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Alger County

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Also known as Alger County, Michigan, Alger County, MI

county in Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Michigan
Founded
March 17, 1885
Named after
Russell A. Alger
Seat
Munising
Largest city
Munising
Total
5,048 sq mi (13,070 km )
Land
915 sq mi (2,370 km )
Water
4,133 sq mi (10,700 km ) 82%
Estimate 2025
8,641
Density
9.6/sq mi (3.7/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district
1st
Website
https://www.algercounty.gov/

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Official website

* * * Alger County Online - HomePage Munising, Michigan * * *

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Encyclopedic overview

Alger County (/ˌældʒər/ AL-jər) is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 8,842. It is the state's second-largest county by area, including the waters of Lake Superior. The county seat is Munising. Alger County is home to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, which features rock formations, waterfalls, and sand dunes along the shore of Lake Superior. Much of the county is also part of the Hiawatha National Forest.

Alger County Courthouse Complex in Munising

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

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