Gladwin County, Michigan
Founding: 1875 (declared in 1831) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Henry Gladwin, British army officer Seat: Gladwin (1875–) Land area: 502 square miles Population (2020): 25,386 Population (historic): 1,127 (1880); 6,564 (1900); 7,424 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1920; 1930–2000 Subdivisions: Two cities; 15 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,206 (6.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.4% Average farmhouse value (1930): $849 Average outbuilding value (1930): $845 Number of farms (1920): 1,452 Average farm size (1920): 50.3 acres Sources of settlement: Canada, Michigan, and New York _________________________________________________________________________________ Gladwin Namesake: Gladwin County Founding: 1875 (plat...