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Welcome to Mason County ...

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

The community of Ludington is the Seat for Mason County.

Mason County was founded ?. Mason was created by taking area from Ottawa and Oceana Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mason had a population of 29,144 people. This is an increase of 1.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,717 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mason represented 0.29% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Mason County:

  • Custer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Custer is located in Mason County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Former names for Custer:
    • Black Creek
    • Ferryville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <2>
  • Fountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Free Soil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ludington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Scottville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • Scottville is located in Mason County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Scottville has also been known as:
    • Mason Center
    • Sweetland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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