Cheboygan County, Michigan

Cheboygan County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,152. The county seat is Cheboygan. The county boundaries were set off in 1840 and county government organized in 1853.

The name of the county shares the same origin as that of the Cheboygan River, although the precise meaning is no longer known. It may have come from an Ojibwe word zhaabonigan, meaning "sewing needle". Alternatively, the origin may have been Chabwegan, meaning "a place of ore". It has also been described as "a Native American word first applied to the river.See List of Michigan county name etymologies.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 885 square miles (2,290 km²), of which 715 square miles (1,850 km²) is land and 170 square miles (440 km²) (19%) is water. The county is considered to be part of Northern Michigan.

Adjacent counties