Missaukee County, Michigan
Founding: 1871 (declared in 1840) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Lake Missaukee Seat: Lake City (1873–) Land area: 565 square miles Population (2020): 15,052 Population (historic): 1,553 (1880); 9,308 (1900); 6,992 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1870–1910; 1930s; 1960–2020 Subdivisions: Two cities; one CDP; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 989 (10.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 55.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $969 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,039 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,359 Average farm size (1920): 57.7 acres Sources of settlement: Michigan, Canada, Holland, New York, and Sweden _________________________________________________________________________________ Lake City ...