Branch County, Michigan
Founding: 1833 (declared in 1829) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: John Branch, North Carolina politician Seat: Coldwater (1842–) Land area: 506 square miles Population (2020): 44,862 Population (historic): 5,715 (1840); 26,226 (1870); 27,811 (1900); 23,950 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1900s; 1930–2000 Subdivisions: Two cities; three villages; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,089 (24.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 66.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,484 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,609 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,222 Average farm size (1920): 70.7 acres Sources of settlement: New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, England, a...