Dickinson County, Michigan

Dickinson County, Michigan
Dickinson County Courthouse
Location in the U.S. state of Michigan
Michigan's location in the U.S.
Founded	1891
Named for	Donald M. Dickinson
Seat	Iron Mountain
Largest city	Iron Mountain
Area
• Total	777 sq mi (2,012 km2)
• Land	761 sq mi (1,971 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (41 km2), 2.0%
Population
• (2010)	26,168
• Density	34/sq mi (13/km²)
Congressional district	1st
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.dickinsoncountymi.gov

Dickinson County is a county in the Upper peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,168. The county seat is Iron Mountain. Dickinson is Michigan's newest county, formed in 1891 from parts of Marquette, Menominee, and Iron counties. It was named for Donald M. Dickinson, who served as U.S. Postmaster General under President Grover Cleveland.

Dickinson County is part of the Iron Mountain, MI–WI Micropolitan Statistical Area.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 777 square miles (2,010 km²), of which 761 square miles (1,970 km²) is land and 16 square miles (41 km²) (2.0%) is water.

The 2010 United States Census indicates Dickinson County had a population of 26,168. This is a decrease of 1,304 people from the 2000 United States Census. This is a -4.7% change in population. In 2010 there were 11,359 households and 7,320 families in the county. The population density was 34.4 per square mile (13.3 square kilometers). There were 13,990 housing units at an average density of 18.4 per square mile (7.1 square kilometers). 97.2% of the population were White, 0.6% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.2% of some other race and 1.2% of two or more races. 1.0% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 17.4% were of German, 13.1% Italian, 11.2% French, French Canadian or Cajun, 11.1% Swedish, 7.4% Polish, 6.9% Irish, 6.9% English and 5.5% Finnish ancestry.