Presque Isle County, Michigan
Founding: 1871 (declared in 1840) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Presque Isle Seat: Rogers City (1871–) Land area: 659 square miles Population (2020): 12,982 Population (historic): 3,113 (1880); 8,821 (1900); 11,330 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1860–1920; 1930s; 1950s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: Two cities; two villages; one CDP; 14 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,372 (13.1%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 56.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $931 Average outbuilding value (1930): $885 Number of farms (1920): 1,056 Average farm size (1920): 48.1 acres Sources of settlement: Michigan, Canada, Germany, and Poland _________________________________________________________________________________ Rogers City Namesake: William Ro...