Mackinac County Facts

Mackinac County Master Plan

Mackinac County Fact Book

Prepared by U.P. Engineers & Architects, Inc. for the Mackinac County Planning Commission and Economic Development Corporation.

2000 & 2010 Census

Mackinac County Facts

Mackinac County is located on the northern shores of Lakes Huron and Michigan and encompasses 2 cities and 11 townships. State and Federal land ownership is 54%. The largest seasonal employer is the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island and the largest year round employer is the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

The growing tourism industry is currently built around the many attractions in St. Ignace and on Mackinac Island, National Forests, Lake Huron and Michigan, numerous rivers, streams, inland lakes, public and private campgrounds and the rapidly increasing snowmobile tourist season.

Land in Mackinac County

  • Acres – 691,000
  • Square Miles – 1,093
  • Federal Forest – 135,000
  • Shore Line – 230 approximately

Population 2010

  • County 11,113
  • Region (Sq. Mile) 1127
  • Persons Sq. Mile 10.6

Marine

  • Port Inland – Commercial Port
  • Port Dolomite – Commercial Port
  • Cedarville Quarry – Commercial Port
  • Bois Blanc – Marina
  • Cedarville – Marina
  • Hessel – Marina
  • Naubinway – Marina
  • Mackinac Island – Marina
  • St. Ignace – Marina

Airports

  • Bois Blanc
  • Hessel
  • Mackinac Island
  • St. Ignace