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About Alger County
Alger County 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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Alger County at a glance
- County seat
- Munising
- Population
- 8,842 (2020)
- Land area
- 5,049 sq mi
- Founded
- 1885
Communities
Largest communities in Alger County
- Munising Township2,865
- Munising county seat1,986
- Rock River Township1,231
- Au Train Township1,019
- Mathias Township532
History of Alger County
Alger County was detached from Schoolcraft County, set off and organized in 1885. The county was named for lumber baron Russell Alexander Alger, who was elected as a Michigan Governor, and US Senator, and appointed as US Secretary of War during the William McKinley Presidential administration. See also, List of Michigan county name etymologies, List of Michigan counties, and List of abolished U.S. counties.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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