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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Luce County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,631. The county seat is Newberry. In 2002, Newberry was designated as the moose capital of Michigan by the state legislature.
The county was set off and organized in 1887. It is named after former Michigan Governor Cyrus G. Luce (R).
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1887 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1887 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1888 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1890 | 2,455
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| 1900 | 2,983
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| 1910 | 4,004
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| 1920 | 6,149
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| 1930 | 6,528
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| 1940 | 7,423
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| 1950 | 8,147
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| 1960 | 7,827
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| 1970 | 6,789
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| 1980 | 6,659
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| 1990 | 5,763
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~miluce/
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