Eaton County, Michigan

Founding: 1837
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: John Eaton, Tennessee politician
Seat: Bellevue (1837–1840); Charlotte (1840–)

Land area: 575 square miles

Population (2020): 109,175

Population (historic): 2,379 (1840); 16,476 (1860); 31,225 (1880); 31,668 (1900); 31,728 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: Five cities; five villages; one CDP; 16 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,353 (15.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 76.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,571
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,612
Number of farms (1920): 3,719
Average farm size (1920): 71 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
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Charlotte

Namesake: Charlotte Bostwick, wife of a local landowner

Founding: 1835 (platting); 1838 (post office); 1863 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 9,299

Population (historic): 2,253 (1870); 3,867 (1890); 4,886 (1910); 5,307 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1835–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,431 (36.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Mitchell Farm (c. 1875). 6340 North Hartel Road. Benton. Italianate.
2. West Benton Methodist Church (c. 1890). 1011 East Vermontville Highway. Benton. Gothic Revival/Romanesque.
3. Alburtus Norton Farm (c. 1880). 2555 East Vermontville Highway. Benton. Italianate.
4. Henry Clements House (c. 1880). 5600 West Mount Hope Highway. Delta.
5. Hamlin School (1884). 10248 Kinneville Road. Hamlin. Eastlake.
6. John Montgomery House (c. 1850). 11900 Plains Road. Hamlin. Greek Revival.
7. Strange School (1879). 8981 Oneida Road. Oneida.
8. William Griswold Farm (c. 1855). 350 North Main Street. Vermontville. Greek Revival.
9. Jacob Moore House (c. 1860). 7473 West Vermontville Highway. Vermontville. Italianate.
10. John Hetrick Farm (c. 1885). 11400 Dimondale Highway. Windsor. Italianate/Eastlake.

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