Huron County, Michigan

Huron County
County
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Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
Michigan's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°52′N 83°02′W / 43.87°N 83.03°W / 43.87; -83.03
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	April 1, 1840 (created) January 25, 1859 (organized)[1]
Named for	Lake Huron
Seat	Bad Axe
Largest city	Bad Axe
Area
• Total	2,137 sq mi (5,530 km2)
• Land	836 sq mi (2,170 km2)
• Water	1,301 sq mi (3,370 km2)  61%
Population  (2020)
• Total	31,407
• Density	15/sq mi (6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	9th
Website	co.huron.mi.us
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huron County, Michigan

Huron County (/ˈhjʊərɒn, -ən/ HURE-on, -⁠ən) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 31,407.^[2] The county seat is Bad Axe.^[3] Huron County is at the northern tip of the Thumb, which is a sub region of Mid Michigan. It is a peninsula, bordered by Saginaw Bay to the west and Lake Huron to the north and east, and has over 90 miles (140 km) of shoreline, from White Rock on Lake Huron to Sebewaing on the Saginaw Bay. Huron County's most prominent industry is agriculture, as with most of the other Thumb counties. Huron County enjoys seasonal tourism from large cities such as Detroit, Flint, and Saginaw. Much of the tourism is in the Port Austin and Caseville area.