Arenac County, Michigan

Founding: 1883
Parent county: Bay

Namesake: A neologism coined by Henry Schoolcraft
Seat: Omer (1883–1892); Standish (1892–)

Land area: 363 square miles

Population (2020): 15,002

Population (historic): 5,683 (1890); 9,640 (1910); 8,007 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1930–2000

Subdivisions: Three cities; three villages; 12 townships

National Register listings: Two

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 937 (9.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $914
Average outbuilding value (1930): $861

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,392
Average farm size (1920): 52.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Michigan, Canada, New York, Germany, and France

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Standish

Namesake: John Standish, owner of the city site

Founding: 1871 (platting as Granton); 1883 (post office); 1893 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,458

Population (historic): 246 (1880); 829 (1900); 803 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1871–1900; 1920–1960; 1970–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 130 (18%)

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