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Chippewa CountyMichigan

Chippewa County is located in Michigan and was created in 1827. The county seat is Sault Ste. Marie.

  • Founded1827
  • County seatSault Ste. Marie
  • Named forOjibwe
  • Land area1,559 sq mi + 1,140 sq mi water
  • Population36,785 2020 Census
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MackinacLucePresque Isle Sault Ste. Marie Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Chippewa on the map of Michigan

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History

Formed in 1827 from Michilimackinac County and Mackinac County

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

Chippewa County was created by Michigan Territory on February 1, 1827, from Michilimackinac County (now Mackinac County) and initially included parts of present-day Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. In 1836, when Wisconsin Territory was created from Michigan Territory, Chippewa lost territory in present-day Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 1843 and 1846, Chippewa exchanged territory with Mackinac County and eventually lost land to the creation of Marquette, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft, Houghton, and Luce counties.

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

  1. 1827
    Chippewa County created Chippewa created by Michigan Territory from Michilimackinac (now Mackinac); included parts of present Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
    from Michilimackinacfrom Mackinac
    · Mich. Terr. Laws, 2:295-296
  2. 1836
    Lost territory Chippewa lost to Wisconsin Territory when Wisconsin Territory was created from Michigan Territory; Chippewa eliminated from present Minnesota and Wisconsin. · U.S. Stat., vol. 5, ch. 54 [1836], sec. 1/p. 10; Terr. Papers U.S., 27:41-52
  3. 1843
    Exchanged territory Chippewa exchanged with Michilimackinac (now Mackinac), lost to creation of Marquette, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft; Marquette, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft not fully organized, attached to Chippewa "for judicial purposes."
    with Michilimackinacwith Mackinacwith Marquettewith Ontonagonwith Schoolcraft
    · Mich. Acts 1843, ann. sess., no. 89, secs. 1-5, 7/pp. 201-203
  4. 1845
    Chippewa County created Houghton created from Marquette and Ontanagon; Houghton not fully organized, attached to Chippewa "for judicial purposes."
    from Houghtonfrom Marquettefrom Ontanagon
    · Mich. Acts 1845, ann. sess., no. 48/p. 58
  5. 1846
    Changed Houghton fully organized, detached from Chippewa; Marquette, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft detached from Chippewa, attached to Houghton "for judicial and other purposes."
    HoughtonMarquetteOntonagonSchoolcraft
    · Mich. Acts 1846, ann. sess., no. 157, secs. 1, 7/pp. 286-287
  6. 1875
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Chippewa and Mackinac was redefined (no change).
    with Mackinacno change
    · Mich. Acts 1875, reg. sess., pub., no. 185/p. 213
  7. 1887
    Lost territory Chippewa lost to creation of Luce.
    to Luce
    · Mich. Acts 1887, reg. sess., loc., no. 363, secs. 1, 13/pp. 84, 86

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Chippewa

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Chippewa by the Census

Population
36,785 2020 Census count
Housing units
20,268 2020 Census count
Land area
1,559 square miles
Water area
1,140 square miles · 42% of the county, including large bodies of water
People per sq mi
24 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

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Permits

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Chippewa County

When was Chippewa County founded?
Chippewa County was founded in 1827, formed from Michilimackinac County and Mackinac County, and named after Ojibwe.
What is the county seat of Chippewa County?
The county seat of Chippewa County is Sault Ste. Marie.
Is there an online parcel map for Chippewa County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Chippewa County's boundary or name changed?
Chippewa County was created in 1827 from Michilimackinac County and Mackinac County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Marquette County, Houghton County and Ontonagon County.
Who issues building permits in Chippewa County?
The county's page on building permits: BUILDING DEPARTMENT. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Chippewa 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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