Michigan's 83 counties
range in physical size from 321 square miles for Benzie
County to 1,821 square miles for Marquette
County. Michigan's county populations range in density from
4.3 persons per square mile for Kewananw
County to 3,356.1 persons per square mile for Wayne
County.
Land Measures
1 Township=6 miles
sq
1 Township=36 Sections
1 Section=1 sq mi
1 Section=640 Acres
1 Acre=43,560 sq ft
In the US, a state county is one of the districts a state is
divided into for purposes of local government, except in Louisiana,
which is divided into parishes, and Alaska which is divided
into boroughs.
