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Welcome to Benzie County ...

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

The community of Beulah is the Seat for Benzie County.

Benzie County was founded ?. Benzie was created by taking area from Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Benzie had a population of 17,766 people. This is an increase of 1.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,505 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Benzie represented 0.18% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Benzie County:

  • Benzonia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beulah
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Beulah is located in Benzie County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <2>
  • Elberta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Frankfort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Honor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Honor is located in Benzie County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <2>
  • Lake Ann
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

Websites of Interest ...

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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