Wexford County, Michigan
Founding: 1869 (declared in 1840) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: County Wexford, Ireland Seat: Sherman (1869–1881); Manton (1881–1882); Cadillac (1882–) Land area: 565 square miles Population (2020): 33,673 Population (historic): 650 (1870); 11,278 (1890); 20,769 (1910); 16,827 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1910; 1930–1950; 1960–2020 Subdivisions: Two cities; three villages; four CDPs; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,850 (16.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 56.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $767 Average outbuilding value (1930): $690 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,583 Average farm size (1920): 55.8 acres Sources of settlement: Canada, New York, Sweden, Ohio, and Indiana ___________...