Escanaba, Michigan

Escanaba is a city located in Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,140. It is the county seat of Delta County6. There is also Escanaba Township, which is north of the city and is not adjacent to it, although a portion of the city's urban area extends into the township. Both are named for the Escanaba River that flows into the Little Bay de Noc of Lake Michigan just north of the city.

History

Escanaba began as a port town in the mid-to-late 1800's. Located on Little Bay de Noc at the northern edge of Lake Michigan, Escanaba served as an important shipping point for lumber, copper, and iron ore to other Great Lakes ports, but especially south to Chicago. It continues as a port today for iron ore shipments, but the town's paper mill is now its largest employer.

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