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Iosco County is in the northeast quarter of the lower peninsula of Michigan in the heart of Lake Huron’s "Sunrise Side." The County is bordered on the north by Alcona County, on the west by Ogemaw County, on the south by Arenac County and on the east by Lake Huron. Iosco County covers an area of 361,837, acres or about 565 square miles. Iosco County is located on the northern end of Saginaw Bay in one of the state's most popular areas for tourism and recreation. The major motor vehicle highway access is US-23, making the county easily accessible from I-75 and the urban centers of southern Michigan. State highway M-55 provides a major east-west route and connects the county with areas such as Houghton Lake, Cadillac and Manistee. The combination of good highway access and an attractive natural environment have helped to promote tourism as a major economic facet for the local community. Large portions of the total area are forested and or held in public ownership as national or state forest lands. The majority of the local population resides along the Lake Huron shoreline near US-23, East Tawas, Tawas City and Oscoda. The remaining population concentrations and employment opportunities are found in the west, where M-65 connects Hale, Plainfield Township and Whittemore. From the standpoint of political subdivisions, the County consists of eleven townships and three cities. |
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