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Welcome to Lapeer County ...

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

The community of Lapeer is the Seat for Lapeer County.

Lapeer County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Oakland County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lapeer had a population of 87,607 people. This is a decrease of 0.68% since the last Census (which gave a population of 88,210 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lapeer represented 0.89% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Lapeer County:

  • Almont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Almont is located in Lapeer County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <2>
  • Brown City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clifford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clifford is located in Lapeer County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Columbiaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dryden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dryden is located in Lapeer County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
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  • Imlay City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lapeer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <2>
  • Metamora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • North Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Otter Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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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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