Iosco County, Michigan

Iosco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,887. The county seat is Tawas City. In 1840 it was set off as Kanotin County, and renamed Iosco in 1843. The county was organized in 1857.Iosco is traditionally said to be Native American word meaning "water of light," though it is actually a pseudo-Native American name coined by Henry Schoolcraft, a Michigan geographer and ethnologist.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,890 square miles (4,900 km²), of which 549 square miles (1,420 km²) is land and 1,341 square miles (3,470 km²) (71%) is water. The county is considered to be part of Northern Michigan.

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