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Welcome to Dickinson County ...

Time Zone: Dickinson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Iron Mountain is the Seat for Dickinson County.

Dickinson County was founded May 21, 1891. Dickinson was created by taking area from Marquette and Menominee Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dickinson had a population of 25,239 people. This is a decrease of 3.51% since the last Census (which gave a population of 26,158 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dickinson represented 0.26% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Dickinson County:

  • Iron Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsford is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsford <2>
  • Norway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>

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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