Montmorency County, Michigan
Founding: 1881 (declared in 1840) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Unclear—perhaps the House of Montmorency, a French noble family Seat: Hillman (1881–1891); Atlanta (1891–) Land area: 547 square miles Population (2020): 9,153 Population (historic): 1,487 (1890); 3,755 (1910); 2,814 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1890–1920; 1930–2000 Subdivisions: One village; three CDPs; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 359 (3.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 48.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $847 Average outbuilding value (1930): $922 Number of farms (1920): 421 Average farm size (1920): 54.2 acres Sources of settlement: Michigan, Ohio, Germany, and France _________________________________________________________________________________ Atlan...