Iosco County, Michigan
Founding: 1857 (declared in 1840) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps a Native American word or a Henry Schoolcraft neologism Seat: Tawas City (1857–) Land area: 549 square miles Population (2020): 25,237 Population (historic): 3,163 (1870); 15,224 (1890); 9,753 (1910); 7,517 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1860–1890; 1930–1990 Subdivisions: Three cities; three CDPs; 11 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,732 (8.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 51.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $883 Average outbuilding value (1930): $985 Number of farms (1920): 929 Average farm size (1920): 53.5 acres Sources of settlement: Michigan, Canada, New York, Germany, France, Sweden, and Finland _______________________________________________________...