Wexford County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. As of the
2010 census, the population was 32,735. The
county seat is
Cadillac. When established in 1840 by the Michigan Legislature, the county was given the name Kautawabet, a
Potawatomi phrase meaning "broken tooth" and the name of an area Potawatomi chief. In 1843, legislators renamed the county Wexford, after
County Wexford in
Ireland. It was later formally organized in 1869.