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Lake County, Michigan

A county in Michigan, ranked 71 of 83 by population.

CountyFIPS 26085

Within Michigan
Lake County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Baldwin, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
13,182
+1,096 (+9.1%) since 2020
Land area
567.6
square miles. A further 1.2% of the total area is water
Population density
23.2
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Baldwin
Seat of county government.
Established
1840
185 years ago
Largest city
Baldwin village
Population 1,025.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Lake County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Lake County, Michigan from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 786 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Lake County ranks

Position among the 83 counties of Michigan, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn MichiganNationally
Population13,18271st of 832,214th of 3,144
Land area567.6 sq mi43rd of 831,801st of 3,144
Population density23.2 per sq mi68th of 832,120th of 3,144
Median household income$50,80579th of 832,725th of 3,143

Full data for Lake County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population13,182Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202012,086Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?12,091Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area567.6 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area6.7 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area574.3 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?23.2 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$50,805American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$133,900American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age50.5American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households5,190American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units13,461American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-103
89 births, 192 deaths
Net migration
+272
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 7 areas bordering Lake County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Mason CountyMichigan24 mi29,040
Osceola CountyMichigan24 mi23,516
Newaygo CountyMichigan24 mi51,622
Wexford CountyMichigan13 mi34,445
Manistee CountyMichigan11 mi25,656
Mecosta CountyMichigana single point42,320
Oceana CountyMichigana single point27,177

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 83 counties of Michigan

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.