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Welcome to Alpena County ...

Time Zone: Alpena County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Alpena is the Seat for Alpena County.

Alpena County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Cheboygan County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Alpena had a population of 28,405 people. This is a decrease of 3.74% since the last Census (which gave a population of 29,510 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alpena represented 0.3% of the total population of Michigan.

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.