It took its name from a Chippewa chief who signed the 1821 Treaty of Chicago and the 1826 Treaty of Mississinewas. Meegisee County ( / m iː ɡ ə s i/ MEE-gə-see) was separated from Michilimackinac County as an unorganized county in 1840.
Map of the Chain of Lakes, the watershed of which dominates much of western Antrim County. Several nearby counties are also shown with names that would later be changed. The name is misspelled as "Negissee" on the map. History A detail from A New Map of Michigan with its Canals, Roads & Distances (1842) by Henry Schenck Tanner, showing Antrim County during the period when it was named Meegisee County, its name from 1840 to 1843. The county is bordered to the west by Grand Traverse Bay, a bay of Lake Michigan. Torch Lake, famous for its clear and blue waters, is part of the Chain of Lakes Watershed, most of which lies within Antrim County. The name is taken from County Antrim in Northern Ireland.Īntrim County is home to Torch Lake, Michigan's deepest and second-largest inland lake.
As of the 2020 Census, the population was 23,431. Antrim County ( / ˈ æ n t r ə m/ AN-trəm) is a county located in the U.S.
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