Clinton County, Michigan

Founding: 1839 (declared in 1831)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: DeWitt Clinton, New York governor
Seat: DeWitt (1839–1857); St. Johns (1857–)

Land area: 566 square miles

Population (2020): 79,128

Population (historic): 1,614 (1840); 13,916 (1860); 28,100 (1880); 25,136 (1900); 24,174 (1930)

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

Subdivisions: Two cities; six villages; three CDPs; 16 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,727 (15.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 74.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.1%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,123
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,191

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,323
Average farm size (1920): 83 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Ohio, and Germany

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St. Johns

Namesake: Unclear—perhaps John the Apostle

Founding: 1855 (platting); 1855 (post office); 1857 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,698

Population (historic): 2,370 (1880); 3,388 (1900); 3,929 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1900; 1910–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 936 (28%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Orrin Wheat House (c. 1890). 1001 South Scott Road. Bingham. Queen Anne.
2. Theodore Schoewe House (c. 1875). 217 Schavey Road. DeWitt. Italianate.
3. Benjamin Silsbe House (c. 1865). 12640 West State Road. Eagle. Italianate.
4. Edward Reed Farm (c. 1875). 715 East Main Street. Essex. Italianate.
5. Octagonal School (c. 1870). West French Road and North Grange Road. Lebanon. Italianate. Razed.
6. Roderick Tabor Farm (c. 1870). 8072 Hubbardston Road. Lebanon. Gothic Revival.
7. William Dills Farm (c. 1870). 10960 South DeWitt Road. Olive. Italianate.
8. St. Peter's Lutheran Church (1888). 8990 Church Road. Riley. Gothic Revival.
9. James Timmerman House (c. 1870). 15275 Francis Road. Watertown. Italianate.

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