Arenac County, Michigan
Founding: 1883 Parent county: Bay Namesake: A neologism coined by Henry Schoolcraft Seat: Omer (1883–1892); Standish (1892–) Land area: 363 square miles Population (2020): 15,002 Population (historic): 5,683 (1890); 9,640 (1910); 8,007 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1900; 1930–2000 Subdivisions: Three cities; three villages; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 937 (9.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 43% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $914 Average outbuilding value (1930): $861 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,392 Average farm size (1920): 52.3 acres Sources of settlement: Michigan, Canada, New York, Germany, and France ___________________________________________________________________________________ Standish N...