Livingston County, Michigan

Founding: 1836 (declared in 1833)
Parent counties: Shiawassee and Washtenaw

Namesake: Edward Livingston, New York politician
Seat: Howell (1836–)

Land area: 565 square miles

Population (2020): 193,866

Population (historic): 7,430 (1840); 16,851 (1860); 22,251 (1880); 19,664 (1900); 19,274 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1920–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; two villages; 16 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,759 (7.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 66.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 13.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,099
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,087

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,632
Average farm size (1920): 87.9 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, England, Germany, Ireland, and Canada
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Howell

Namesake: Thomas Howell, a friend of the city's surveyor

Founding: 1835 (platting); 1836 (post office); 1863 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 10,068

Population (historic): 473 (1850); 2,071 (1880); 2,518 (1900); 3,615 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1835–1900; 1910–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 959 (21.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Timothy Warner House (1855). 4001 Pleasant Valley Road. Brighton. Greek Revival.
2. Charles Foote House (c. 1875). 13036 Spencer Road. Brighton. Italianate.
3. Smith Farm (c. 1885). 10007 North Fleming Road. Cohoctah. Eastlake.
4. Daniel Gannon Farm (c. 1885). 4684 West Gannon Road. Cohoctah. Italianate/Eastlake.
5. Horace Cook Farm (c. 1845). 7990 Oak Grove Road. Cohoctah. Greek Revival.
6. Alva Preston Farm (c. 1850). 8514 Oak Grove Road. Cohoctah. Greek Revival.
7. Allen Leonard Farm (c. 1850). 11015 Argentine Road. Deerfield. Greek Revival.
8. St. Augustine Catholic Church (1895). 6481 Faussett Road. Deerfield. Gothic Revival.
9. August Westphal House (1875). 6430 Brighton Road. Genoa. Italianate.
10. Jacob Fishback Farm (1853). 5151 Crooked Lake Road. Genoa. Greek Revival.
11. Albert Tooley House (c. 1865). 4300 East Grand River Road. Genoa. Italianate.
12. Alonzo Olds House (1848–1849). 10084 Rushton Road. Green Oak. Greek Revival.
13. Kinsley Bingham House (1841). 13270 Silver Lake Road. Green Oak. Greek Revival.
14. Eugene Howe House (c. 1890). 3792 Byron Road. Howell. Eastlake.
15. Frank Hecox House (1887). 3720 West Grand River Road. Howell. Second Empire.
16. Philander Gregory House (c. 1855). 14860 Holmes Road. Unadilla. Gothic Revival.
17. James Livermore House (c. 1860). 15210 Livermore Road. Unadilla. Gothic Revival.
18. Philip Dyer House (c. 1850). 17530 State Route 36. Unadilla. Greek Revival.
19. Richard Webb House (c. 1860). 14803 Unadilla Road. Unadilla. Gothic Revival.
20. Sylvester Noble House (c. 1860). 19123 Williamsville Road. Unadilla. Gothic Revival.

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