Welcome to Sanilac County ...
Time Zone: Sanilac County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Sandusky is the Seat for Sanilac County.
Sanilac County was founded ?. Sanilac was created by taking area from Oakland, Saint Clair and Lapeer Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sanilac had a population of 41,220 people. This is a decrease of 4.39% since the last Census (which gave a population of 43,114 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Sanilac represented 0.44% of the total population of Michigan.
Below are some of the communities located in Sanilac County:
- Applegate
- Carsonville
- Croswell
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell<2>
- Deckerville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Deckerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville<2>
- Forestville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
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- Lexington
- Marlette
- Melvin
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Minden City
- Peck
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
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- Port Sanilac
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Port Sanilac
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac<2>
- Sandusky
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Websites specific to Sanilac County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Huron County
- Lapeer County
- Saint Clair County
- Tuscola County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |