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 41,170 people. This is a decrease of 4.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 43,087 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Croswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Croswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
- Croswell is located in Sanilac County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <2>
- Deckerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Deckerville is located in Sanilac County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <2>
- Forestville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Sanilac County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marlette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
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- Minden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Sanilac County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Port Sanilac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
- Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <2>
- Sandusky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sandusky is located in Sanilac County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
- Former name for Sandusky:
- Sanilac Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <2>
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
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |