Antrim County, Michigan
Founding: 1863 (declared in 1840) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: County Antrim, Northern Ireland Seat: Elk Rapids (1863–1879); Bellaire (1879–) Land area: 476 square miles Population (2020): 23,431 Population (historic): 1,985 (1870); 10,413 (1890); 15,692 (1910); 9,979 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1860–1900; 1930s; 1960–2010 Subdivisions: Five villages; four CDPs; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,001 (11.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 62% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.4% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $929 Average outbuilding value (1930): $822 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,481 Average farm size (1920): 56.7 acres Sources of settlement: Michigan, Canada, New York, Ohio, and Germany _______________________________________...