi (25.4/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional districts
8th , 9th
Website
www .tuscolacounty .org

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Official website

Tuscola County

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Wikidata facts

Located in
Michigan
Contains
Caro
Capital
Caro
Population
53323
Area
2367
Shares border with
Bay County
Official website
www.tuscolacounty.org
Image
Indian Fields park caro.JPG
Households
21719
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water as percent of area
12
native label
Tuscola County
Commons category
Tuscola County, Michigan
inception
1840-04-01
per capita income
26905
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Encyclopedic overview

Tuscola County (/ˈtʌs.koʊlə/ TUSS-koh-lə) is a county in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,323. The county seat is Caro. The county was created by Michigan Law on April 1, 1840, from land in Sanilac County and attached to Saginaw County for administrative purposes. The Michigan Legislature passed an act on March 2, 1850, that empowered the county residents to organize governmental functions. Tuscola County is one of five counties in the Thumb area. Like the rest of the Thumb, Tuscola County enjoys seasonal tourism from cities like Flint, Detroit and Saginaw.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tuscola County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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