Ogemaw County, Michigan
Founding: 1875 (declared in 1840) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The Ojibwe word ogimaa ("chief" or "leader") Seat: West Branch (1875–) Land area: 563 square miles Population (2020): 20,770 Population (historic): 1,914 (1880); 7,765 (1900); 6,595 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1870–1910; 1930–2000 Subdivisions: Two cities; one village; two CDPs; 14 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,516 (9.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $892 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,065 Number of farms (1920): 1,281 Average farm size (1920): 52.3 acres Sources of settlement: Canada and Michigan _________________________________________________________________________________ West Branch Namesake: The Wes...