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Benzie County (/ b ɛ n z iː / BEN-zee) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,970. The county seat is Beulah. The county was initially set off in 1863 and organized in 1869. At 321 square miles (830 km 2), Benzie County is the smallest of the 83 counties in Michigan in terms of land area.
- Lake Township, Benzie County, Michigan
Lake Township is a civil township of Benzie County in the...
- Benzonia Township, Michigan
Benzonia Township (/ b ɛ n ˈ z oʊ n i ə / ben-ZOH-nee-ə) is...
- Lake Township, Benzie County, Michigan
Benzie County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, 17,970 people live here. [1] The county seat is Beulah .
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Benzie County’s rich history began before it formed as a county in 1869. The name Benzie is derived from the French la rivière aux Bec-scies, “the river of sawbills [ducks],” and refers to the Betsie River. Many of the county’s earliest logging operations took place along the Betsie River.
Benzie County is the smallest county in Michigan at 316 square miles. Located along the shores of Lake Michigan near the northwestern tip of lower Michigan, Benzie is abundantly rich in natural resources with many lakes, rivers, forests, and areas of productive farmland.
Beulah ( / ˈbjuːlə / BYOO-lə) is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Benzie County, and is located within Benzonia Township. The village had a population of 313 at the 2020 census. The village sits at the southeast end of Crystal Lake, and is immediately north of the village of Benzonia .