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Alpena County, Michigan : ウィキペディア英語版 | Alpena County, Michigan
Alpena County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,598.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26/26007.html )〕 The county seat is Alpena.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 It is considered to be part of Northern Michigan. Alpena County comprises the Alpena, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. It was founded originally in 1840 as Anomickee County. In 1843, the name was changed to Alpena, a pseudo-Native American word — a neologism coined by Henry Schoolcraft, meaning "a good partridge country."〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University )〕〔 This was part of a much larger effort to rename a great many of the Michigan counties at the time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michigan government on place names )〕 It was officially organized in 1857.〔〔 ==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (66%) is water. Alpena County is in the northeast of the mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Lake Huron and Thunder Bay are to the east, Alcona County to the south, Oscoda County to the southwest, Montmorency County to the west, and Presque Isle County to the north. Most of the county is drained by the Thunder Bay River and its tributaries. The Mackinaw State Forest occupies large tracts of land in the county. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is located offshore adjacent to the county. The 45th parallel bisects the county, meaning it is half way between the North Pole and the equator.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=45th Parallel North America )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Google Groups )〕 Several islands in Thunder Bay are part of the Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge. There are automated lighthouses on Middle Island and Thunder Bay Island.
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