Michigan Counties - Delta County, Michigan

A little over half of Delta County is contained in the Hiawatha National Forest.
There are over 140 inland lakes along with 144 miles of Lake Michigan
coastline, making it a prime spot for water recreation and fishing.

French missionaries came in the mid 1600's to the Bay de Noc. The first
white settler was a fur trader settling on the Escanaba River. Then
followed lumberman who build sawmills along the rivers. This was also a
good area for fishing. Escanaba was a major mining town for iron ore which
is still today important.

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COUNTY STATISTICS

County Seat: Escanaba

Size: 1177 Square Miles

Elevation: 600-1000 Feet

Physiography: Lake-border-plains, hill lands

Growing Season: 110-150 days

Annual Precipitation: 29-33 inches

Average Snowfall: 50 - 90 inches

Forest Type: Aspen-Birch, Maple-Beech-Hemlock, Spruce-Fir, Pine-Oak

Fall Colors: Late September

CITIES WITHIN

Bark River (49807) - Brampton (49837) - Cornell (49818)
Escanaba (49829) - Garden (49835) - Gladstone (49837)
Nahma (49864) - Perkins (49872) - Rapid River (49878)
Rock (49880) - Schaffer (49807) - Wells (49894)

SURROUNDING COUNTIES

Alger - Marquette - Menominee - Schoolcraft

GENERAL INFORMATION

Delta County Area Chamber of Commerce

Delta County Community Resources

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