Dickinson County, Michigan

Dickinson County
Dickinson County
County
	Dickinson County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
	Michigan's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 46°00′N 87°52′W / 46°N 87.87°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	1891
Named for	Donald M. Dickinson
Seat	Iron Mountain
Largest city	Iron Mountain
Area
• Total	777 sq mi (2,010 km2)
• Land	761 sq mi (1,970 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (40 km2) 2.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	25,947
• Density	34/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.dickinsoncountymi.gov

Dickinson County is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,947.^[3] The county seat is Iron Mountain.^[4] Dickinson is Michigan's newest county, formed in 1891 from parts of Marquette, Menominee, and Iron counties.^[2] It was named for Donald M. Dickinson, who served as U.S. Postmaster General under President Grover Cleveland.^[1]^[2]

Dickinson County is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI micropolitan statistical area.

^ ^a ^b "Bibliography on Dickinson County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "County History/Development". Dickinson County, Michigan. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.