17-491: Lac La Belle may refer to: Communities [ edit ] Lac La Belle, Michigan , an unincorporated community Lac La Belle, Wisconsin , a village Lake Lac La Belle, Wisconsin , an unincorporated community and former CDP Waterbodies [ edit ] Lac La Belle (Michigan) , a lake [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
34-413: A population of 2,156. This decrease of 145 people from the 2000 United States census represents a -6.3% change in population. In 2010 there were 1,013 households and 614 families in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1.5 people/km ). There were 2,467 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1.5/km ). At the 2020 census , its population was 2,046. At
51-410: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Keweenaw County, Michigan Keweenaw County ( / ˈ k iː w ə n ɔː / , KEE-wə-naw ) is a county in the western Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan . As of the 2020 census , the county's population was 2,046, making it Michigan's least populous county. It is also the state's largest county by total area, including
68-647: Is a small unincorporated community in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The town was originally the site of a stamping plant for the copper mines of the Keweenaw, specifically the Mendota Mine and the Delaware Mine. Copper-bearing rock was transported from the mines to the stamping plant, where it was processed and loaded onto freighters. The nearby lake of the same name
85-580: Is a typical "Canadian Shield"-type lake averaging approximately 30 feet (9.1 m) and empties into Lake Superior at Bete Gris , by way of both a natural channel and a dredged canal . The canal was dredged in the 1860s with funding from several copper mining companies, for use by lake freighters , carrying copper ore. The lake contains northern pike , walleye , smallmouth bass , perch , bluegill , sunfish , rock bass , carp and an occasional muskie . The Little Gratiot River and several creeks empty into Lac La Belle. A small roadside park within
102-832: The Roman Catholic Church was the second-largest Christian group in the county. Keweenaw County was solidly Republican after the American Civil War , and until the Franklin Delano Roosevelt era. In 1900, 1904 and 1908 it stood as the nation 's most Republican county. In his last election of 1944, Roosevelt became the first Democrat to win the county since Horatio Seymour in 1868. However, from 1964 to 1996 Keweenaw voted Democratic in every election except 1972 and 1980, thus standing as one of only six counties nationwide to support both Alf Landon and Walter Mondale , who suffered
119-520: The United States , Keweenaw County has the highest proportion of water area to total area. The largest lake entirely within the county is Gratiot Lake at 1,438 acres (5.82 km ), located at the base of the county's two highest peaks: Mt. Horace Greeley at 1,550 feet (470 m) and Mt. Gratiot at 1,490 feet (450 m). Other lakes include Lac La Belle near Bete Grise Bay, Lake Medora , Lake Fanny Hooe near Copper Harbor , Lake Bailey at
136-408: The 2010 census, 98.5% of the population were White , 0.1% Black or African American , 0.1% Native American and 1.2% of two or more races ; a total of 0.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race); of them, 28.8% were of Finnish , 14.0% German , 9.0% English , 6.6% French , French Canadian or Cajun and 5.7% Irish ancestry. According to the 2022 census estimates, its racial and ethnic makeup
153-475: The base of Mt. Baldy, and Schlatter Lake at the tip of the peninsula. By land, one can only access mainland Keweenaw County via Houghton County . Keweenaw County is the only county in Michigan to connect to the U.S. state of Minnesota via ferry service from Grand Portage to Windigo and Rock Harbor on Isle Royale . By land By water The 2010 United States census indicated Keweenaw County had
170-671: The budget and has limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions—police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc.—are the responsibility of individual cities and townships. The Keweenaw County Courthouse and Sheriff's Residence and Jail in Eagle River faces Lake Superior. The courthouse was built in 1866, followed by the sheriff's residence and jail in 1886, and then remodeled in 1925. In her book Buildings of Michigan , Eckert writes: The courthouse still preserves its original appearance. Sparsely-populated Keweenaw County
187-509: The northeastern half of the Keweenaw Peninsula . The county also includes the waters of Lake Superior between the two, extending to the state's water borders with Ontario and Minnesota . It is thus the largest county in Michigan by total area, at 5,966 square miles (15,450 km ), of which just 540 square miles (1,400 km ) is land and 5,426 square miles (14,050 km ) (91%) is water. Of all counties (or equivalents) in
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#1732793833125204-574: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lac_La_Belle&oldid=999048743 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lac La Belle, Michigan Lac La Belle ( / ˈ l æ k ˈ l ə b ɛ l / LACK lə-BELL ; French : " Lake The Beautiful ")
221-433: The town contains Haven Falls on Haven Creek, which also empties into the lake. Lac La Belle has an active summer tourist industry, with many summer cottages and resorts . The area has many dense forests and small mountains. There are backwoods outfitters who guide hikers through these areas. In the winter, the nearby Mount Bohemia attracts skiers and snowboarders. This Keweenaw County, Michigan location article
238-410: The two worst electoral vote losses since 1824. Since 2000, the county has become solidly Republican again. The county government operates the jail , maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, and vital records , administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services. The county board of commissioners controls
255-517: The waters of Lake Superior , as well as the state's northernmost county. The county seat is Eagle River . Located at the northeastern end of the Keweenaw Peninsula , Keweenaw County is part of the Houghton, Michigan micropolitan area . Keweenaw County contains two National Park Service units: Isle Royale National Park and Keweenaw National Historical Park . The county is part of Michigan's Copper Country region, an area where copper mining
272-603: Was 97% non-Hispanic white , 0.3% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian American , 2% multiracial, and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino of any race. Through a 2020 survey by the Association of Religion Data Archives , Keweenaw County's religious population was predominantly Christian with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as the largest Christian group for the area. Following,
289-478: Was prevalent from the 1840s to the 1960s. The county was set off and organized in 1861. It is believed "Keweenaw" is a corruption of an Ojibwe word that means "portage" or "place where portage is made"; compare the names of the nearby Portage Lake and Portage River which together make up the Keweenaw Waterway . Two land masses comprise most of the land portion of the county: Isle Royale and
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