Antrim County, Michigan

Antrim County
County
Antrim County Courthouse
Antrim County Courthouse
Map of Michigan highlighting Antrim County
Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
Map of the United States highlighting Michigan
Michigan's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 45°01′N 85°11′W / 45.01°N 85.18°W / 45.01; -85.18
Country United States
State Michigan
Founded1840 (authorized)
1863 (organized)[1]
Named forCounty Antrim
SeatBellaire
Largest villageElk Rapids
Area
 • Total
602 sq mi (1,560 km2)
 • Land476 sq mi (1,230 km2)
 • Water126 sq mi (330 km2)  21%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
23,431
 • Density50/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitehttps://www.antrimcounty.org/

Antrim County (/ˈæntrəm/ AN-trəm) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,431.[2] The county seat is Bellaire.[3] The name is taken from County Antrim in Northern Ireland.

Antrim County is home to Torch Lake, Michigan's deepest and second-largest inland lake. Torch Lake, famous for its clear and blue waters,[4][5][6] is part of the Chain of Lakes Watershed, most of which lies within Antrim County. The county is bordered to the west by Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference clarke was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Nace, Trevor. "Michigan's Torch Lake Looks Exactly Like The Caribbean Sea". Forbes. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Bingham, Emily (July 14, 2017). "Torch Lake is Michigan's own slice of the Caribbean". mlive. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "How Torch Lake Stores the Rainbow". Torch Conservation Center. Retrieved March 7, 2023.