Alger County, Michigan
Founding: 1885 Parent county: Schoolcraft Namesake: Russell Alger, Michigan politician Seat: Au Train (1885–1902); Munising (1902–) Land area: 915 square miles Population (2020): 8,842 Population (historic): 1,238 (1890); 7,675 (1910); 9,327 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1920; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: One city; one village; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,005 (15.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $910 Average outbuilding value (1930): $852 Number of farms (1920): 386 Average farm size (1920): 21.7 acres Sources of settlement: Michigan, Finland, Austria, Sweden, and Russia _________________________________________________________________________________ Munising Namesake: An...