Chippewa County, Michigan

Chippewa County
Chippewa County
County
	Chippewa County Courthouse, Sault Ste. Marie
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	Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
	Michigan's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 46°19′N 84°31′W / 46.32°N 84.52°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	December 22, 1826
Named for	Ojibwe people
Seat	Sault Ste. Marie
Largest city	Sault Ste. Marie
Area
• Total	2,698 sq mi (6,990 km2)
• Land	1,558 sq mi (4,040 km2)
• Water	1,140 sq mi (3,000 km2) 42%
Population (2020)
• Total	36,785
• Density	25/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.chippewacountymi.gov

Chippewa County (/ˈtʃɪpəwɒ/ CHIH-pə-wah) is a county in the eastern Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,785.^[3] The county seat is Sault Ste. Marie.^[4] The county is named for the Ojibwe (Chippewa) people, and was set off and organized in 1826.^[1] Chippewa County comprises the Sault Ste. Marie, MI micropolitan statistical area.

With shorelines on Lake Huron and Lake Superior, Chippewa County is one of two U.S. counties to contain shorelines on two Great Lakes, the other being neighboring Mackinac County. The county's irregular shape follows the Canadian border, itself following the St. Marys River. Drummond Island is part of Chippewa County.

^ ^a ^b "Bibliography on Chippewa County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
^ Chapman, C.H. (February 23, 1893). "Early History of Chippewa County: Lore of Old" (PDF). Lansing MI: The News/Chippewa County Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.