Luce County, Michigan

Luce County, Michigan
Luce County Government Building
Location in the U.S. state of Michigan
Michigan's location in the U.S.
Founded	1887
Named for	Cyrus G. Luce
Seat	Newberry
Largest village	Newberry
Area
• Total	1,912 sq mi (4,952 km2)
• Land	899 sq mi (2,328 km2)
• Water	1,013 sq mi (2,624 km2), 53%
Population
• (2010)	6,631
• Density	7.4/sq mi (3/km²)
Congressional district	1st
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.lucecountymi.com

Luce County is a county located in the Upper peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,631, making it the second-least populous county in Michigan. The county seat is Newberry. The county was set off and organized in 1887 and named after former Michigan Governor Cyrus G. Luce.

In 2002, Newberry was designated as the moose capital of Michigan by the state legislature.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,912 square miles (4,950 km²), of which 899 square miles (2,330 km²) is land and 1,013 square miles (2,620 km²) (53%) is water. Luce County is part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It has a northern border with Canada across Lake Superior.

Luce County Airport (KERY), provides service for the county and surrounding communities.

The 2010 United States Census indicates Luce County had a population of 6,631. This is a decrease of 393 people from the 2000 United States Census. This is a -5.6% change in population. In 2010 there were 2,412 households and 1,542 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 4,343 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.4% White, 11.1% Black or African American, 5.0% Native American, 0.3% Asian and 3.1% of two or more races. 1.2% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 14.5% were of German, 7.6% French, French Canadian or Cajun, 7.4% Irish, 6.8% English, 6.3% American and 5.5% Finnish ancestry.