Jackson County, Michigan

Founding: 1832 (declared in 1829)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Andrew Jackson, U.S. president
Seat: Jackson (1832–)

Land area: 702 square miles

Population (2020): 160,366

Population (historic): 13,130 (1840); 26,671 (1860); 42,031 (1880); 48,222 (1900); 92,304 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1980; 1990–2020

Subdivisions: One city; six villages; five CDPs; 19 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 15,395 (22.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 58.5%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 21.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 12.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.8%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,089
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,793

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,544
Average farm size (1920): 83.5 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, England, Ireland, Ohio, and Canada
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Jackson

Namesake: Andrew Jackson, U.S. president

Founding: 1829 (platting as Jacksonopolis); 1832 (post office); 1843 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 31,309

Population (historic): 2,363 (1850); 14,447 (1870); 25,180 (1900); 55,187 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1930; 1940s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,937 (52.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Orton Dewey Farm (c. 1890). 6101 Parsons Road. Concord. Eastlake.
2. Frederick Kennedy House (c. 1855). 8490 Hanover Road. Hanover. Greek Revival.
3. Frederick Farrand Farm (c. 1860). 9810 Territorial Road. Henrietta. Gothic Revival.
4. Lucius Watkins Farm (c. 1870). 14760 Horning Road. Norvell. Italianate.
5. William Brown House (c. 1855). 6770 Brown Road. Parma. Italianate.
6. Caleb Chapel House (1850). 8340 East Michigan Road. Sandstone. Greek Revival.
7. Alfred Streeter House (c. 1865). 4852 McCain Road. Spring Arbor. Italianate.
8. John Sanders Farm (c. 1875). 6316 Moscow Road. Spring Arbor. Italianate.
9. James Jameson Farm (c. 1850). 10220 North Parma Road. Springport. Greek Revival.
10. Dwight Merriman House (c. 1855). 3225 4th Street. Summit. Greek Revival/Italianate.
11. James McClay Farm (c. 1850). 12350 Territorial Road. Waterloo. Greek Revival.
12. John Siebold Farm (1854). 9998 Waterloo–Munith Road. Waterloo. Greek Revival/Italianate.

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