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Whitehall is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,706 at the 2010 census. The city is located in the southwest corner of Whitehall Township. Montague is its neighbor.It is located on White Lake (actually the mouth of the White River on Lake Michigan). Whitehall's recorded history began circa 1859 when Charles Mears, a noted lumber baron to the area, platted the village along with Giles B. Slocum, naming it Mears. The population continued to grow due to its strategic location for floating and distributing lumber.In 1862, it was renamed Whitehall and incorporated as the Village of Whitehall in 1867. It later was incorporated as a city in 1942.GeographyThe town is located about 5mi from Lake Michigan. White Lake is now connected to Lake Michigan by a dredged canal.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.79sqmi, of which 3.12sqmi is land and 0.67sqmi is water.Major highways is a business loop through the downtowns of both Whitehall and Montague.