Gladwin County, Michigan

Founding: 1875 (declared in 1831)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Henry Gladwin, British army officer
Seat: Gladwin (1875–)

Land area: 502 square miles

Population (2020): 25,386

Population (historic): 1,127 (1880); 6,564 (1900); 7,424 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1920; 1930–2000

Subdivisions: Two cities; 15 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,206 (6.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $849
Average outbuilding value (1930): $845
Number of farms (1920): 1,452
Average farm size (1920): 50.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Canada, Michigan, and New York
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Gladwin

Namesake: Gladwin County

Founding: 1875 (platting); 1875 (post office); 1885 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,069

Population (historic): 903 (1890); 988 (1910); 1,248 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1875–1890; 1900–1960; 1970–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 178 (13.7%)
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