Tuscola 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 = Tuscola County | state = Michigan | seal = | founded = April 1, 1840 organized March 2, 1850<ref name="Clarke" /><ref name="MIfamily" /> | seat = Caro | largest city wl = Caro | area_total_sq_mi = 914 | area_land_sq_mi = 803 | area_water_sq_mi = 111 | area percentage = 12 | census yr = 2020 | pop = 53323 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 52680 {{loss}} |pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates Tables|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 24, 2025}}</ref> | density_sq_mi = 65.7 | time zone = Eastern | footnotes = | web = www.tuscolacounty.org | ex image = Tuscola County Courthouse.jpg | ex image cap = Tuscola County Courthouse in Caro | district = 8th | district2 = 9th }}

'''Tuscola County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ʌ|s|.|k|oʊ|l|ə}} {{respell|TUSS|koh|lə}}) is a county in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,323.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=Census 2020: Look up population changes in your Michigan community |url=https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/census-2020-look-population-changes-your-michigan-community |access-date=August 16, 2021 |website=Bridge Michigan}}</ref> The county seat is Caro.<ref name="Clarke">{{Cite web |title=Bibliography on Tuscola County |url=http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/bibliographies_of_clarke_library_material/michigan_local_history/county_material/tuscola.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217092701/http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/bibliographies_of_clarke_library_material/michigan_local_history/county_material/tuscola.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 17, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2013 |publisher=Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created by Michigan Law on April 1, 1840, from land in Sanilac County and attached to Saginaw County for administrative purposes.<ref>{{Cite book |last=George Dawson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDg4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA196 |title=Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan Passed at the Annual Session of 1840 |date=1840 |location=Detroit |pages=196–200}}</ref> The Michigan Legislature passed an act on March 2, 1850, that empowered the county residents to organize governmental functions.<ref name="Clarke" /><ref name="MIfamily">[http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/tuscola/Vital%20records/vol%201.htm Acts of Michigan Legislature]</ref> Tuscola County is one of five counties in the Thumb area. Like the rest of the Thumb, Tuscola County enjoys seasonal tourism from cities like Flint, Detroit and Saginaw.

==History== {{More citations needed section|date=September 2008}} The name Tuscola was a neologism created by Henry Schoolcraft and had an aboriginal root. That source likely was the native Ojibwe name "desakamigaa" that means the flat level ground or simply the flat country.<ref>The Ojibwe People's Dictionary</ref> For an ending, Mr. Schoolcraft then used a form of the Latin word "colo" that means to cultivate, till, or farm or a land that is cultivated. For the suffix, the related Latin word "colonia" from which we get today the word colony means a farm estate.<ref>Cassell's Latin Dictionary</ref> Tuscola then means the flat cultivated land. Henry Schoolcraft once wrote that Tuscola was derived from Native words and meant level lands.<ref name="Schoolcraft1855">{{Cite book |last=Henry R. Schoolcraft |url=https://archive.org/details/cihm_40449 |title=Information Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States |year=1855 |isbn=9780665404498 |page=[https://archive.org/details/cihm_40449/page/n676 624]}}</ref> A similar word to desakamigaa is the Ojibwe word "desinaagan" that is translated as dinner plate. Shell in their language is "ess". The Ojibwe often used a shell or bark from a tree for a dish. The Ojibwe prefixes "desi-" and "tessa" are used to form their words for flat objects such as a shelf, platform, bench, or plate.<ref name="BaragaLacombe1878">{{Cite book |last=Frederic Baraga |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=75bhAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA385 |title=A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language, Explained in English |last2=Albert Lacombe |publisher=Beauchemin & Valois |year=1878 |isbn=9781404709126}}</ref>

The Thumb of Michigan, which also includes Huron and Sanilac Counties, was originally called by Iroquois speaking people "Skenchioe" in the 17th century, which may be related to the Onondaga word "uschwuntschios" meaning a champaign or large extended plain.<ref>Zeisberger's Indian Dictionary</ref> In the early 18th century, the French called the Thumb of Michigan "Le Pays Plat" that means The Flat Country. The French word "pays" means country while "plat" means flat. The English in the later 18th Century also called the land back from the shoreline around the Thumb of Michigan the Flat Country. The Thumb of Michigan forms a tableland with knolls or hillocks located in the central part of the Thumb along the Cass River. The county seat of Tuscola is Caro that is located north of the Cass River along one of these large knolls. The land around Caro particularly to the west, north, and northeast is widely farmed and cultivated. The township in which Caro lies was named Indianfields because it was a place of many early Native American gardens.

At the Treaty of Saginaw of 1819, the native leader who represented the Cass River and the Tuscola area was Chief Otusson. Otusson's Reservation was located where today lies Frankenmuth, MI. Otusson's Reservation along with a large amount of the surrounding land was sold by the Treaty of 1837.<ref>''History of Sagimaw County, Michigan'' (Chicago: Chaples C. Chapman & Co, 1881) p. 155</ref>

==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|914|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|803|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|111|sqmi}} (12%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_26.txt |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 |access-date=September 28, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties=== * Huron County (north) * Sanilac County (east) * Saginaw County (west) * Lapeer County (southeast) * Genesee County (southwest) * Bay County (west)

===Major highways=== * {{jct|state=MI|M|15}}, runs north and south * {{jct|state=MI|M|24}}, runs north and south * {{jct|state=MI|M|25}}, runs north and south * {{jct|state=MI|M|46}}, runs east and west * {{jct|state=MI|M|81}}, runs east and west * {{jct|state=MI|M|138}}, runs east and west

===Airport=== * Tuscola Area Airport

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1850= 291 |1860= 4886 |1870= 13714 |1880= 25738 |1890= 32508 |1900= 25890 |1910= 34913 |1920= 33320 |1930= 32934 |1940= 35694 |1950= 38258 |1960= 43305 |1970= 48603 |1980= 56961 |1990= 55498 |2000= 58266 |2010= 55729 |2020= 53323 |estyear=2025 |estimate=52680 |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> {{decrease}} |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=September 28, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=September 28, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mi190090.txt |access-date=September 28, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |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 |access-date=September 28, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" /><ref name="USCensusEst2024"/> | align = right }} thumb|2020 population density of Tuscola 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;" |+'''Tuscola 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 - Michigan - 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 – Tuscola County, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US26157&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) – Tuscola County, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US26157&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) – Tuscola County, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US26157&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 1980 !% 1990 !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |55,275 |53,344 |55,200 |52,547 |style='background: #ffffe6; |48,611 |97.04% |96.12% |94.74% |94.29% |style='background: #ffffe6; |91.16% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |320 |469 |613 |621 |style='background: #ffffe6; |402 |0.56% |0.85% |1.05% |1.11% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.75% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |184 |319 |322 |233 |style='background: #ffffe6; |174 |0.32% |0.57% |0.55% |0.42% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33% |- |Asian alone (NH) |116 |197 |175 |155 |style='background: #ffffe6; |155 |0.20% |0.35% |0.30% |0.28% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29% |- |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> |10 |15 |style='background: #ffffe6; |12 |x |x |0.02% |0.03% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02% |- |Other race alone (NH) |60 |19 |24 |33 |style='background: #ffffe6; |132 |0.11% |0.03% |0.04% |0.06% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25% |- |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> |580 |554 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,029 |x |x |1.00% |0.99% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.81% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |1,006 |1,150 |1,342 |1,571 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,808 |1.77% |2.07% |2.30% |2.82% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.39% |- |'''Total''' |'''56,961''' |'''55,498''' |'''58,266''' |'''55,729''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''53,323 ''' |'''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 53,323. The median age was 44.5 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.9 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%3A157&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 92.7% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.8% from some other race, and 5.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.4% of the population.<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%3A157&in=state%3A26|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

10.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 89.9% 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%3A157&in=state%3A26|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=January 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 21,635 households in the county, of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.1% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 23,933 housing units, of which 9.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 82.1% were owner-occupied and 17.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.1%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===2010 census===

The 2010 United States census<ref name="AmFactFinder">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=March 11, 2012 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> indicates Tuscola County had a 2010 population of 55,729. This is a decrease of -2,537 people from the 2000 United States census. Overall, the county had a -4.4% growth rate during this ten-year period. In 2010 there were 21,590 households and 15,423 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|69.4|/mi2|/km2|abbr=off|sp=us}}. There were 24,451 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.4|/mi2|/km2|abbr=off|sp=us}}. 96.1% of the population were White, 1.1% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.7% of some other race and 1.2% of two or more races. 2.8% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 32.3% were of German, 9.0% English, 8.4% Polish, 8.0% Irish, 7.8% American and 6.2% French, French Canadian or Cajun ancestry.

There were 21,590 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were husband and wife families, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.6% were non-families, and 24.0% were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97.<ref name="AmFactFinder"/>

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.<ref name="AmFactFinder"/>

===2010 American Community Survey===

The 2010 American Community Survey 3-year estimate<ref name=AmFactFinder/> indicates the median income for a household in the county was $40,839 and the median income for a family was $49,274. Males had a median income of $28,288 versus $15,314 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,470. About 1.7% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.0% of those under the age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

===Religion=== The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw is the controlling regional body for the Catholic Church.<ref>[http://www.saginaw.org/ Saginaw County Diocese home page],</ref>

==Government== Tuscola County has been strongly Republican for most of its history, only failing to back a Republican candidate four times in presidential elections from 1884 to the present day, and in only one of those elections did the Democratic nominee win a majority of the county's vote. {{PresHead|place=Tuscola County, Michigan|source=<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS}}</ref>}}  {{PresRow|1884|Republican|2,914|2,624|322|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1888|Republican|3,888|3,112|367|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1892|Republican|3,201|2,067|609|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|4,277|3,564|214|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,726|2,648|341|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,992|1,518|409|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,430|1,563|442|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1912|Progressive|2,559|1,255|3,571|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|4,461|2,329|236|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|7,282|1,269|258|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|7,490|1,076|753|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|8,188|1,464|51|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1932|Republican|6,110|5,077|180|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1936|Republican|6,188|3,743|1,106|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|10,146|3,257|45|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|9,789|2,938|60|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|8,125|2,676|240|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|11,788|3,251|80|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|12,052|3,864|19|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|11,931|5,357|20|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|7,509|9,374|22|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|10,205|4,698|1,707|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|12,198|5,449|302|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|12,059|7,932|153|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|13,306|7,632|1,567|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|14,698|6,212|83|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|12,093|9,060|101|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|8,636|9,138|6,892|Michigan}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|9,154|10,314|3,173|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|13,213|10,845|594|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|15,389|12,631|318|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|13,740|13,503|611|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|14,240|11,425|445|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|17,102|7,429|1,397|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|20,297|8,712|470|Michigan}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|21,764|8,562|420|Michigan}} {{PresFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Tuscola 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|20,503|8,754|883|Michigan}} {{U.S. SenFoot}} {{M.I. GovHead|place=Tuscolah County|Seat=|source=}}  {{M.I. GovRow|2022|Republican|15,078|8,418|511}} {{M.I. GovFoot}} 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=== {{div col|colwidth=35em}} * Prosecuting Attorney: Mark E. Reene * Sheriff: Ryan Robinson * County Clerk: Jodi Fetting * County Treasurer: Ashley Bennett * Register of Deeds: Marianne Brandt * Drain Commissioner: Robert Mantey * Circuit Court Judge: Hon. Amy Gierhart * Probate Court Judge: Hon. Nancy Thane * District Court Judge: Hon. Jason Bitzer * County Commissioner District 1: Tom Young (R) * County Commissioner District 2: Thomas Bardwell (R) * County Commissioner District 3: Kim Vaughan (R) * County Commissioner District 4: Bill Lutz (R) * County Commissioner District 5: Matthew Koch (R)

==Communities== ===Cities=== * Caro (county seat) * Vassar

===Villages=== {{div col}} * Akron * Cass City * Fairgrove * Gagetown * Kingston * Mayville * Millington * Reese * Unionville {{div col end}}

===Census-designated place=== * Fostoria

===Other unincorporated communities=== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * Bay Park * Bach * Bradleyville * Colling * Colwood * Dayton * Deford * Denmark Junction * East Dayton * Ellington * Elmwood * Gilford * Juniata * Karrs Corner * Oakhurst * Quanicassee * Richville * Silverwood * Thomas * Tuscola * Wahjamega * Watrousville * Wisner * Wilmot {{div col end}}

===Charter township=== * Almer Charter Township

===General law townships=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * Akron Township * Arbela Township * Columbia Township * Dayton Township * Denmark Township * Elkland Township * Ellington Township * Elmwood Township * Fairgrove Township * Fremont Township * Gilford Township * Indianfields Township * Juniata Township * Kingston Township * Koylton Township * Millington Township * Novesta Township * Tuscola Township * Vassar Township * Watertown Township * Wells Township * Wisner Township {{div col end}}

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==Further reading== * {{Cite book |last=Romig |first=Walter |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |publisher=Wayne State University Press |year=1986 |isbn=978-0814318386 |series=Great Lakes Books |location=Detroit |orig-year=1973}}

==External links== * [http://www.tuscolacounty.org/ Tuscola County] * {{Cite web |title=Bibliography on Tuscola County |url=http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/bibliographies_of_clarke_library_material/michigan_local_history/county_material/tuscola.html |access-date=January 29, 2013 |publisher=Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University}}

{{Geographic Location | Centre = Tuscola County, Michigan | North = Huron County | Northeast = | East = Sanilac County | Southeast = Lapeer County | South = | Southwest = Genesee County | West = Bay County / Saginaw County | Northwest = ''Saginaw Bay'' }}

{{Tuscola County, Michigan}} {{Central Michigan}} {{Michigan}} {{authority control}} {{coord|43|28|N|83|27|W|type:adm2nd_region:US-MI|display=title}}

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