Macomb County, Michigan

Founding: 1818
Parent county: Wayne

Namesake: Alexander Macomb, U.S. army general
Seat: Mount Clemens (1818–)

Land area: 479 square miles

Population (2020): 881,217

Population (historic): 2,413 (1830); 22,843 (1860); 31,627 (1880); 33,244 (1900); 77,146 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1820–1900; 1910–2020

Subdivisions: 12 cities; three villages; 11 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 16,811 (4.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 16.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,536
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,153

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,570
Average farm size (1920): 62 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Germany, and Canada

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Mount Clemens

Namesake: Christian Clemens, owner of the city site

Founding: 1818 (platting); 1821 (post office); 1851 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 15,697

Population (historic): 1,302 (1850); 1,768 (1870); 4,748 (1890); 7,707 (1910); 13,497 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,733 (36.6%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. James Warner Farm (c. 1870). 15701 Armada Center Road. Armada. Gothic Revival.
2. Chester Loomis House (c. 1880). 23955 East Main Street. Armada. Italianate.
3. School Number Two (1872). 15500 9 Mile Road. Erin.
4. Caleb Miller Farm (c. 1875). 28689 Armada Ridge Road. Richmond. Italianate.
5. George Perkins House (1836). 30940 Armada Ridge Road. Richmond. Greek Revival.
6. William Upton House (1867). 40433 Utica Road. Sterling. Italianate.
7. Elisha Smith Farm (c. 1845). 64707 Mound Road. Washington. Greek Revival.
8. Loren Andrus House (c. 1860). 57500 Van Dyke Road. Washington. Italianate.
9. Joseph Sikes House (c. 1870). 64961 Van Dyke Road. Washington. Italianate.

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