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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Schoolcraft County is a county located in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 8,047, making it Michigan's fourth-least populous county. The county seat is Manistique, which lies along the northern shore of Lake Michigan. The county is named in honor of Henry Schoolcraft, who explored the area with the expedition of Lewis Cass.[1] The county was founded in 1843 and organized in 1876. The county is largely rural and forested, with much of its western portion within Hiawatha National Forest.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1843 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1874 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 16
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| 1860 | 78
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| 1870 | 799
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| 1880 | 1,575
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| 1890 | 5,818
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| 1900 | 7,889
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| 1910 | 8,681
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| 1920 | 9,977
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| 1930 | 8,451
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| 1940 | 9,524
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| 1950 | 9,148
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| 1960 | 8,953
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| 1970 | 8,226
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| 1980 | 8,575
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| 1990 | 8,302
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mischool/
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