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Keweenaw County
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county in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- Founded
- March 11, 1861
- Named after
- Keweenaw Bay
- Seat
- Eagle River
- Largest settlement
- Mohawk (CDP), Ahmeek (village)
- Total
- 5,966 sq mi (15,450 km )
- Land
- 540 sq mi (1,400 km )
- Water
- 5,426 sq mi (14,050 km ) 91%
- Estimate 2025
- 2,186
- Density
- 4/sq mi (1.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .keweenawcountyonline .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2046
- Area
- 15452
- Official website
- www.keweenawcountyonline.org
- Image
- Keweenaw County Courthouse Eagle River Michigan 2021-4252.jpg
- Households
- 1079
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- Commons category
- Keweenaw County, Michigan
- inception
- 1861-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 91
- native label
- Keweenaw County
- per capita income
- 35765
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Keweenaw County (/ˈkiːwənɔː/, KEE-wə-naw) is a county in the western Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 2,046, making it Michigan's least populous county. It is also the state's largest county by total area, the state's northernmost county, and includes the waters of Lake Superior. The county seat is Eagle River.
Located at the northeastern end of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Keweenaw County is part of the Houghton, Michigan micropolitan area. Keweenaw County contains two National Park Service units: Isle Royale National Park and Keweenaw National Historical Park. The county is part of Michigan's Copper Country region, an area where copper mining was prevalent from the 1840s to the 1960s. Polished native copper nugget from Keweenaw County. Keweenaw County copper mines were important producers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Haven Falls, on Haven Creek near Lac La Belle