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County Seat : Tawas City
Formed: 1831
Organized: 1857
Size: 547 sq. miles
Population: 30209 in 1990

                      15224 in 1890

 

Townships:

Alabaster Au Sable
Au Sable Burleigh
Grant Oscoda
Plainfield Reno
Sherman Tawas
Wilber  

 

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If you are visiting or want to more aspects of the county these links may be helpful.

Iosco County -Multimag
Oscoda Online Guide loads slow
Michigan Interactive- Iosco with map
Tawas City Chamber of Commerce
ARVC Campgrounds

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This was a favorite name used by Henry Schoolcraft for Native American boys and men in his writings. He interpreted the word to mean "water of light." Iosco was first  inhabited by Chippewa Indians.  Tawas Bay which is the largest harbor on the Great Lakes was named after Chief O-Ta-Was, known for fishing the waters of Lake Huron.  The first white men in the area in the 1830’s were French fur traders and trappers who settled up trading posts along the banks of the Au Sable River. The   lumber industry of of the 1880’s brought civilization to the area. 

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