The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1859 (declared in 1840) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Lake Huron Seat:  Harbor Beach (1859–1865); Port Austin (1865–1873); Bad Axe (1873–) Land area:  836 square miles Population (2020):  31,407 Population (historic):  3,165 (1860); 20,089 (1880); 34,162 (1900); 31,132 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1910; 1930–1980; 1990s Subdivisions:  Three cities; eight villages; one CDP; 28 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  4,174 (19.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  54% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  8.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,518 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,655 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,604 Average farm size (1920):  83.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Canada, M...

Founding:  1815 (declared in 1809) Parent counties:  Cuyahoga and Portage Namesake:  The Huron people Seat:   Avery  (1815–1821); Norwalk (1821–) Land area:  491 square miles Population (2020):  58,565 Population (historic):  6,675 (1820); 26,203 (1850); 28,532 (1870); 32,330 (1900); 33,700 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1820–1860; 1870–1910; 1920–2010 Subdivisions:  Three cities; seven villages; four CDPs; 19 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  7,388 (29.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  74.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  24.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,769 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,562 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,728 Average farm size (1920):  81 acres Sources of se...