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Presque Isle County, Michigan

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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...