Back مقاطعة لابير (ميشيغان) Arabic لئیپر بؤلگهسی، میشیقان AZB Lapeer County, Michigan BAR Лапийр (окръг, Мичиган) Bulgarian লাপীর কাউন্টি, মিশিগান BPY Lapeer Gông (Michigan) CDO Lapeer County CEB Lapeer County Czech Lapeer County, Michigan Welsh Lapeer County German
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Lapeer County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Michigan | |
 Michigan's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′N 83°13′W / 43.09°N 83.22°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| Founded | September 18, 1822 (created) February 2, 1835 (organized)[1][2] |
| Seat | Lapeer |
| Largest city | Lapeer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 663 sq mi (1,720 km2) |
| • Land | 643 sq mi (1,670 km2) |
| • Water | 20 sq mi (50 km2) 3.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 88,619 |
| • Density | 137/sq mi (53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 9th |
| Website | www |
Lapeer County (/ləˈpɪər/ lə-PEER) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 88,619.[3] The county seat is Lapeer.[4] The county was created on September 18, 1822, and was fully organized on February 2, 1835. The name is a corruption of the French la pierre, which means "the stone".[5] Lapeer County is located north of Detroit and east of Flint.
- ^ "A Condensed History of Lapeer County". Lapeer County Government. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ History of Lapeer County, Michigan : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Chicago: H. R. Page. 1884. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 181.