Montmorency County Michigan Situated

Montmorency County is situated in Michigan. According to the 2000 census 10,315 people live there. At first this county was named Cheonoquet in 1840. Cheonoquet comes from Chippewa the name of a chief the name meant Big Cloud.

In 1843 Montmorency was renamed Count Morenci. The reason of the changing of the spelling from Morenci to Montmorency is still a matter of dispute. During war along with England this county aided the colonies.

Montmorency County was formed in 1881. Land areas from Cheboygan County and Alpena County form a part of it. It was divided into three townships – Briley, Montmorency and Rust. With this later addition were Albert, Hillman and Wheatfield in 1901. Hillman was the first county seat and later it was moved to Atlanta in 1901.

U.S. Census Bureau reports Montmorency comprises 548 square miles of the total 562 square mile of land and rest of the area (15 square miles) is water. The land area is under the cover of thick forestland under control of the state. Water bodies are abundant.
Dry beans and dairy products are two important products. The economics of the rural area is based on industry and tourism business. Outdoor activities like Boating, fishing, etc are abundant in Montmorency. It is considered as a part of Northern Michigan. It is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord. M-32 and M-33 are two major highways running through this county.

Montmorency County is the habitat of 10,315 people, 4,455 households, and 3047 families. Density of population in this county is 19 people per square miles. Among the population 98.36% is white, 0.24% is Afro-American, 0.36%, Native American, 0.10% Asian and 0 .10% are other races. 0.65% people are Hispanic or Latino. Around98% people speak English as their first language.

Montmorency Countys government operates the jail, maintains roads in the country side, operates the major courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records like birth certificate, marriage license and death certificate, administers public health regulations and participate in various welfare activities.

The budget is under control of the Montmorency County board of the Commissioners. Local government functions like police, fire brigade, and tax assent, street maintenance etc. are the responsibility of individuals.

Montmorency County is regarded as the Elk Capital of Michigan. This place is famous for angling and fly-fishing of Salmon, trout etc. Fishes like Rainbow trout, brook trout, steelhead, perch, bass and pan fishes are got in abundance. White tail deer hunting is very much popular here.

There is a wide variety of Flora and Fauna here in Montmorency. November 15 is considered as the holy day of obligation. It means the day of hunting. Morel mushroom hunting is a big even here. It is a sportsmans paradise with the facility for snowshoeing, Cross Country skiing and snow mobile riding.Montmorency