Luce County, Michigan

Founding: 1887

Parent county: Chippewa

Namesake: Cyrus Luce, Michigan governor
Seat: Newberry (1887–)

Land area: 899 square miles

Population (2020): 5,339

Population (historic): 2,455 (1890); 4,044 (1910); 6,528 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1950; 1990s

Subdivisions: One village; four townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 448 (10.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 50.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.7%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $884
Average outbuilding value (1930): $906

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 194
Average farm size (1920): 51.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Canada, Sweden, and Finland
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Newberry

Namesake: John Newberry, Michigan politician

Founding: 1882 (platting); 1882 (post office); 1885 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,446

Population (historic): 1,115 (1890); 1,182 (1910); 2,465 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1880s; 1900–1950
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 257 (30.9%)
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