Branch County, Michigan

Founding: 1833 (declared in 1829)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: John Branch, North Carolina politician
Seat: Coldwater (1842–)

Land area: 506 square miles

Population (2020): 44,862

Population (historic): 5,715 (1840); 26,226 (1870); 27,811 (1900); 23,950 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1900s; 1930–2000

Subdivisions: Two cities; three villages; 16 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,089 (24.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 66.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,484
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,609

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,222
Average farm size (1920): 70.7 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, England, and Germany
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Coldwater

Namesake: The Coldwater River

Founding: 1830 (post office); 1832 (platting); 1837 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 13,822

Population (historic): 4,381 (1870); 6,216 (1900); 6,735 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1910–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,254 (26.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Asahel Brown Farm (c. 1845). 698 South Fremont Road. Algansee. Greek Revival.
2. Abraham Bordine Farm (c. 1870). 182 West Chicago Road. Batavia. Italianate.
3. Union School (c. 1880). 224 West Colon Road. Batavia. Italianate.
4. Byron Ruggles House (c. 1895). 858 West Chicago Street. Bronson. Queen Anne.
5. Ezra Beardsley House (1887). 1063 Holmes Road. Bronson. Eastlake/Queen Anne.
6. Abram Fisk House (1861–1863). 867 East Chicago Street. Coldwater. Italianate.
7. Benedict Doll House (c. 1890). 665 West Chicago Street. Coldwater. Queen Anne.
8. Avery Ferguson Farm (c. 1850). 160 East Southern Road. Kinderhook. Greek Revival.
9. Nelson Hawley House (c. 1875). 486 Babcock Road. Matteson. Italianate.
10. Lindley School (1891). 803 Lindley Road. Matteson. Italianate.
11. Lusk School (c. 1880). 801 East Chicago Road. Quincy. Italianate.
12. David Baker House (c. 1845). 1196 East Chicago Road. Quincy. Greek Revival.
13. School (c. 1875). 1278 Wildwood Road. Quincy. Italianate.
14. William Day House (c. 1860). 664 Dunks Road. Union. Greek Revival/Italianate.
15. Samuel Roe House (c. 1850). 500 West Union City Road. Union. Greek Revival.

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