Montmorency County, Michigan

Montmorency County
Montmorency County
County
	View of Long Lake near Hillman
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
	Michigan's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 45°02′N 84°08′W / 45.03°N 84.13°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	1840 (created); 1881 (organized)
Named for	House of Montmorency
Seat	Atlanta
Largest settlement	Lewiston; Hillman (incorporated)
Area
• Total	563 sq mi (1,460 km2)
• Land	547 sq mi (1,420 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (40 km2) 2.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	9,153
• Density	18/sq mi (7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	montcounty.org

Montmorency County (/ˌmɒntməˈrɛnsi/ MONT-mə-REN-see) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,153,^[3] making it the second-least populous county in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, behind its southern neighbor, Oscoda County. The county seat is Atlanta.^[4]

Montmorency County is part of Northern Michigan, and is part of the Lake Huron watershed. The Thunder Bay River, which drains much of the county, flows to Lake Huron's Thunder Bay at Alpena.

^ "Bibliography on Montmorency County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
^ Cite error: The named reference Newberry was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.