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Escanaba
Escanaba ( ), commonly shortened to Esky, is a port city in Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on Little Bay de Noc in the state's Upper Peninsula. The population was 12,616 at the 2010 census, making it the third-largest city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie. It is the seat of government of Delta County. There is also Escanaba Township, which is north of the city and is not adjacent to it, although a portion of the urban area around the city extends into the township. Both are named for the Escanaba River, which flows into the Little Bay de Noc of Lake Michigan just north of the city. The names are derived from the Ojibwa language. History Escanaba was the name of an Ojibwa village in this area in the early 19th century. The Ojibwa are one of the Anishinaabe, Algonquian-speaking tribes who settled and flourished around the Great Lakes. The word "Escanaba" roughly translates from Ojibwe and other regional Algonquian languages to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta County, Michigan
Delta County is a County (United States), county in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, the population was 36,903. The county seat is Escanaba, Michigan, Escanaba. The county was surveyed in 1843 and organized in 1861. Its name originates from the Greek letter Delta (letter), delta (Δ), which refers to the triangular shape of the original county which included segments of Menominee County, Michigan, Menominee, Dickinson County, Michigan, Dickinson, Iron County, Michigan, Iron, and Marquette County, Michigan, Marquette counties. Recreation and forest products are major industries, and crops include hay, corn, small grains, potatoes, and strawberries. Delta County comprises the Escanaba, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (41%) is water. It is the fifth-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
