Alger County, Michigan places and people

Alger County, Michigan Basics:

Alger County Michigan - Government Site

Population: 9,512
Area: 915 square miles
County seat: Munising
Area code(s) in use: 906
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Median household income: $38,348
Persons in poverty: 14.9%
Home ownership rate: 83.6%
Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Delta Luce Marquette Schoolcraft

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Map of the Alger County area

Our detail map of Alger County shows the Alger County, Michigan boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Alger County, Michigan

Airports show all on map

Chatham Landing Strip, Grand Marais Airport, Hanley Field Airport, Hanley Landing Strip

Arches show all on map

Grand Portal, Lovers Leap

Areas show all on map

John H Hammer Public Access

Bars show all on map

Bays show all on map

Au Train Bay, Bay Furnace, Buck Bay, East Bay, Grand Island Harbor Bay, Harbor of Refuge, Murray Bay, Shelter Bay, South Bay, Trout Bay, West Bay

Beaches show all on map

Twelvemile Beach

Bridges show all on map

Cameron Crossing Bridge, Doucette Bridge

Buildings show all on map

Alger Correctional Facility, Alger County Courthouse, Alger County Heritage Center, Alger County Sheriff Department Emergency Medical Services, Alger County Sheriff's Office, AuTrain Township Fire Department, Autrain Township Volunteer Fire Department, Burt Township Ambulance Service, Burt Township Fire Department, Gitche Gumee Museum, Grand Marais Historical Society Museum, Mathias Township Fire Department, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Shingleton Forest Area, Munising City Hall, Munising Police Department, Munising Public Library, Munising Ranger District, Munising Township Fire Department, Munising Volunteer Fire Department, Onota Township Volunteer Fire Department, Rock River Township Fire Department, Tri - County Volunteer Fire Department

Capes show all on map

Au Sable Point, Au Train Point, Fivemile Point, Grand Portal Point, Gull Point, Laughing Fish Point, Lonesome Point, Miners Castle Point, Muskrat Point, North Point, Northeast Point, Powell Point, Sand Point, Trout Point, Wick Point

Cemeteries show all on map

Au Train Township Cemetery, Deerton Cemetery, Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery, Indian Cemetery, Limestone Township Cemetery, Maple Grove Cemetery, Munising Township Cemetery, Pine Grove Cemetery, Reilly's Graves, Rose Hill Cemetery, Trenary Cemetery, Trudell's Graves, Williams-Powell Cemetery

Churches show all on map

Calvary Free Lutheran Church, Corner Stone Baptist Church, Eden Evangelical Lutheran Church, Faith Baptist Church, First Church, First Lutheran Church, First Presbyterian Church, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Grand Marais United Methodist Church, Holy Rosary Parish, Limestone Baptist Church, Munising Baptist Church, Munising Wesleyan Church, Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, Sacred Heart Church, Saint John's Episcopal Church, Saint Rita's Church, Saint Therese Catholic Mission, Sion Lutheran Church, Trenary United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church

Cliffs show all on map

Falls show all on map

Alger Falls, Alger Falls, Au Train Falls, Bridalveil Falls, Chapel Falls, Chipmunk Falls, Cole Creek Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Laughing Whitefish Falls, Memorial Falls, Miners Falls, Mosquito Falls, Munising Falls, Rock River Falls, Sable Falls, Scott Falls, Silver Falls, Spray Falls, Tannery Falls, Wagner Falls, Whitefish Falls

Flats show all on map

Kingston Plains

Forests show all on map

Escanaba River State Forest

Hospitals show all on map

Bay Care Medical Center, Burt Township Medical Center, Munising Memorial Hospital, Trenary Medical Center

Islands show all on map

Au Train Island, Grand Island, Lost Island, Williams Island, Wood Island

Lakes show all on map

Ackerman Lake, Addis Lakes, Aleck Lake, Alger Lake, Als Lake, Ames Lake, Anna Marsh, Au Train Lake, Baldy Lake, Bar Lake, Bass Lake, Bearfoot Lake, Beaver Lake, Big Twin Lake, Birch Lakes, Blue Lake, Bluegill Lake, Buck Lake, Buck Lake, Bunting Lake, Burrell Lakes, Camp K Lake, Carp Lake, Carter Lake, Casey Lake, Cedar Bog Lake, Centerline Lake, Chapel Lake, Cherry Lake, Claypit Lake, Cloverleaf Lake, Cluster Lakes, Clyde Lake, Cook Lake, Coots Pond, Council Lake, County Line Lake, Cox Pond, Cranberry Lake, Crooked Lake, Crow Lake, Dam Lake, Davies Lake, Deadman Lake, Deer Lake, Deer Lake, Deerfoot Lake, Doe Lake, Dorsey Lake, Duck Lake, East Lake, Echo Lake, Ewatt Lake, Fish Lake, Fishhook Lake, Fox Lake, Furnace Lake, Garvey Ponds, Ginpole Lake, Gopher Lake, Grand Marais Lake, Grand Sable Lake, Grants Lake, Grass Lake, Grassy Pond, Grimes Lake, Gypsy Lake, Halfmoon Lake, Hammond Lake, Hartney Lake, Hemlock Lake, Hemlock Lake, Hike Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Hovey Lake, Howe Lake, Humphrey Pond, Hyde Lake, Ionia Lake, Irwin Lake, Ivars Pond, Jenny Lake, Joe Lake, Joel Pond, Johns Lakes, Kennedy Lake, Kingston Lake, Kingston Pond, Kinsey Lake, Kitten Lake, Laakso Lake, Lake Nita, Lake Seventeen, Lake Stella, Lake Superior, Lake Twenty Five, Lambert Lake, Laughing Whitefish Lake, Lavender Lake, Legion Lake, Line Lake, Line Lake, Lion Lake, Little Aleck Lake, Little Beaver Lake, Little Chapel Lake, Little Gypsy Lake, Little Pole Lake, Little Round Lake, Long Lake, Loon Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Shoe Lake, Mallard Lake, Mallard Lake, Man Lake, Marshman Lake, McComb Lake, McFarlin Lake, McKay Lake, McNeil Lake, Mellen Lake, Mervin Lake, Miners Lake, Mink Lake, Mirror Lake, Misty Lake, Mitchell Lake, Moccasin Lake, Moccasin Lake, Moose Lake, Moth Lake, Mouse Lake, Mud Lake, Muddy Lake, Nawakwa Lake, Nelson Lake, Nevins Lake, Newton Lake, Niemi Lake, Noble Lake, North Lake, Nugent Lake, Odell Pond, Otter Lake, Owl Lake, Palmer Lake, Palmer Lake, Pan Lake, Panther Lake, Paquette Lake, Paulson Lake, Peck Lake, Pelican Lake, Perch Lake, Phillip Pond, Pickerel Lake, Pickerel Lake, Porky Lakes, Pothole Lake, Powell Lake, Preacher Lake, Ready Lake, Red Jack Lake, Rielly Lake, Rock Lake, Sand Lake, Sand Lake, Saul Lake, Scout Lake, Second Lake, Section Seventeen Lake, Section Thirtysix Lake, Sevenmile Lake, Shady Lake, Shallow Lake, Silver Lake, Sister Lake, Sitka Lake, Sixteenmile Lake, Skeels Pond, Sleeper Lake, Slowfoot Lake, Snipe Lake, Sphagnum Lake, Spider Ponds, Spirit Lake, Spot Lake, Spruce Lake, Squaw Lake, Squaw Ponds, Stoner Lake, Sullivan Lake, Sullivan Lake, Swede Lake, Teal Lake, Temple Lake, Thornton Lake, Three Lakes, Tie Lake, Town Lake, Trappers Lake, Triangle Lake, Trout Lake, Trueman Lake, Turtle Lake, Two Lakes, Two Lakes, Upper Shoe Lake, Upper Twin Lake, Weasel Lake, Weber Lake, West Branch Lake, West Branch Lakes, Wetmore Lake, Wheelbarrow Lake, Wise Lake, Wolf Lake

Locales show all on map

Au Sable Point Campground, Au Train Lake Campground, Au Train Station (historical), Bay Furnace Lighthouse, Bay Furnace Recreation Area, Beaver Creek Campground, Buckhorn/Otter Lake Campground, Camp Red Buck, Camp Red Buck, CCC Camp, CCC Camp, CCC Camp, CCC Camp, Chapel Beach Campground, Chatham Corners, Chatham Hill Ski Area, Chatham Station (historical), Coalwood Station (historical), Coty Lakeshore Recreation Area, Deerton Station (historical), Dorsey Station (historical), Eben Junction Station (historical), Endress Oil Company, Forest Lake Station (historical), Grand Island Harbor Lighthouse, Grand Marais Station (historical), Hallston Station (historical), Hovey Lake Campground, Hughitt Camp, Island Lake Campground, Jenney Station (historical), Kahle Park, Kingston Lake State Forest Campground, Laughing Whitefish Campground, Laughing Whitefish Falls Scenic Site, Maple Mountain Ski Area, Melstrand Station (historical), Michigan State University UP Research Station, Moccasin Lake Picnic Area, Mosquito Beach Campground, Munising City Dock, Munising Front and Rear Range Lighthouse, Munising Junction Station, Munising Sanitary Landfill, Munising Station (historical), Old Charcoal Kilns Ruins (historical), Onota Station (historical), Outer Light, Petrel Station (historical), Pictured Rocks Golf and Country Club, Pine Bluff Campground, Reedsboro Station (historical), Ridge, Rock River Station (historical), Rumely Station (historical), Sevenmile Campground, Shingleton Station, Trenary Station (historical), Tyoga Station (historical), Wagner Falls State Scenic Site, Wandering Wheels Campground, Wetmore Station, Wide Water Campground, Winters, Woodland Park, Woodland Park Campgrounds, Youngs Station (historical)

Military show all on map

Grand Marais Air Force Station (historical)

Parks show all on map

Chatham Park, Cusino State Wildlife Research Area, Deer Lake Roadside Park, Forest Lake Campground and Picnic Area, Grand Marais Historical Marker, Lake Superior Historical Marker, Lobb House Historical Marker (historical), Mathias Township Park, Mikulich General Store Historical Marker, Paulson House Historical Marker, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Rock River Township Recreation Area, Scott Falls Roadside Park

Pillars show all on map

Chapel Rock, Sail Rock

Populated Places show all on map

Au Train, Chatham, Christmas, Coalwood, Deerton, Diffin, Dixon, Dorsey, Doty, Eben Junction, Evelyn, Forest Lake, Grand Marais, Green Haven, Indian Town, Island View Estates Mobile Park, Juniper, Kentucky, Kiva, Ladoga, Limestone, Mantila Camp, Melstrand, Munising, Munising Junction, Myren, Onota, Rock River, Rumely, Sand River, Shingleton, Slapneck, Star, Stillman, Sullivans Landing, Sundell, Sunrise Landing, Traunik, Trenary, Vail, Van Meer, Wetmore, Williams Crossing, Williams Landing

Post Offices show all on map

Au Train Post Office, Chatham Post Office, Coalwood Post Office (historical), Deerton Post Office, Eben Junction Post Office, Forest Lake Post Office (historical), Gogarnville Post Office (historical), Grand Marais Post Office, Hallston Post Office (historical), Hallston Post Office (historical), Jenney Post Office (historical), Kiva Post Office (historical), Limestone Post Office (historical), Melstrand Post Office (historical), Munising Post Office, Onota Post Office (historical), Petrel Post Office (historical), Reedsboro Post Office (historical), Rock River Post Office (historical), Rumely Post Office (historical), Sand River Post Office (historical), Shingleton Post Office, Sundell Post Office (historical), Traunik Post Office, Trenary Post Office, Tyoga Post Office (historical), Wetmore Post Office, Winters Post Office (historical), Youngs Post Office (historical)

Reserves show all on map

Rock River Canyon Wilderness

Reservoirs show all on map

Cleveland Cliffs Basin

Schools show all on map

Au Train-Onota Public Schools, Burt Township School, Central Elementary School, Eben High School, Munising High School, Seventh-day Adventist School

Streams show all on map

Anna River, Arsenault Creek, Au Train River, B A Creek, Baker Creek, Baker Creek, Beaver Creek, Bills Creek, Black Creek, Black Mosquite Creek, Blood Creek, Bohemian Creek, Buck Bay Creek, Camp R Creek, Carpenter Creek, Casey Creek, Chapel Creek, Cherry Creek, Chipmunk Creek, Cole Creek, De Mull Creek, Deer Creek, Dexter Creek, Dorsey Creek, East Branch Lowney Creek, Echo Lake Creek, Fish Hatchery Creek, Gongeau Creek, Grand Marais Creek, Grass Creek, Gull Point Creek, Hanson Creek, Hanson Creek, Harvey Creek, Haverstock Creek, Hayes Creek, Huber Creek, Hurricane River, Island Lake, Ivars Creek, Joe Creek, Joel Creek, Johnson Creek, Klondike Creek, Laughing Whitefish River, Little Beaver Creek, Loon Creek, Lowney Creek, McAfee Creek, Metser Creek, Miners River, Mosquito River, Munising Falls Creek, North Branch Deer Creek, North Branch Slapneck Creek, North Light Creek, Pelican Creek, Porter Creek, Prairie Creek, Rhody Creek, Rock River, Sable Creek, Sand River, Scott Creek, Section Thirtyfour Creek, Sevenmile Creek, Silver Creek, Slapneck Creek, South Branch Slapneck Creek, Spray Creek, Spring Creek, Spring Creek, Squaw Creek, Squirrel Creek, Stony Creek, Sucker Creek, Sucker River, Sullivan Creek, Sullivan Creek, Tannery Creek, Towes Creek, Valley Spur Creek, Wagner Creek, Weber Creek, Werners Creek, West Branch Laughing Whitefish River, West Branch Lowney Creek, West Branch Sucker River

Summits show all on map

Grand Sable Dunes

Towers show all on map

Buck Hill Lookout Tower, Forest Lake Lookout Tower, Gypsy Lake Lookout Tower, Johnson Lake Lookout Tower, Tie Hill Lookout Tower, Trenary Lookout Tower, Wetmore Lookout Tower, WQXO-AM (Munising), WQXO-FM (Munising)

Trails show all on map

Addis Lakes Ski Trail, Chatham Ski Trail, Coalwood Recreational Trail, Lakeshore Trail, Valley Spur Ski Trail,

Alger County, Michigan Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	8,161
Black	646
American Indian	389
Mixed	275
Asian	38
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0

Additional population tables :
State population table
Michigan population by county