Wexford County, Michigan
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This article is about Wexford County in Michigan. For the county in Ireland, see County Wexford.
Wexford County is a county in the Northern Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 33,673.[3] The seat of Wexford County is Cadillac, which is also the county's largest city.[4]
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Wexford County | |
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Nickname: "Wex" | |
Coordinates: 44°20′N 85°35′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
Founded | 1840 (created) 1869 (organized)[1][2] |
Named for | County Wexford, Ireland |
Seat | Cadillac |
Largest city | Cadillac |
Area | |
• Total | 575.46 sq mi (1,490.4 km2) |
• Land | 565.00 sq mi (1,463.3 km2) |
• Water | 10.46 sq mi (27.1 km2) 1.8% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 33,673 |
• Density | 59.2/sq mi (22.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd |
Website | www |
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Wexford County is largely covered by the Manistee National Forest, and thus is heavily wooded. The Manistee River flows from east to west in the north of the county. Briar Hill, the highest point in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, is located in northwestern Wexford County, at 1,706 feet (520 m).
The county is the location of the first known sighting of the Michigan Dogman, in 1887.[5]