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County: Arenac (06)
Created from: Michigan Territory and Oakland County (1831)
Boundary finalized: 1883
Population: 1900 = 9999 | 2000 = 9999
- 02 Mar 1831 - ARENAC created by Michigan Territory from Non-County Area 2 attached to OAKLAND; ARENAC not fully organized, not attached. (Mich. Terr. Laws, 3:sec. 12/p. 872)
- 02 Mar 1836 - ARENAC attached to SAGINAW "for judicial purposes." (Mich. Acts 1836, ann. sess., p. 67)
- 01 Apr 1840 - ARENAC attachment to SAGINAW was confirmed [no change]. (Mich. Acts 1840, ann. sess., no. 119, secs. 1, 4, 33-35/pp. 196, 200)
- 20 Apr 1857 - ARENAC lost all territory to creation of BAY; ARENAC eliminated. (Mich. Acts 1857, reg. sess., no. 171, secs. 1-2, 15/pp. 438-439, 441; Mich. Rpts., 5:114)
- 21 Apr 1883 - ARENAC re-created from BAY; boundaries were somewhat different from those ARENAC originally had in 1831. (Mich. Acts 1883, reg. sess., pub., no. 35/p. 25)
Source: [NL]
Arenac County was organized in 1883. The name Arenac comes from the Latin word arena and the Native American word ac. Together, they mean "a sandy place for a good footing".
Arenac County was originally part of Oakland County.In 1857, a large part of Arenac was added to the newly formed Bay County. In 1859, the remaining part of Arenac was added to Bay County. In 1883, Arenac was reorganized as a county with its current boundaries.
Arenac County is located on the shore of Lake Huron in the east central section of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. It covers 368 square miles and has a population of 17,269. The county seat is Standish. [GGAI]
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI
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