Cheboygan, Michigan

Cheboygan, Michigan
City
Kingston Theater, downtown Cheboygan
Location in the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°38′49″N 84°28′28″W / 45.64694°N 84.47444°W / 45.64694; -84.47444
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Cheboygan
Government
• Mayor	Richard B. Sangster
Area
• Total	7.00 sq mi (18.13 km2)
• Land	6.80 sq mi (17.61 km2)
• Water	0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Elevation	591 ft (180 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,867
• Estimate (2012)	4,806
• Density	715.7/sq mi (276.3/km2)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	49721
Area code(s)	231
FIPS code	26-15000
GNIS feature ID	0623135
Website	www.cheboygan.org

Cheboygan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,876. It is the county seat of Cheboygan County.

The name of the city shares the name of the county and probably has its origin from the Cheboygan River, although the precise meaning is no longer known. It may have come from an Ojibwe word zhaabonigan meaning "sewing needle". Alternatively, the origin may have been "Chabwegan," meaning "a place of ore."

The city is at the mouth of the Cheboygan River on Lake Huron. U.S. Highway 23 (US 23) connects with Interstate 75 (I-75) at Mackinaw City and the Mackinac Bridge, about 15 miles (24 km) to the northwest. Rogers City is about 41 miles (66 km) to the southeast. M-27 runs south from the city along the north shore of Mullett Lake to I-75 at Indian River about 18 miles (29 km) to the southwest. M-33 runs due south along the east shore of Lake Mullett to M-68 about 20 miles (32 km) to the south.

Cheboygan was originally an Ojibwe settlement. In 1844, Jacob Sammons, a cooper from Fort Mackinac, chose the old native camping ground (then called "Shabwegan") as the site for his cabin. He recruited other settlers, and a post office named "Duncan" was established in 1846. It was made the county seat in 1853.