Gogebic County has lost 57% of its population since its 1920 peak of 33,225. It has fewer residents now than it did in 1900. And nearly 30% of them are 65 and older.
Copper mining was the reason for the county's booming growth in the early 20th century.
Population and map: Wikipedia
Headline: Detroit Free Press, 8/13/2021
Gogebic County, which lies in the Upper Peninsula very close to Wisconsin, has seen a population decline of more than 6 percent since 2010 — the most in the state, the study found.
Michigan roads, destinations you're probably saying wrong The population in Gogebic County as of 2017 was around 15,300 people.
More than 40 percent of the population decline was due to migration, according to the study. Additionally, the 2017 unemployment in Gogebic County was topped 6 percent, higher than the state average of 4.6 percent.
And Gogebic County might see even more of a population decline, as it was one of the counties in the Upper Peninsula that was affected by the torrential rains and flooding in June.
Michigan population crisis in Saginaw County. (5/25/2023)
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