Schoolcraft County, Michigan
County seat: Manistique · Population 8,187 (2025) · 1,172 sq mi
Schoolcraft County is the 79th most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 8,187 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Manistique. It is part of the Upper Peninsula (Region 1) region, one of the 10 Michigan prosperity regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Schoolcraft County facts
- County seat
- Manistique
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 8,187 +1.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,172 sq mi 4th largest of 83
- Water area
- 712 sq mi
- Population density
- 7 per sq mi
- Established
- 1843
- Named after
- Henry Schoolcraft American anthropologist (1793-1864)
- Largest city
- Manistique 2,868
- Median household income
- $56,782
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26153
Cities and towns in Schoolcraft County
Schoolcraft County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Schoolcraft County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manistique (county seat) | City | 2,868 |
ZIP codes in Schoolcraft County
7 ZIP codes reach into Schoolcraft County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 49817 also Delta County
- 49836 also Mackinac County
- 49840
- 49854 also Delta County
- 49883 also Alger County
- 49884 also Alger County
- 49895 also Delta and Alger counties
Population of Schoolcraft County, 2020–2025
Schoolcraft County grew by 143 people (+1.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 327 more deaths than births and a net gain of 466 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 8,049 |
| 2021 | 8,037 |
| 2022 | 8,166 |
| 2023 | 8,149 |
| 2024 | 8,166 |
| 2025 | 8,187 |
Neighboring counties
- Alger County northwest · 8,641 people
- Delta County west · 36,582 people
- Leelanau County south · 22,982 people
- Mackinac County east · 11,236 people
- Luce County northeast · 6,339 people
- Charlevoix County southeast · 26,036 people
Printable Schoolcraft County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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