Manistee -- U.S. County in Michigan Population (2000): 24527 Housing Units (2000): 14272 Land area (2000): 543.607588 sq. miles (1407.937130 sq. km) Water area (2000): 737.163510 sq. miles (1909.244646 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1280.771098 sq. miles (3317.181776 sq. km) Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 44.323788 N, 86.135402 W Headwords: Manistee Manistee, MI Manistee County Manistee County, MI