Back مقاطعة باراجا (ميشيغان) Arabic Baraga County, Michigan BAR Барага (окръг, Мичиган) Bulgarian বারাগা কাউন্টি, মিশিগান BPY Baraga Gông (Michigan) CDO Baraga County CEB Baraga County Czech Baraga County, Michigan Welsh Baraga County German Kantono Baraga Esperanto

Baraga County, Michigan

Baraga County
County
Baraga County Courthouse and Annex (July 2014)
Baraga County Courthouse and Annex (July 2014)
Flag of Baraga County
Flag
Official seal of Baraga County
Seal
Map of Michigan highlighting Baraga County
Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
Map of the United States highlighting Michigan
Michigan's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 46°43′N 88°20′W / 46.72°N 88.34°W / 46.72; -88.34
Country United States
State Michigan
FoundedFebruary 19, 1875[1][2]
Named forFrederic Baraga
SeatL'Anse
Largest villageBaraga
Area
 • Total
1,069 sq mi (2,770 km2)
 • Land898 sq mi (2,330 km2)
 • Water171 sq mi (440 km2)  16%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
8,158
 • Density9.9/sq mi (3.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitekeweenawbay.org

Baraga County (/ˈbɛərəɡə/ BAIR-ə-gə) is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,158, making it Michigan's fifth-least populous county.[3] The county seat is L'Anse.[4] The county is named after Bishop Frederic Baraga, a Catholic missionary who ministered to the Ojibwa Indians in the Michigan Territory.[1]

The L'Anse Indian Reservation of the Ojibwa is within Baraga County.

  1. ^ a b "Bibliography on Baraga County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "jengod.com".
  3. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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