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Gogebic County
pronounced GO GIBB ICK
(see Michigan State below)
Founded: June 4, 1886 from Ontonagan County
Origin of Name: Lake Agogebic, later changed to Gogebic
County seat: Bessemer
Land Area (square miles): 1,102
Elevation: 800-2000 feet
Gogebic
County is located in the most western end of Upper Peninsula of
Michigan. It is almost
directly north of Davenport, Iowa and reaches as far west as St. Louis,
Missouri. Of the eighty-three counties in
Michigan, Gogebic is the most remote from the State Capitol of Lansing.
The entire western end was known as Bessemer
Township in the early years.
Population Statistics:
| 1900 |
16,738 |
| 1910 |
23,333 |
| 1920 |
33,225 |
| 1930 |
31,577 |
| 1940 |
31,797 |
| 1950 |
27,053 |
| 1960 |
24,370 |
| 1970 |
20,676 |
| 1980 |
19,686 |
| 1990 |
18,052 |
| 1995 |
17,896 |
| 2000 |
17,370 |
| 2001 |
17,670 |
| 2002 |
17,407 |
In 2000 Gogebic County ranked as
the 65th most populous county in Michigan.
And just FYI because... Gogebic
County averages 200-300 inches of snow per year!
Michigan
The "Wolverine State"
Admitted to the Union:
Thursday, January 26, 1837
Capital: Lansing
Motto: Si Quaeris Peninsulam
Ameonam, Circumspice
(If You Seek a Beautiful Peninsula, Look Around)
Land Area (square miles):
58,216
Michigan got its name from the
Indian word meaning "Great Lake." This state touches on all but one of the
Great lakes and has 40,000 square miles of water within its boundaries.
Woodland Indians lived in the land when French explorers and fur traders first
came to it. Once the timber, minerals, and fertile soil were discovered,
settlers flocked to Michigan. They stayed to make this state first in
production of automobiles, breakfast cereals, furniture, cherries, cucumbers,
navy beans, and seedling pines.
Population statistics:
| 1810 |
4,762 |
| 1820 |
8,896 |
| 1830 |
31,639 |
| 1840 |
212,267 |
| 1850 |
397,654 |
| 1860 |
749,113 |
| 1870 |
1,184,059 |
| 1880 |
1,636,937 |
| 1890 |
2,093,890 |
| 1900 |
2,420,982 |
| 1910 |
2,810,173 |
| 1920 |
3,668,412 |
| 1930 |
4,842,325 |
| 1940 |
5,256,106 |
| 1950 |
6,371,766 |
| 1960 |
7,823,194 |
| 1970 |
8,875,083 |
| 1980 |
9,262,078 |
| 1990 |
9,295,297 |
| 2000 |
9,938,444 |
Population is ranked 8th (in US)
at 9,549,353 (1995 estimate)
Total area - 96,791 square miles
[including water areas]
Greatest length [north to south] - 310 miles
Greatest width [east to west] - 400 miles
Highest point - 1,980 feet
Lowest point - 572 feet
Highest recorded temperature - 112 degrees
Lowest recorded temperature - -51 degrees
3,288 miles of shoreline
11,000 inland lakes
36,000 miles of rivers and streams
18.4 million acres of forest
Principal cities - Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Dearborn, Lansing
White pine is the state tree
Robin is the state bird
Apple blossom is the state flower
Petoskey is the state stone
Isle Royale greenstone is the state gem
Brook trout is the state fish
State song is "Michigan My Michigan"
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