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Arenac CountyMichigan

Arenac County is a county in Michigan with its county seat in Standish. The county was first created in 1831 from Oakland County.

  • Founded1831
  • County seatStandish
  • Land area363 sq mi + 318 sq mi water
  • Population15,002 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped18,348 checked 16 October 2026
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BayOgemawGladwinIoscoHuron Standish Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Arenac on the map of Michigan

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History

Formed in 1831 from Oakland County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Arenac County was created on March 2, 1831 from Oakland County but was not fully organized, and in 1836 it was attached to Saginaw County for judicial purposes. In 1857, Arenac County was eliminated when all its territory was used to create Bay County, but in 1883 it was re-created from Bay County with somewhat different boundaries.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1831
    Arenac County created Arenac created by Michigan Territory from Non-County Area 2 attached to Oakland; Arenac not fully organized, not attached.
    from Oakland
    · Mich. Terr. Laws, 3:sec. 12/p. 872
  2. 1836
    Changed Arenac attached to Saginaw "for judicial purposes."
    Saginaw
    · Mich. Acts 1836, ann. sess., p. 67
  3. 1840
    Changed Arenac attachment to Saginaw was confirmed (no change).
    Saginaw
    · Mich. Acts 1840, ann. sess., no. 119, secs. 1, 4, 33-35/pp. 196, 200
  4. 1857
    Lost territory Arenac lost all territory to creation of Bay; Arenac eliminated.
    to Bay
    · Mich. Acts 1857, reg. sess., no. 171, secs. 1-2, 15/pp. 438-439, 441; Mich. Rpts., 5:114
  5. 1883
    Arenac County created Arenac re-created from Bay; boundaries were somewhat different from those Arenac originally had in 1831.
    from Bay
    · Mich. Acts 1883, reg. sess., pub., no. 35/p. 25

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Arenac

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People and land

Arenac by the Census

Population
15,002 2020 Census count
Housing units
9,504 2020 Census count
Land area
363 square miles
Water area
318 square miles · 47% of the county, including large bodies of water
People per sq mi
41 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Arenac County

When was Arenac County founded?
Arenac County was founded in 1831, formed from Oakland County.
What is the county seat of Arenac County?
The county seat of Arenac County is Standish.
Is there an online parcel map for Arenac County?
Yes. Arenac County publishes a parcel map of 18,348 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Arenac County's boundary or name changed?
Arenac County was created in 1831 from Oakland County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Bay County and Saginaw County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Arenac County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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