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Gladwin County, Michigan

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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...