Manistee County, Michigan

{{short description|County in Michigan, United States}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Manistee County | state = Michigan | ex image = Tippy Dam (July 2017).jpg | ex image size = 300px | ex image cap = Tippy Dam on the Manistee River | seal = | founded year = 1840 1855 (organized)<ref name="clarke"/> | founded date = | seat wl = Manistee | largest city wl = Manistee | area_total_sq_mi = 1281 | area_land_sq_mi = 542 | area_water_sq_mi = 738 | area percentage = 58% | census yr = 2020 | pop = 25032 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 25656 {{gain}} | density_sq_mi = 46 | web = www.manisteecountymi.gov | district = 2nd | time zone = Eastern }}

'''Manistee County''' ({{IPAc-en|m|æ|n|ɪ|s|t|i|}} ''{{respell|man|iss|TEE}}'') is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,032.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/manisteecountymichigan/POP010220|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 15, 2021}}</ref> The county seat is Manistee.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county is named for the Manistee River. Manistee County is part of Northern Michigan and has a shoreline on Lake Michigan.[[File:Manistee Courthouse Fountain.jpg|thumb|Manistee County Courthouse Fountain]] [[File:5th Avenue Beach, Manistee, Michigan.jpg|thumb|The Manistee North Pierhead Lighthouse on Lake Michigan in Manistee]]

==History== {{see also|History of Northern Michigan}} Manistee County was set off in 1840 from Michilimackinac County as an unorganized county.<ref name="clarke">{{cite web |title=Bibliography on Manistee County |url=http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/bibliographies_of_clarke_library_material/michigan_local_history/county_material/manistee.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217090900/http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/bibliographies_of_clarke_library_material/michigan_local_history/county_material/manistee.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 17, 2013 |access-date=January 20, 2013 |publisher=Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=George Dawson |date=1840 |title=Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Annual Session of 1840 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDg4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA196 |location=Detroit |pages=196–200}}</ref> In 1851, it was attached to Grand Traverse County for legal purposes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History in Grand Traverse County, Michigan |url=http://genealogytrails.com/mich/grandtraverse/history_county8.html |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=genealogytrails.com}}</ref> Manistee County was organized in its own right on February 13, 1855.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harold |first=Steve |date=August 2, 2022 |title=From sawmills to its population, explore Manistee Township's early history |url=https://www.manisteenews.com/local-history/article/From-sawmills-to-its-population-explore-Manistee-17342866.php |access-date=January 21, 2023 |website=Manistee News Advocate |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Etymology=== The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county.<ref name="clarke" /> The derivation is not certain,<ref>Bright, William (2004). ''Native American Place Names of the United States''. Norman: Oklahoma University Press, pg. 265</ref> but it may be from ''ministigweyaa'', "river with islands at its mouth".<ref name="clarke" /><ref>[http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--,00.html County place names] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313052757/https://www.michigan.gov/hal/0%2C1607%2C7-160-15481_20826_20829-54126--%2C00.html|date=March 13, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Manistee County, Michigan |url=http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/counties/michigan/manistee.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302092749/http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/counties/michigan/manistee.html |archive-date=March 2, 2012 |access-date=April 7, 2009 |work=50-State Learning Resource Guide}}</ref>

===Historical markers=== There are thirteen recognized Michigan historical markers in the county:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.michmarkers.com/Frameset.htm |title=Michigan Historical Markers |access-date=January 8, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717055930/http://www.michmarkers.com/Frameset.htm |archive-date=July 17, 2014 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> * Harriet Quimby Childhood Home * John J. Makinen Bottle House * First Congregational Church, Manistee * Great Fire of 1871 * Holy Trinity Episcopal Church * Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Rectory * Kaleva, Michigan * Manistee City Library * Manistee Fire Hall * Our Saviour's Lutheran Church * Ramsdell Theatre * Trinity Lutheran Church [Arcadia] * William Douglas House

==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|1281|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|542|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|738|sqmi}} (58%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 27, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024015/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt|archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> Manistee County is considered to be part of Northern Michigan.

===Adjacent counties=== '''By land''' *Benzie County - north *Grand Traverse County - northeast *Wexford County - east *Lake County - southeast *Mason County - south '''By water''' *Manitowoc County, Wisconsin - southwest *Kewaunee County, Wisconsin - west

===Protected areas=== * Manistee National Forest (part) * Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness * Orchard Beach State Park [[File:Kaleve Bottle House.jpg|thumb|The Kaleva Bottle House]]

==Communities== ===City=== *Manistee (county seat)

===Villages=== *Bear Lake *Copemish *Eastlake *Kaleva *Onekama

===Census-designated places=== {{div col}} *Arcadia *Brethren *Filer City *Oak Hill *Parkdale *Stronach *Wellston {{div col end}}

===Other unincorporated communities=== {{div col}} *Dublin *Harlan *Marilla *Norwalk *Pierport *Pleasanton *Portage Point *Red Park *Wick-A-Te-Wah *Williamsport{{div col end}}

===Townships=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *Arcadia Township *Bear Lake Township *Brown Township *Cleon Township *Dickson Township *Filer Charter Township *Manistee Township *Maple Grove Township *Marilla Township *Norman Township *Onekama Township *Pleasanton Township *Springdale Township *Stronach Township {{div col end}}

==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1860 = 975 | 1870 = 6074 | 1880 = 12532 | 1890 = 24230 | 1900 = 27856 | 1910 = 26688 | 1920 = 20899 | 1930 = 17409 | 1940 = 18450 | 1950 = 18524 | 1960 = 19042 | 1970 = 20094 | 1980 = 23019 | 1990 = 21265 | 2000 = 24527 | 2010 = 24733 | 2020 = 25032 |estyear=2025 |estimate=25656 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 12, 2026}}</ref> {{increase}} | align-fn = center | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> 1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> 1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF"/> | align = right }} thumb|2020 population density of Manistee County MI by census block<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 TIGER/Line® Shapefiles |url=https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/shapefiles/index.php?year=2025&layergroup=Blocks+(2020) |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=www.census.gov}}</ref>

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Manistee County, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - Indiana - Tables 15 and 16 – Race by Sex: 1980 and Tables 16 and 17 – Persons by Spanish Origin, Race, and Sex: 1980 |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980/1980censusofpopu80124uns_bw.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|page=24-59|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250111013246/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980/1980censusofpopu80124uns_bw.pdf| archive-date=January 11, 2025|via= Wayback Machine}}</ref> !Pop 1990<ref name=1990Census>{{Cite web |title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Michigan: Table 3-5 - Race and Hispanic Origin |website=United States Census Bureau|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-24.pdf|access-date=|page=37-179|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260304021445/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-24.pdf|via= Wayback Machine| archive-date=March 4, 2026}}</ref> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Manistee County, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US26101&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Manistee County, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US26101&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Manistee County, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US26101&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 1980 !% 1990 !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |22,402 |20,647 |22,781 |22,402 |style='background: #ffffe6; |21,836 |97.32% |97.09% |92.88% |90.58% |style='background: #ffffe6; |87.23% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |46 |54 |388 |718 |style='background: #ffffe6; |606 |0.20% |0.25% |1.58% |2.90% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.42% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |202 |186 |302 |493 |style='background: #ffffe6; |487 |0.88% |0.87% |1.23% |1.99% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.95% |- |Asian alone (NH) |51 |52 |77 |64 |style='background: #ffffe6; |79 |0.22% |0.24% |0.31% |0.26% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> |x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> |2 |14 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |x |x |0.01% |0.06% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01% |- |Other race alone (NH) |2 |3 |11 |7 |style='background: #ffffe6; |57 |0.01% |0.01% |0.04% |0.03% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> |x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> |327 |401 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,135 |x |x |1.33% |1.62% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.53% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |316 |323 |639 |634 |style='background: #ffffe6; |830 |1.37% |1.52% |2.61% |2.56% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.32% |- |'''Total''' |'''23,019''' |'''21,265''' |'''24,527''' |'''24,733''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''25,032 ''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 25,032. The median age was 50.4 years. 17.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 106.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 108.0 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=county%3A101&in=state%3A26|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=county%3A101&in=state%3A26|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

The racial makeup of the county was 88.5% White, 2.5% Black or African American, 2.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.8% from some other race, and 5.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.3% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL"/>

32.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 67.7% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=county%3A101&in=state%3A26|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=January 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 10,597 households in the county, of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.4% were married-couple households, 20.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 15,472 housing units, of which 31.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 79.6% were owner-occupied and 20.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.8%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===2000 census===

As of the 2000 census, there were 24,527 people, 9,860 households, and 6,714 families residing in the county.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|45|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 14,272 housing units at an average density of {{convert|26|/mi2|/km2|}}.

In 2000, the racial makeup of the county was 94.16% White, 1.63% Black or African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. 2.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.5% were of German, 16.9% Polish, 8.8% English, 8.8% American and 7.1% Irish ancestry. 96.2% spoke English and 2.3% Spanish as their first language.

There were 9,860 households, out of which 27.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.10% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.90% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.60% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 18.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 103.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.00 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $34,208, and the median income for a family was $41,664. Males had a median income of $33,211 versus $20,851 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,204. About 6.90% of families and 10.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.50% of those under age 18 and 7.90% of those age 65 or over.

==Education== School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26101_manistee/DC20SD_C26101.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722203324/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st26_mi/schooldistrict_maps/c26101_manistee/DC20SD_C26101.pdf |archive-date=July 22, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Manistee County, MI|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 22, 2022}}</ref> * Bear Lake School District * Benzie County Central School * Kaleva Norman Dickson School District * Manistee Area Public Schools * Mason County Eastern District * Mesick Consolidated Schools * Onekama Consolidated Schools

==Government== The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

===Elected officials=== * Prosecuting Attorney: Jason Haag * Sheriff: Brian Gutowski * County Clerk: Jill Nowak * County Treasurer: Rachel Nelson * Register of Deeds: Penny Pepera * Drain Commissioner: Ken Hilliard * County Surveyor: Patrick Bentley

(information as of February 2012)

==Politics== For most of the 20th century, Manistee County was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections, tending only to vote for Democrats in national landslides. One notable exception to this was in 1920, when it was the only county in Michigan to not vote for Warren G. Harding, though he only lost the county by just five votes and narrowly missed out on sweeping all of Michigan's counties. Beginning in 1992, the county saw a Democratic trend which lasted through 2012, with the exception of 2004, when incumbent Republican George W. Bush defeated Democrat John Kerry by 23 votes. In 2016 the county swung heavily Republican in support of Donald Trump, the best such performance since Reagan's 1984 landslide. In 2020 and 2024, the county continued to shift further into the Republican column.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections | url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ | access-date=2025-08-10 | website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Manistee County, Michigan|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref>}}  {{PresRow|1884|Democratic|1,305|1,926|162|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1888|Democratic|1,668|2,328|256|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,481|2,310|390|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|2,697|2,487|141|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,152|2,336|108|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,155|1,235|289|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,706|1,799|260|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,240|1,790|1,691|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,360|2,177|167|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|2,179|2,184|207|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,701|1,314|1,356|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,129|2,624|46|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,256|4,475|384|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,509|4,542|299|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,630|4,242|20|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,095|3,398|37|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,913|3,339|147|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,235|3,114|27|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,313|3,014|9|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|4,867|4,122|10|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,918|5,520|6|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,007|3,671|628|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,070|3,625|168|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|5,532|4,479|123|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,662|4,164|876|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|6,328|3,917|53|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|5,368|4,765|77|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,491|5,193|2,967|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,807|5,383|1,349|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|5,401|5,639|388|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,295|6,272|173|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|5,510|7,235|264|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|5,737|6,473|192|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|6,915|4,979|766|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|8,321|6,107|251|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|8,748|6,309|266|Michigan}} {{PresFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Manistee County, Michigan|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns)|website=Commonwealth of Michigan by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/pennsylvania-senate-results}}</ref>}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|8,491|6,177|457|Michigan}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{M.I. GovHead|place=Manistee County|Seat=|source=}}  {{M.I. GovRow|2022|Republican|6,364|6,026|256}} {{M.I GovFoot}}

==Fire departments and emergency medical services==

===County ambulance service=== As of early 2021 North Flight EMS has since transferred the primary ambulance service to Mobile Medical Response.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

===Fire departments===

* Arcadia Township Fire Department * Bear Lake Township Fire Department * City of Manistee Fire Department * Cleon Township Fire Department * Dickson Township Fire Department * East Lake Township Fire Department * Filer Township Fire Department * Manistee Township Fire Department [https://www.manisteemi.gov/129/Fire-EMS] * Maple Grove Township Fire Department * Norman Township Fire Department * Onekama Township Fire Department * Stronach Township Fire Department

==Transportation== ===Airport=== Manistee County-Blacker Airport is approximately {{convert|3|mi|km}} northeast of Manistee. It offers direct flights to Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

===Major highways=== *{{jct|state=MI|US|31}} runs through Manistee and Bear Lake, paralleling Lake Michigan further inland than M-22. *{{jct|state=MI|M|22}} begins {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} north of Manistee and goes through Onekama and Arcadia, paralleling the Lake Michigan shoreline and offering a scenic route. *{{jct|state=MI|M|55}} begins {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} north of Manistee and runs across the Lower Peninsula to Tawas City via Cadillac, Lake City, Houghton Lake, and West Branch. *{{jct|state=MI|M|115}} is a diagonal highway, running southeast–northwest across the northeast corner of the county. It enters Benzie County to the north and Wexford County to the east. Previously, an additional highway, M-110, was designated to run from US 31 at Parkdale to Orchard Beach State Park. However, the highway was returned to local control in 2003.<ref name="MDOT03">{{cite MDOT map|year=2003|link=yes|section=H8}}</ref><ref name="MDOT04">{{cite MDOT map|year=2004|section=H8}}</ref>

===Bicycle routes=== *{{jct|state=MI|USBR|35}} comes from Mason County and goes through Manistee, Onekama, and Arcadia to proceed north to Benzie County with M-22

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==Further reading== *{{cite web |url=http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/bibliographies_of_clarke_library_material/michigan_local_history/county_material/manistee.html |publisher=Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University |title=Bibliography on Manistee County|access-date=January 20, 2013}} *[https://www.manisteecountymi.gov/ Manistee County - Official Website] {{Geographic Location |Centre = Manistee County, Michigan |North = Benzie County |Northeast = Grand Traverse County |East = Wexford County |Southeast = Lake County |South = Mason County |Southwest = Manitowoc County, Wisconsin |West = Kewaunee County, Wisconsin |Northwest = }}

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