Presque Isle County, Michigan
Presque Isle County | |
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Presque Isle County Courthouse in Onaway | |
Location within the U.S. state of Michigan | |
Michigan's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′N 83°28′W / 45.32°N 83.46°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Founded | 1840 (created) 1871 (organized) 1875 (reorganized) |
| Seat | Rogers City |
| Largest city | Rogers City |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,573 sq mi (6,660 km2) |
| • Land | 659 sq mi (1,710 km2) |
| • Water | 1,914 sq mi (4,960 km2) 74% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,982 |
• Estimate (2023) | 13,285 |
| • Density | 5.0/sq mi (1.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | presqueislecounty |
Presque Isle County (/ˈprɛskiːl/ PRESK-eel) is a county in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. State of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,982. The county seat is Rogers City. The county was authorized by State legislation on April 1, 1840, but the county government was not established until 1871. The government was reorganized in 1875. The name is an anglicisation of the French word presqu'île or presque-isle, which means a specific kind of peninsula with a very narrow isthmus or connection to another landform, denominated a "presque-isle", i. e., literally "almost an island". A large part of Presque Isle Township consists of that peninsula, with Lake Huron on the east, Grand Lake on the west, and narrow strips of land connecting it to the mainland at the north and south ends. The community of Presque Isle is near the center of this peninsula.