Isabella County, Michigan

Isabella County, Michigan

Isabella County is situated in the middle of the Michigan's lower peninsula. The area was known as Ojibiway Besse, meaning "the place of the Chippewa.” It is the major land base of the federally recognized Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Nation. Isabella County was once one of the most magnificent pine and hardwood areas in all of the Great Lakes region. Today, the area is most well known for the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort and home of 'Fight Chips' of Central Michigan University.

More than 70,000 people call Isabella County home.

County has cities, villages, and township (general and charter) forms of government including:

Clare
Mount Pleasant
Rosebush
Shepherd
Lake Isabella
Beal Cityv Blanchard
Sherman City
Weidman
Broomfield Township
Chippewa Township
Coe Township
Coldwater Township
Deerfield Township
Denver Township
Fremont Township
Gilmore Township
Isabella Township
Lincoln Township
Nottawa Township
Rolland Township
Sherman Township
Union Charter Township
Vernon Township
Wise Township

Together, the communities within the counties of Saginaw, Midland, Isabella, Gratiot, and Bay make up the area commonly known as the Great Lakes Bay Region.