Keweenaw County, Michigan

Keweenaw County
Keweenaw County
County
	Keweenaw County Courthouse (built 1866) in Eagle River
	Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
	Michigan's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 47°29′N 88°10′W / 47.48°N 88.16°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	March 11, 1861
Named for	Keweenaw Bay
Seat	Eagle River
Largest settlement	Mohawk (CDP); Ahmeek (village)
Area
• Total	5,966 sq mi (15,450 km2)
• Land	540 sq mi (1,400 km2)
• Water	5,426 sq mi (14,050 km2) 91%
Population (2020)
• Total	2,046
• Density	4.0/sq mi (1.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.keweenawcountyonline.org

Keweenaw County (/ˈkiːwənɔː/, KEE-wə-naw; locally /ˈkjəwənɔː/, kyə-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.^[3] It is also the state's largest county by total area, including the waters of Lake Superior, as well as the state's northernmost county. The county seat is Eagle River.^[4]

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