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About Oceana County
Oceana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 26,659. Its county seat and largest incorporated community is Hart. Oceana County is located in the West Michigan region of the state's Lower Peninsula. The county has a shoreline along Lake Michigan, which has allowed for agriculture and tourism to flourish within the county. The county is also known as the "Asparagus Capital of the World", and is home to the National Asparagus Festival, in Hart.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Oceana County at a glance
- County seat
- Hart
- Population
- 26,659 (2020)
- Land area
- 1,307 sq mi
- Founded
- 1840
Communities
Largest communities in Oceana County
- Shelby Township4,109
- Grant Township3,002
- Newfield Township2,329
- Hart county seat2,053
- Hart Township2,028
History of Oceana County
Prior to European American settlement, Oceana County was part of the territory of the Ojibwe. Early European American settlers were attracted by access along the White River, which reaches its mouth on Lake Michigan in Muskegon County to the south. The State of Michigan created the county of Oceana on April 1, 1840. The county was organized in 1855. The origin of the county's name is unclear, although there are two possibilities: the county may have been named for Lake Michigan, the freshwater "ocean," which forms its western border; or for the book Oceana, written by English author James Harrington in 1656. In the 1850s about 1400 Odawa were relocated here from Ionia County, Michigan by the federal government. The county economy was first built on the lumber trade, with logs floated downriver. It later was developed for agriculture.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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