Place:Ontonagon, Michigan, United States

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NameOntonagon
Alt namesOntonagonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates46.667°N 89.333°W
Located inMichigan, United States     (1843 - )
See alsoChippewa, Michigan, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Gogebic, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Agate Cemetery
Barclay Cemetery
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Agate
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Bergland
Bruce Crossing
Buckshot Landing
Calderwood
Carp Lake Landing
Craigsmere
Ewen
Firesteel
Grand Rapids
Green
Greenland
LaFayette Landing
Lake Mine
Mass City
Matchwood
Merriweather
Nonesuch
North Paynesville
Old Victoria Historic Townsite
Ontonagon
Paulding
Paynesville
Robbins
Rockland
Rousseau
Silver City
Sleepy Hollow
Topaz
Trout Creek
Tula
Victoria
Wainola
White Pine
Wood Spur
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ontonagon County is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 5,816, making it Michigan's third-least populous county. The county seat is Ontonagon. The county was set off in 1843, and organized in 1848.[1] Its territory had been organized as part of Chippewa and Mackinac counties. With increasing population in the area, more counties were organized. After Ontonagon was organized, it was split to create Gogebic County.[1] It is also the westernmost U.S. county that uses the Eastern Time Zone.

The county is named after the Ontonagon River. The name is said to be loosely derived from an Ojibwe language word noojitoon ziibi, meaning "hunting river."[1] A French transliteration, Nantounagon, identified the river on a 1670 French map. Alternatively, and perhaps more accurately, it is said to be derived from the Ojibwa onagon, which means "dish" or "bowl." See List of Michigan county name etymologies.

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Date Event Source
1843 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1853 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1853 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1854 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1868 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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
1850 389
1860 4,568
1870 2,845
1880 2,565
1890 3,756
1900 6,197
1910 8,650
1920 12,428
1930 11,114
1940 11,359
1950 10,282
1960 10,584
1970 10,548
1980 9,861
1990 8,854
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www.rootsweb.com/~miontona

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