Wexford County, Michigan
Wexford County, Michigan | |
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Wexford County Courthouse in Cadillac | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: "The Wex" | |
Location within the U.S. state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′N 85°35′W / 44.34°N 85.58°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Founded | 1840 (created) 1869 (organized) |
| Named after | 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 |
• Estimate (2024) | 34,460 |
| • Density | 59.598/sq mi (23.011/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd |
| Website | www |
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. The seat of Wexford County is Cadillac, which is also the county's largest city.
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.