Its original bounds included "the Mesaba iron range of Minnesota, the sites of Duluth, Superior, Marquette, Houghton, and all the famous Copper Country."

Those regions reorganized when "this tremendous and unwieldy empire of a county was reduced by the Act of March 9, 1843.

The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, records deeds, mortgages, and vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of social services.

The county board of commissioners controls the budget and has limited authority to make laws or ordinances.

In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc.

They are assigned numbers by the Michigan Department of Transportation as part of the County-Designated Highway System.

The Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association announced that Chippewa County will house its new command and control center.

In last year, this is the third major announcement from the organization — guiding Michigan's aerospace and defense manufacturing community within the global industry.