Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Founding: 1876 (declared in 1843) Parent counties: Chippewa and Mackinac Namesake: Henry Schoolcraft, Michigan ethnologist Seat: Onota (1876–77); Manistique (1877–) Land area: 1,171 square miles Population (2020): 8,047 Population (historic): 1,575 (1880); 7,889 (1900); 9,977 (1920); 9,524 (1940) Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1920; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s Subdivisions: One city; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,003 (15.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 48.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $918 Average outbuilding value (1930): $803 Number of farms (1920): 381 Average farm size (1920): 41.9 acres Sources of settlement: Michigan and Sweden _________________________________________________________________________________ Manistique Namesake: ...