Oscoda County, Michigan

Founding: 1881 (declared in 1840)
Parent counties: Mackinac

Naming: A neologism coined by Henry Schoolcraft
Seat: Union Corners (1881–1888); Mio (1888–)

Land area: 566 square miles

Population (2010): 8,640

Population (historic): 467 (1880); 1,468 (1900); 1,728 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1870–1890; 1900s; 1930–2000

Subdivisions: One CDP; six townships

National Register listings: One

Income (per capita): $20,047

Income (median household): $35,175
Business establishments: 190 (45.5 people per business)
Pre-1939 residences (estimated): 363 (4%)
Vacant houses: 5,362 (58.9%)
Sources of settlement: Michigan, Ohio, and Canada

Mio

Namesake: Mioe DeYarmond, wife of the village's founder

Founding: 1881 (platting, as Mioe); 1882 (post office)

Population (2000): 2,016

Population (historic): N/A

Periods of population growth: N/A
Typology: Grid

First Courthouse

Photo from the United States Department of Agriculture collection.

Location: 311 South Morenci Avenue (Mio)

Construction: 1888–1889 / 1908

Years of service: 1889–2016

Typology: Front-gabled; balloon-frame; two-story

Style: Classical Revival

Architects: Pratt and Koeppe

Cost: $3,800 ($105,218 in 2017 dollars)

Status: Razed (burned in 2016)

Features of note: Projecting tower and cupola; three-bay facade; gable-spanning cornice; circular attic vent; round-arched window; Classical Revival porch.

Second Courthouse

Location: 105 Court Street (Mio)

Construction: ca. 1915 (?)

Years of service: 1994–

Typology: School; brick; split-level

Style: None

Builder: Unknown

Cost: Unknown

Status: Extant; functional

Features of note: Projecting entrance bay; corbelled cornice; rooftop parapet.

For a photo, see this website.

Sources: Wikipedia; Courthouse History; United States Census Bureau.