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Gogebic County
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county in Michigan, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- Named after
- Lake Gogebic
- Seat
- Bessemer
- Largest city
- Ironwood
- Total
- 1,476 sq mi (3,820 km )
- Land
- 1,102 sq mi (2,850 km )
- Water
- 374 sq mi (970 km ) 25%
- Estimate 2025
- 14,285
- Density
- 13.05/sq mi (5.038/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .gogebiccountymi .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 14380
- Area
- 3824
- Official website
- www.gogebic.org
- Image
- Gogebic County Courthouse.JPG
- Households
- 6896
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- water as percent of area
- 25
- native label
- Gogebic County
- Commons category
- Gogebic County, Michigan
- inception
- 1887-00-00
- per capita income
- 27877
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Gogebic County (/ɡoʊˈɡiːbɪk/ goh-GHEE-bik or /ɡoʊˈɡɛbɪk/ goh-GHEH-bik) is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,380. The county seat is Bessemer. Gogebic County is the westernmost county in Michigan, and is one of four Michigan counties within the Central Time Zone. Gogebic County borders Wisconsin to the south, and has a shoreline on Lake Superior to the north.
Gogebic County has long been territory of the Lake Superior Chippewa. The Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation is located within Gogebic County.