Chippewa County, Michigan

Founding: 1826
Parent county: Mackinac

Namesake: The Chippewa people
Seat: Sault Ste. Marie (1826–)

Land area: 1,558 square miles

Population (2020): 36,785

Population (historic): 626 (1830); 898 (1850); 1,689 (1870); 12,019 (1890); 24,472 (1910); 25,047 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830; 1840–1960; 1980–2000

Subdivisions: One city; one village; 16 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,058 (14.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $898
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,081
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,569
Average farm size (1920): 67.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Canada, Michigan, England, France, and New York
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Sault Ste. Marie

Namesake: A French phrase meaning "the rapids of St. Mary"

Founding: 1668 (founding); 1823 (post office); 1879 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 13,337

Population (historic): 596 (1860); 1,947 (1880); 10,538 (1900); 13,755 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1910; 1920–1960; 1980s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,864 (29.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Philetus Church House (1862). 11821 Village Road. Sugar Island. Greek Revival.

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