Named either in the honor of an Ojibwe leader who signed the Saginaw Treaty or for a Native American word meaning much water, the Newaygo County was founded in 1851. White Cloud forms the county seat of Newaygo. A population of more than 48.4K with an intermingling cohabitation of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others alongside over an estimated 17.5K households and 12.9K families reside here. The county occupies a total area of 861.39 sq mi.

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