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Luce County

county in Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Michigan
Named after: Cyrus G. Luce
Seat: Newberry
Largest village: Newberry
Total: 1,912 sq mi (4,950 km )
Land: 899 sq mi (2,330 km )
Water: 1,013 sq mi (2,620 km ) 53%
Estimate 2025: 6,339
Density: 5.94/sq mi (2.29/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 1st
Website: www .lucecountymi .com

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Luce County (/luːs/ LOOS) is a county located in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,339, making it the second-least populous county in Michigan (behind Keweenaw County). The county seat is Newberry, Luce County's only incorporated community. The county was set off and organized in 1887 and named after former Michigan Governor Cyrus G. Luce. In 2002, Newberry was designated as the moose capital of Michigan by the state legislature. Luce County is served by The Newberry News, a weekly community newspaper that began in 1886.

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