Midland County, Michigan

Founding: 1855 (declared in 1831)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The county's location within Michigan
Seat: Midland (1855–)

Land area: 516 square miles

Population (2020): 83,494

Population (historic): 787 (1860); 6,893 (1880); 14,439 (1900); 19,150 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1850–1900; 1910–2010

Subdivisions: Two cities; one village; 16 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,693 (7.3%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 42.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,116
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,017
Number of farms (1920): 2,163
Average farm size (1920): 50.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Michigan, New York, Ohio, Canada, and Germany
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Midland

Namesake: Midland County

Founding: 1855 (platting); 1856 (post office); 1887 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 42,547

Population (historic): 1,160 (1870); 2,277 (1890); 2,527 (1910); 8,038 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1855–1970; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,344 (7.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Benjamin Bradley House (1874). 3200 Cook Road. Midland. Gothic Revival.

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