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Emmet CountyMichigan

Emmet County is a county in Michigan with its seat in Petoskey. The county was created in 1840 and named after Robert Emmet.

  • Founded1840
  • County seatPetoskey
  • Named forRobert Emmet
  • Land area468 sq mi + 414 sq mi water
  • Population34,112 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped32,391 checked 16 October 2026
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CharlevoixMackinacCheboygan Petoskey Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Emmet on the map of Michigan

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Counties of Michigan · Emmet highlighted

History

Formed in 1840 from Michilimackinac County and Mackinac County

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

Emmet County was created from Michilimackinac County in 1840 as Tonedagana, though it was not fully organized and was attached to Michilimackinac for judicial purposes. The county was renamed Emmet in 1843. Emmet was fully organized in 1853, gaining territory from Cheboygan, Mackinac, and Charlevoix counties, and Charlevoix was eliminated. The county has since undergone several boundary changes, losing and regaining territory, most notably Beaver Island and the Fox Islands.

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

  1. 1840
    Emmet County created Tonedagana (now Emmet) created from Michilimackinac (now Mackinac); Tonedagana not fully organized, attached to Michilimackinac "for judicial purposes."
    from Michilimackinacfrom Mackinac
    · Mich. Acts 1840, ann. sess., no. 119, secs. 28, 35/pp. 199-200
  2. 1843
    Renamed Tonedagana renamed Emmet.
    formerly Tonedagana
    · Mich. Acts 1843, ann. sess., no. 67/p. 145
  3. 1853
    Gained territory Emmet gained from Cheboygan; gained Beaver Island, the surrounding islands, and the Fox Islands from Mackinac; and gained all of Charlevoix; Charlevoix eliminated. Emmet fully organized, detached from Mackinac. Emmet assigned jurisdiction over Lake Michigan and Green Bay concurrent with "the other counties contiguous thereto."
    from Cheboyganfrom Mackinacfrom Charlevoix
    · Mich. Acts 1853, reg. sess., no. 18, secs. 1, 4, 7-8/pp. 15-17
  4. 1855
    Lost territory Emmet lost Beaver Island, the surrounding islands, and the Fox Islands to creation of Manitou (extinct).
    to Manitou
    · Mich. Acts 1855, reg. sess., no. 92/p. 197
  5. 1869
    Lost territory Emmet lost to re-creation of Charlevoix.
    to Charlevoix
    · Mich. Acts 1869, reg. sess., no. 390/p. 1091
  6. 1896
    Gained territory Emmet gained from Charlevoix.
    from Charlevoix
    · Mich. Acts 1895, reg. sess., loc., no. 428/p. 484; Traverse Region, facing p. 169

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Emmet

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People and land

Emmet by the Census

Population
34,112 2020 Census count
Housing units
21,771 2020 Census count
Land area
468 square miles
Water area
414 square miles · 47% of the county, including large bodies of water
People per sq mi
73 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.

Zoning and code

GIS and maps

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Emmet County

When was Emmet County founded?
Emmet County was founded in 1840, formed from Michilimackinac County and Mackinac County, and named after Robert Emmet.
What is the county seat of Emmet County?
The county seat of Emmet County is Petoskey.
Is there an online parcel map for Emmet County?
Yes. Emmet County publishes a parcel map of 32,391 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Emmet County's boundary or name changed?
Emmet County was created in 1840 from Michilimackinac County and Mackinac County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 5 later changes, chiefly involving Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County and Mackinac County. It was formerly called Tonedagana.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Emmet 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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