Ottawa County, Michigan

Founding: 1837 (declared in 1831)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Ottawa people
Seat: Grand Haven (1837–)

Land area: 563 square miles

Population (2020): 296,200

Population (historic): 5,587 (1850); 26,651 (1870); 35,358 (1890); 45,301 (1910); 54,858 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–2020

Subdivisions: Six cities; one village; three CDPs; 17 townships

National Register listings: 25

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,610 (9.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 60.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.9%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,837
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,556
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 4,296
Average farm size (1920): 55.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Holland, New York, Canada, Germany, Ohio, and Ireland
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Grand Haven

Namesake: The Grand River

Founding: 1835 (platting); 1835 (post office); 1867 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 11,011

Population (historic): 3,147 (1870); 5,028 (1890); 5,856 (1910); 8,345 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1890; 1900–1970; 1980s; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,708 (29.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Reister Farm (c. 1890). 21685 16th Road. Chester. Eastlake.
2. *Henry Ernst Farm (1870). 10831 Cleveland Road. Crockery. Italianate.
3. *Benjamin Van Raalte Farm (1867). 1076 East 16th Street. Holland. Italianate.
4. *New Groningen School (c. 1890). 10537 Paw Paw Road. Holland.
5. Gerrit Boone House (c. 1890). 11045 Paw Paw Road. Holland. Italianate.
6. House (c. 1890). 357 Leonard Road. Tallmadge. Queen Anne.
7. Charles Vreeland Farm (c. 1880). 17490 48th Road. Wright. Italianate.