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County in Michigan, United States

Oscoda County (/ɒ/'/s//k//oʊ//d//ə/ ahSKOHdə) is a county in the U. S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,219, making it the least populous county in the Lower Peninsula, and the sixth least populous county in the entire state. The county seat is Mio, an unincorporated community near the center of the county.

The county was established on April 1, 1840, by act of the Michigan State legislature. However, its governing structure was not completed until 1881. He served as the US Indian agent and was also a geographer, surveying and naming newly established counties and towns.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 572 square miles (1,481 km2), of which 566 square miles (1,466 km2) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km2) (1.0%) is water. Oscoda County is part of Northern Michigan.

Mio is situated in the Au Sable River Valley. The county is surrounded by the Huron National Forest and the Rifle River State Recreation Area. The county is part of the Au Sable State Forest, specifically the Grayling Fire Management Unit, which consists of Alcona, Crawford, Oscoda, and northern Iosco counties. Much of the area sits on the "Grayling outwash plain", a unique habitat. The Oscoda County Park offers a good vantage point. Glaciers shaped the area, creating a unique regional ecosystem. Much of the area is the Grayling outwash plain, a broad outwash plain including sandy ice disintegration ridges, jack pine barrens, white pine red pine forest, and northern hardwood forest. Large lakes were created by glacial action. – runs east from Mio into Alcona County. Passes McKinley.

Oscoda County is the only county in Michigan with no incorporated communities.

The AuSable River, near Mio, provides opportunity for fishing, canoeing, kayaking, or tubing. The M 33 access north of Mio has a launch area and public facilities. A second launch area is at the Mio Dam Pond. Oscoda County offers snowmobile trails, ATV trails, hiking trails, and cross country skiing trails. Snowmobile and ATV trails are located throughout Luzerne, McKinley, and Mio. There is a scramble area at Bull Gap in the Huron National Forest. The Loud Creek Trail offers 7 different routes with varying difficulty levels. The trail's total distance is 10 kilometers. In Fairview, there is a horseback riding ranch and a golf course. Karefree Ranch Boarding Stables offers guided horseback rides in Huron National Forest. The Fairview Hills Golf Club is a 9 hole golf course on M 33.