Shiawassee County, Michigan

Founding: 1837 (declared in 1822)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Shiawassee River
Seat: Shiawasseetown (1837–1840); Corunna (1840–)

Land area: 531 square miles

Population (2020): 68,094

Population (historic): 2,103 (1840); 12,349 (1860); 27,059 (1880); 33,866 (1900); 39,517 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900; 1910–1980; 1990s

Subdivisions: Five cities; six villages; two CDPs; 16 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,209 (23.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 70.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,822
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,876

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,359
Average farm size (1920): 77 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Canada, and Ohio

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Corunna

Namesake: A Coruña, Spain

Founding: 1837 (platting); 1838 (post office); 1858 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,046

Population (historic): 684 (1850); 1,408 (1870); 1,382 (1890); 1,384 (1910); 1,936 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1837–1880; 1890s; 1910–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 184 (12.4%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. Noah Joslin House (c. 1870). 9915 Beard Road. Burns. Italianate.
2. Calvin Flint House (c. 1855). 2816 Vandecarr Road. Caledonia. Greek Revival.
3. David Dodder Farm (c. 1870). 8405 Wilkinson Road. Middlebury. Italianate.
4. Octagon School (c. 1860). 715 East Bennington Road. Shiawassee.
5. Charles Warren House (c. 1875). 218 East Maple Avenue. Shiawassee. Italianate.
6. Daniel Williams House (1854). 6810 Newburg Road. Vernon. Gothic Revival.
7. Frederick Banks Farm (c. 1895). 11270 East Prior Road. Vernon. Eastlake.

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