Place:Benzie, Michigan, United States

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NameBenzie
Alt namesBenziesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates44.65°N 86.017°W
Located inMichigan, United States     (1836 - )
See alsoLeelanau, Michigan, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Gilmore Township Cemetery
Inland Township Cemetery
West Almira Cemetery
Inhabited place
Bendon
Benzonia
Beulah
Cedar Run
Crystallia
Elberta
Frankfort
Honor
Inland Corners
Lake Ann
Nessen City
Pilgrim
Thompsonville
Wallin
Watervale
Weldon
Township
Almira
Homestead
Inland (township)
Unknown
Putney Corners
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Benzie County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 17,970. The county seat is Beulah. The county was initially set off in 1863 and organized in 1869.[1]

The name Benzie is derived from the French , "the river of sawbills", bec-scie ("bill-saw") being a type of ducks. Americans altered the pronunciation of the river's name, which became known as the "Betsie River". A similar alteration in pronunciation produced "Benzie". At 321 square miles (831 km2), Benzie County is the smallest of the 83 counties in Michigan in terms of land area.

Benzie County is part of the Traverse City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1836 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1854 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1868 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1869 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1870 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1889 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 2,184
1880 3,433
1890 5,237
1900 9,685
1910 10,638
1920 6,947
1930 6,587
1940 7,800
1950 8,306
1960 7,834
1970 8,593
1980 11,205
1990 12,200
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~mibenzie

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