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County in Michigan, United States

Ontonagon County (,/ɒ//n//t//ə/'/n//ɑː//ɡ//ən/ ONtəNAHgən) is a county in the Upper Peninsula of the U. S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,816, making it Michigan's third least populous county. The county seat is Ontonagon. The county was set off in 1843, and organized in 1848. It is also the westernmost county in United States that lies within the Eastern Time Zone.

In 1843, Michigan's Upper Peninsula was divided into Mackinac, Chippewa, Marquette, Schoolcraft, Delta, and Ontonagon Counties. In 1845, a portion of Ontonagon County was partitioned to be part of Houghton County. In 1846, the village of Ontonagon was named as the county seat of Ontonagon County. Ontonagon County is part of Copper Country, a region of the Upper Peninsula with prevalent copper mining from 1845 until the late 1960s. Prehistoric mining was conducted by local Native American populations. The first attempts by Europeans to mine copper in the area came in 1771 in the Ontonagon River. The Ontonagan Copper Boulder was removed from the west branch of the Ontonagon River and transported in 1842 to Detroit where it was weighed at 3708 pounds, thence to the Smithsonian Institute. The last copper mine in Copper Country was the White Pine mine, which closed in 1995.

The county is named after the Ontonagon River. The name is said to be loosely derived from an Ojibwe language word noojitoon ziibi, meaning "hunting river." It is the third largest county in Michigan by area. Ontonagon County is located in the western Upper Peninsula, along the shore of Lake Superior. At a longitude of 89.5°W, it is the westernmost county in the United States contained entirely within the Eastern Time Zone.

– runs north–south through east central part of county. Enters south line from Watersmeet, passes Paulding, Bruce Crossing, and Rockland, ending at Ontonagon. – enters east line of county at 12 mile (19 km) south of NE county corner. Runs SW, passing Mass City and Lake Mine, to intersection with M 38 east of Rockland. – runs east–west thru southern part of county. Enters 10.4 mile (17 km) north of SE county corner. Runs westerly into Gogebic County. – enters east line of county at a point east of Mass City. Runs west to Lake Mine, then WNW to terminus at Ontonagon. – runs north–south through center part of county. Enters south line on west side of Lake Gogebic; runs north to Lake Superior shoreline. Runs NE along shoreline to terminus at Ontonagon.

Ontonagon County Airport (KOGM) serves the county and surrounding communities.