Lapeer County, Michigan

Lapeer County
Lapeer County
County
	Lapeer County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
	Michigan's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°05′N 83°13′W / 43.09°N 83.22°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	September 18, 1822 (created); February 2, 1835 (organized)
Seat	Lapeer
Largest city	Lapeer
Area
• Total	663 sq mi (1,720 km2)
• Land	643 sq mi (1,670 km2)
• Water	20 sq mi (50 km2) 3.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	88,619
• Density	137/sq mi (53/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	9th
Website	lapeercountyweb.org

Lapeer County (/ləpir/ lə-PEER) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 88,619.^[3] The county seat is Lapeer.^[4] The county was created on September 18, 1822, and was fully organized on February 2, 1835. The name is a corruption of the French la pierre, which means "the stone".^[5] Lapeer County is located north of Detroit and east of Flint.

^ "A Condensed History of Lapeer County". Lapeer County Government. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
^ History of Lapeer County, Michigan : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Chicago: H. R. Page. 1884. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 181.