Delta County, Michigan

Founding: 1861 (declared in 1843)
Parent county: Mackinac

Namesake: A reference to the county's triangular shape
Seat: Escanaba (1861–)

Land area: 1,171 square miles

Population (2020): 36,903

Population (historic): 1,172 (1860); 6,812 (1880); 23,881 (1900); 32,280 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1940; 1950–1980; 1990s

Subdivisions: Two cities; one village; 14 townships

National Register listings: 20

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,327 (26.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.2%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,109
Average outbuilding value (1930): $904
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,395
Average farm size (1920): 38 acres
Sources of settlement: Michigan, Wisconsin, Sweden, France, Canada, Germany, and New York
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Escanaba

Namesake: The Escanaba River

Founding: 1863 (platting); 1864 (post office); 1866 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 12,450

Population (historic): 3,026 (1880); 9,549 (1900); 14,524 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1863–1910; 1920–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,010 (46.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Samuel Elliott Farm (c. 1870). 13250 8th Road. Fairbanks. Gothic Revival.