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is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,072. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba Township. The city government is politically independent of all three townships. Lapeer is located in southern Michigan, east of Flint, on the Flint River. The name is an Americanization of the French
, which means 'flint' or 'flint stone'. (See List of Michigan county name etymologies.)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. It is considered to be part of the Thumb of Michigan, which in turn is a subregion of the Flint/Tri-Cities.