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Welcome to Ontonagon County ...

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

The community of Ontonagon is the Seat for Ontonagon County.

Ontonagon County was founded ?. Ontonagon was created by taking area from Chippewa and Houghton Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ontonagon had a population of 5,720 people. This is a decrease of 15.58% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,776 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ontonagon represented 0.07% of the total population of Michigan.

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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.