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Baraga County, Michigan

A county in Michigan, ranked 80 of 83 by population.

CountyFIPS 26013

Within Michigan
Baraga County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks L'Anse, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
8,169
+26 (+0.3%) since 2020
Land area
898.4
square miles. A further 16.0% of the total area is water
Population density
9.1
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
L'Anse
Seat of county government.
Established
1875
150 years ago
Largest city
L'Anse village
Population 1,922.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Baraga County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Baraga County, Michigan from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 702 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Baraga County ranks

Position among the 83 counties of Michigan, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn MichiganNationally
Population8,16980th of 832,563rd of 3,144
Land area898.4 sq mi14th of 83864th of 3,144
Population density9.1 per sq mi79th of 832,598th of 3,144
Median household income$55,32769th of 832,453rd of 3,143

Full data for Baraga County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population8,169Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 20208,143Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?8,153Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area898.4 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area170.5 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area1,069 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?9.1 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$55,327American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$138,100American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age46.0American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households3,433American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units5,051American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-6
80 births, 86 deaths
Net migration
-46
More people moved out than moved in.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 3 areas bordering Baraga County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Houghton CountyMichigan67 mi37,842
Marquette CountyMichigan51 mi68,064
Iron CountyMichigan27 mi11,757

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 83 counties of Michigan

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.