Genesee County, Michigan

Founding: 1836 (declared in 1835)
Parent counties: Lapeer, Saginaw, and Shiawassee

Namesake: Genesee County, New York
Seat: Flint (1836–)

Land area: 637 square miles

Population (2020): 406,211

Population (historic): 4,268 (1840); 22,498 (1860); 39,220 (1880); 41,804 (1900); 211,641 (1930)

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

Subdivisions: 11 cities; five villages; three CDPs; 18 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 20,534 (10.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 37.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.7%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,855
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,768
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,639
Average farm size (1920): 80.1 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Canada, England, Ireland, and Ohio
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Flint

Namesake: The Flint River

Founding: 1836 (platting); 1836 (post office); 1855 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 81,252

Population (historic): 1,670 (1850); 5,386 (1870); 9,803 (1890); 38,550 (1910); 156,492 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1836–1930; 1940–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,138 (18.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Elijah Bird Farm (c. 1846). 14215 Bird Road. Argentine. Greek Revival.
2. Isaac Middlesworth Farm (c. 1845). 11355 Rolston Road. Argentine. Greek Revival. Razed.
3. Philemon Murray House (c. 1835). 7232 Silver Lake Road. Argentine.
4. Seneca Sheldon House (c. 1880). 12315 Ray Road. Atlas. Gothic Revival.
5. John McAra House (1892). 2157 South Irish Road. Davison. Queen Anne.
6. Daniel O'Sullivan House (c. 1853). 5035 Flushing Road. Flint. Greek Revival.
7. Farnham House (c. 1845). 5556 Flushing Road. Flint. Greek Revival.
8. Robert Aitken House (c. 1855). 1110 North Linden Road. Flint. Italianate/Greek Revival.
9. John Wood Farm (c. 1885). 12011 West Mount Morris Road. Flushing. Eastlake.
10. John Rowe House (c. 1885). 10324 West Stanley Road. Flushing. Gothic Revival.
11. James Mears House (c. 1880). 10410 West Stanley Road. Flushing. Gothic Revival.
12. John Van Buskirk Farm (c. 1870). 7348 Coldwater Road. Richfield. Greek Revival/Gothic Revival.
13. William Pailthorp House (c. 1870). 4344 West Frances Road. Vienna. Italianate.
14. West Vienna Methodist Church (1882). 5485 West Wilson Road. Vienna. Greek Revival. Razed.

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