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 _____________...