Geography
- According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 885.23 square miles (2,292.7 km2), of which 715.60 square miles (1,853.4 km2) (or 80.84%) is land and 169.63 square miles (439.3 km2) (or 19.16%) is water.
- The county is considered to be part of Northern Michigan.
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