Delta County, Michigan

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Delta County

| state = Michigan

| seal =

| founded date = March 9

| founded year = 1843 (authorized)
1861 (organized)

| seat wl = Escanaba

| largest city = Escanaba

| area_total_sq_mi = 1991

| area_land_sq_mi = 1171

| area_water_sq_mi = 820

| area percentage = 41%

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 36,903

| density_sq_mi = 32

| ex image = DeltaCountyMichiganBuilding.jpg

| ex image cap = Delta County Courthouse in Escanaba

| district = 1st

| time zone = Eastern

| named for = Greek letter Delta

| web = deltacountymi.gov/

}}

Delta County is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,903.{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/deltacountymichigan/POP010220|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 15, 2021}} The county seat is Escanaba.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} The county was surveyed in 1843 and organized in 1861. Its name originates from the Greek letter delta (Δ), which refers to the triangular shape of the original county{{cite web|url=http://www.cmich.edu/library/clarke/AccessMaterials/Bibliographies/MichiganLocalHistory/Pages/delta.aspx|publisher=Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University|title=Bibliography on Delta County|access-date=July 6, 2013}}{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905| page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n102 103]}} which included segments of Menominee, Dickinson, Iron, and Marquette counties.[http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--,00.html Names of Michigan Counties] (accessed July 28, 2009) Recreation and forest products are major industries, and crops include hay, corn, small grains, potatoes, and strawberries.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/michigan/dhMI1977/dhMI1977.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926010016/http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/michigan/dhMI1977/dhMI1977.pdf |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2021|title=Soil Survey of Delta County and Hiawatha National Forest of Alger and Schoolcraft Counties, Michigan|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service and Forest Service |author=Loren W. Berndt|year=1977 |page=1)}}

Delta County comprises the Escanaba, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|1991|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1171|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|820|sqmi}} (41%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024015/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt|archive-date=November 13, 2013|url-status=dead}} It is the fifth-largest county in Michigan by land area.

=Adjacent counties=

By land

Menominee County (southwest, Central Time Zone border)
Marquette County (northwest)
Alger County (north)
Schoolcraft County (east)

By water

Leelanau County (southeast)
Door County, Wisconsin (south, Central Time Zone border)

=National protected area=

Hiawatha National Forest (part)

Communities

File:Delta County, MI census map.png data map showing local municipal boundaries within Delta County. Shaded areas represent incorporated cities.]]

=Cities=

Escanaba (county seat)
Gladstone

=Village=

Garden

=Civil townships=

=Unincorporated communities=

Bark River
Brampton
Chaison
Fairport
Fayette
Ford River
Garden Corners
Harris
Hyde
Isabella
Island View
Kipling
Lake Bluff
Maplewood
Nahma
Narenta
Perkins
Perronville
Rapid River
Riverland
Rock
St. Nicholas
Schaffer
Wells
West Gladstone

=Indian reservations=

A small section of the Hannahville Indian Community, which has most of its territory in neighboring Menominee County to the west, extends into Bark River Township.
The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians occupies a very small portion in the southwest city limits of Escanaba.

Demographics

{{US Census population

| 1860 = 1172

| 1870 = 2542

| 1880 = 6812

| 1890 = 15330

| 1900 = 23881

| 1910 = 30108

| 1920 = 30909

| 1930 = 32280

| 1940 = 34037

| 1950 = 32913

| 1960 = 34298

| 1970 = 35924

| 1980 = 38947

| 1990 = 37780

| 2000 = 38520

| 2010 = 37069

| 2020 = 36903

|estyear=2023

|estimate=36790

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 4, 2024}}

| align-fn = center

| footnote = US Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2014}}
1790-1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 21, 2014}} 1900-1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2014}}
1990-2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2014}} 2010-2018

}}

The 2010 United States census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 6, 2013}} indicated Delta County had population of 37,069. By 2020, its population was 36,903.

Education

School districts include:{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26041_delta/DC20SD_C26041.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802145654/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26041_delta/DC20SD_C26041.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Delta County, MI|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 21, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26041_delta/DC20SD_C26041_SD2MS.txt Text list]

Government

{{PresHead|place=Delta County, Michigan|source=[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS US Election Atlas]}}

Delta County operates the County jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, and vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget and has limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions – police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance etc. – are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

=Elected officials=

Prosecuting Attorney: Lauren Wickman
Sheriff: Edward Oswald
County Clerk/Register of Deeds: Nancy Przewrocki
County Treasurer: Sherry Godfrey
Drain Commissioner: George Maciejewski
County Surveyor: Mel Davis
Circuit Court Judge: John B. Economopoulos
District Court Judge: Steven C. Parks
Probate Court Judge: Perry R. Lund

(information as of September 2018){{cite web|url=http://www.deltacountymi.org/contact.php|title=Delta County Directory|access-date=September 16, 2018}}

Transportation

=Major highways=

{{jct|state=MI|US|2}} runs east–west through the lower part of the county, entering from Schoolcraft County east of Garden Corners and running westward to an intersection with US 41 at Rapid River.
{{jct|state=MI|US|41}} runs north–south through central part of the county, entering from Alger County at Trenary, running southerly to Rapid River then southwesterly along the Lake Michigan shore to the southwest corner of county.
{{jct|state=MI|M|35}} enters from Marquette County at the northwest corner of the county and runs southeasterly to intersection with US 41 at Gladstone.
{{jct|state=MI|M|69}} runs east–west across the southwestern tip of the county, entering from Menominee County at Schaffer and running southeasterly to an intersection with US 41 west of Narenta.
{{jct|state=MI|M|183}} runs from the southern tip of the Garden Peninsula at Fayette State Park to an intersection with US 2 at Garden Corners.{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Delta+County,+MI/@45.6709246,-86.9129621,9.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4d4c256ed84450ad:0x8c83c3593b04a75f!8m2!3d45.7124142!4d-86.9844175 |title = Delta County, MI |access-date = September 16, 2018 }}

=Airport=

The county is served by Delta County Airport (KESC), southwest of Escanaba. It provides scheduled airline service to Detroit and Minneapolis.

References

External links

[http://deltacountymi.org Delta County government website]
[http://www.nmu.edu/sites/DrupalRuralAndLocal/files/UserFiles/Files/Pre-Drupal/SiteSections/Resources/Delta.pdf Delta County Profile, Sam M Cohodas Regional Economist, Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Ph.D.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714141446/https://www.nmu.edu/sites/DrupalRuralAndLocal/files/UserFiles/Files/Pre-Drupal/SiteSections/Resources/Delta.pdf |date=July 14, 2020 }}
{{cite web|url=http://www.cmich.edu/library/clarke/AccessMaterials/Bibliographies/MichiganLocalHistory/Pages/delta.aspx|publisher=Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University|title=Bibliography on Delta County}}

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Delta County, Michigan

|North = Alger County

|Northeast = Schoolcraft County

|East = Schoolcraft County

|Southeast = Leelanau County across Lake Michigan

|South = Door County, Wisconsin across Lake Michigan

|Southwest = Menominee County

|West = Menominee County

|Northwest = Marquette County

}}

{{Coord|45.78|-86.87|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-MI_source:UScensus1990}}