Emmet County, Michigan

Founding: 1853 (declared in 1840)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Robert Emmet, Irish nationalist
Seat: St. James (1853–1857); Harbor Springs (1857–1902); Petoskey (1902–)

Land area: 467 square miles

Population (2020): 34,112

Population (historic): 1,149 (1860); 6,639 (1880); 15,931 (1900); 15,109 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1910; 1930–1950; 1960–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; three cities; nine CDPs; 16 townships

National Register listings: 52

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,309 (15.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 67.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,023
Average outbuilding value (1930): $693
Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,298
Average farm size (1920): 47.4 acres
Sources of settlement: Michigan, Canada, New York, Ohio, Germany, and Indiana
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Petoskey

Namesake: Petosegay, French–Ottawa fur trader

Founding: 1850s (founding as Bear River); 1857 (post office); 1879 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 5,877

Population (historic): 1,815 (1880); 5,285 (1900); 5,740 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1900; 1910–1950; 1960s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 779 (21.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Standard School (c. 1905). 3009 State Road. Friendship. Romanesque.
2. House (c. 1890). 981 Town Line Road. Resort. Queen Anne.