Newaygo County, Michigan

Newaygo County
Newaygo County
County
	Newaygo County Courthouse
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
	Michigan's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°33′N 85°48′W / 43.55°N 85.8°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	1840 (established); 1851 (organized)
Seat	White Cloud
Largest city	Fremont
Area
• Total	862 sq mi (2,230 km2)
• Land	813 sq mi (2,110 km2)
• Water	48 sq mi (120 km2) 5.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	49,978
• Density	60/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	newaygocountymi.gov

Newaygo County (/nəweɪɡoʊ/ nə-WAY-goh) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 49,978.^[2] The county seat is White Cloud.^[3] The county was created in 1840,^[4] and was organized in 1851. It was either named for an Ojibwe leader who signed the Treaty of Saginaw in 1819^[1] or for an Algonquian word meaning "much water".^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Bibliography on Newaygo County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ George Dawson (1840). Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Annual Session of 1840. Detroit. pp. 196–200.
^ "Michigan government on county names". Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2007.