Lake County, Michigan

Founding: 1871 (declared in 1840)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Lakes within the county
Seat: Baldwin (1871–)

Land area: 567 square miles

Population (2020): 12,096

Population (historic): 548 (1870); 6,505 (1890); 4,939 (1910); 4,066 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1930–2020

Subdivisions: Two villages; 15 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,021 (6.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 46%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $828
Average outbuilding value (1930): $870

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 703
Average farm size (1920): 51.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Michigan, Canada, and Germany

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Baldwin

Namesake: Unknown

Founding: circa 1871 (platting as Baldwin City); 1872 (post office); 1887 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 863

Population (historic): 165 (1880); 343 (1900); 518 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1871–1890; 1900s; 1920–1950; 1970–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 75 (14.3%)

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