Allegan County, Michigan
Founding: 1835 (declared in 1831) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: A neologism coined by Henry Schoolcraft Seat: Allegan (1835–) Land area: 825 square miles Population (2020): 120,502 Population (historic): 1,783 (1840); 16,087 (1860); 37,815 (1880); 38,812 (1900); 38,974 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1900s; 1920–2020 Subdivisions: Seven cities; two villages; 24 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,532 (18.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 67% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,547 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,358 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 5,734 Average farm size (1920): 57.1 acres Sources of settlement: New York, Ohio, Holland, Canada, Germany...