Wexford County, Michigan

Founding: 1869 (declared in 1840)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: County Wexford, Ireland
Seat: Sherman (1869–1881); Manton (1881–1882); Cadillac (1882–)

Land area: 565 square miles

Population (2020): 33,673

Population (historic): 650 (1870); 11,278 (1890); 20,769 (1910); 16,827 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1910; 1930–1950; 1960–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; three villages; four CDPs; 16 townships

National Register listings: Eight

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,850 (16.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 56.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.7%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $767
Average outbuilding value (1930): $690

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,583
Average farm size (1920): 55.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Canada, New York, Sweden, Ohio, and Indiana

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Cadillac

Namesake: Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, French explorer

Founding: 1872 (platting as Clam Lake); 1872 (post office); 1874 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 10,371

Population (historic): 2,213 (1880); 5,997 (1900); 9,570 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1872–1920; 1930–1950; 1970s; 2000–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,588 (32.5%)

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