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Welcome to Arenac County ...

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

The community of Standish is the Seat for Arenac County.

Arenac County was founded April 21, 1883 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Arenac had a population of 14,883 people. This is a decrease of 6.11% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,852 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Arenac represented 0.16% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Arenac County:

  • Au Gres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Omer
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Omer is located in Arenac County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Standish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sterling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Turner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Turner is located in Arenac County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Twining
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Twining is located in Arenac County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people

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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.
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