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About Muskegon County
Muskegon County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the population was 175,824. The county seat is Muskegon.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Muskegon County at a glance
- County seat
- Muskegon
- Population
- 175,824 (2020)
- Land area
- 1,459 sq mi
- Founded
- 1859
Communities
Largest communities in Muskegon County
- Muskegon county seat38,318
- Norton Shores25,030
- Muskegon Township17,596
- Fruitport Charter Township14,575
- Egelston Township11,128
History of Muskegon County
Around 1812, Jean Baptiste Recollect and Pierre Constant set up trading posts in the area. By the Treaty of Washington (1836), Native Americans ceded parts of Michigan, including future Muskegon County, to the United States. This opened up the area to greater settlement by European Americans, who developed farms. Prior to 1859, the majority of Muskegon County was part of Ottawa County (the Southern three quarters). Grand Haven served as the County Seat of this combined County, and still serves as the Ottawa County seat today. Muskegon County was organized in 1859. Its name is from the Muskegon River, which runs through it and empties into Muskegon Lake and subsequently flows into Lake Michigan. The word "Muskegon" comes from the Ojibwa/Chippewa word mashkig, meaning "marsh" or "swamp". See List of Michigan county name etymologies.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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