Gratiot County, Michigan
Founding: 1856 (declared in 1831) Parent counties: Unorganized territory Namesake: Charles Gratiot, U.S. army engineer Seat: Ithaca (1856–) Land area: 568 square miles Population (2020): 41,761 Population (historic): 4,042 (1860); 21,936 (1880); 29,889 (1900); 30,252 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1910s; 1930–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Three cities; three villages; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,062 (24.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 52.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,570 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,703 Number of farms (1920): 3,859 Average farm size (1920): 65.1 acres Sources of settlement: Michigan, Ohio, New York, and Canada _______________________________________...