Charlevoix County, Michigan

Founding: 1869
Parent county: Emmet

Namesake: Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French-Canadian priest
Seat: Charlevoix (1869–1884, 1897–); East Jordan (1884–1886); Boyne City (1886–1897)

Land area: 416 square miles

Population (2020): 26,054

Population (historic): 1,724 (1870); 9,686 (1890); 19,157 (1910); 11,981 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1910; 1930–1950; 1960–2000

Subdivisions: Three cities; one village; seven CDPs; 15 townships

National Register listings: 24

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,299 (13%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 69.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $891
Average outbuilding value (1930): $740
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,306
Average farm size (1920): 49.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Michigan, New York, and Canada
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Charlevoix

Namesake: Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French-Canadian priest

Founding: circa 1852 (founding); 1854 (post office); 1866 (platting); 1879 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 2,348

Population (historic): 512 (1880); 2,079 (1900); 2,247 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1866–1910; 1920–1970
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 558 (25.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Farm (c. 1895). 2695 State Route 75. Boyne Valley. Queen Anne.