320,000 People
- Approximately 3% of the Michigan
- Approximately 0.1% of the United States
- Population density of 19 people/sq. mile
10 Largest Cities
- Marquette (~19,661 people)
- Sault Ste. Marie (16,542)
- Escanaba (13,140)
- Menominee (9,131)
- Iron Mountain (8,154)
- Houghton (7,134)
- Ishpeming (6,535)
- Ironwood (6,293)
- Kingsford (5,549)
- Gladstone (5,266)
* Approximately 205,500 people live in towns with 2,000 people or less
16,452 square miles
- About the size of Denmark
- Larger than the state of Maryland
- 12,000 miles of streams
- 4,300 inland lakes
- 1,979 ft. highest peek, Mount Arvon
- 1,700 miles of shoreline
- 320 miles wide
The 15 Counties of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Alger County
| Population: | 9,862 (10th) |
| Pop. Density: | 10.74 people/sq. mile (10th) |
| Land Area: | 918 sq. miles (11th) |
| Water Area: | 4,131 sq. miles (2nd) |
| County Seat: | Munising |
Baraga County
| Population: | 8,746 (12th) |
| Pop. Density: | 9.67 people/sq. mile (11th) |
| Land Area: | 904 sq. miles (12th) |
| Water Area: | 165 sq. miles (13th) |
| County Seat: | L'Anse |
Chippewa County
| Population: | 38,543 (2nd) |
| Pop. Density: | 24.69 people/sq. mile (5th) |
| Land Area: | 1,561 sq. miles (2nd) |
| Water Area: | 1,137 sq. miles (5th) |
| County Seat: | Sault Ste. Marie |
Delta County
| Population: | 38,520 (3rd) |
| Pop. Density: | 32.92 people/sq. mile (4th) |
| Land Area: | 1,170 sq. miles (6th) |
| Water Area: | 822 sq. miles (8th) |
| County Seat: | Escanaba |
Dickinson County
| Population: | 27,472 (5th) |
| Pop. Density: | 35.86 people/sq. mile (1st) |
| Land Area: | 766 sq. miles (14th) |
| Water Area: | 11 sq. miles (15th) |
| County Seat: | Iron Mountain |
Gogebic County
| Population: | 17,370 (7th) |
| Pop. Density: | 15.78 people/sq. mile (7th) |
| Land Area: | 1,101 sq. miles (7th) |
| Water Area: | 375 sq. miles (11th) |
| County Seat: | Bessemer |
Houghton County
| Population: | 36,016 (4th) |
| Pop. Density: | 35.59 people/sq. mile (2nd) |
| Land Area: | 1,012 sq. miles (10th) |
| Water Area: | 490 sq. miles (10th) |
| County Seat: | Houghton |
Iron County
| Population: | 13,138 (8th) |
| Pop. Density: | 11.17 people/sq. mile (9th) |
| Land Area: | 1,176 sq. miles (5th) |
| Water Area: | 45 sq. miles (14th) |
| County Seat: | Crystal Falls |
Keweenaw County
| Population: | 2,301 (15th) |
| Pop. Density: | 4.25 people/sq. mile (15th) |
| Land Area: | 541 sq. miles (15th) |
| Water Area: | 5,425 sq. miles (1st) |
| County Seat: | Eagle River |
Luce County
| Population: | 7,024 (14th) |
| Pop. Density: | 7.78 people/sq. mile (12th) |
| Land Area: | 903 sq. miles (13th) |
| Water Area: | 1,009 sq. miles (7th) |
| County Seat: | Newberry |
Mackinac County
| Population: | 11,943 (9th) |
| Pop. Density: | 11.69 people/sq. mile (8th) |
| Land Area: | 1,022 sq. miles (9th) |
| Water Area: | 1,079 sq. miles (6th) |
| County Seat: | St. Ignace |
Marquette County
| Population: | 64,634 (1st) |
| Pop. Density: | 35.49 people/sq. mile (3rd) |
| Land Area: | 1,821 sq. miles (1st) |
| Water Area: | 1,604 sq. miles (4th) |
| County Seat: | Marquette |
Menominee County
| Population: | 25,326 (6th) |
| Pop. Density: | 24.26 people/sq. mile (6th) |
| Land Area: | 1,044 sq. miles (8th) |
| Water Area: | 294 sq. miles (12th) |
| County Seat: | Menominee |
Ontonagon County
| Population: | 7,818 (13th) |
| Pop. Density: | 5.96 people/sq. mile (14th) |
| Land Area: | 1,312 sq. miles (3rd) |
| Water Area: | 2,430 sq. miles (3rd) |
| County Seat: | Ontonagon |
Schoolcraft County
| Population: | 8,903 (11th) |
| Pop. Density: | 7.56 people/sq. mile (13th) |
| Land Area: | 1,178 sq. miles (4th) |
| Water Area: | 706 sq. miles (9th) |
| County Seat: | Manistique |
