Eaton County, Michigan
Founding: 1837 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: John Eaton, Tennessee politician Seat: Bellevue (1837–1840); Charlotte (1840–) Land area: 575 square miles Population (2020): 109,175 Population (historic): 2,379 (1840); 16,476 (1860); 31,225 (1880); 31,668 (1900); 31,728 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1890; 1920–2020 Subdivisions: Five cities; five villages; one CDP; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,353 (15.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 76.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,571 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,612 Number of farms (1920): 3,719 Average farm size (1920): 71 acres Sources of settlement: New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania ______________________________________...