Lapeer County, Michigan
Founding: 1835 (declared in 1822) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The French word la pierre ("stone"), likely a reference to the Flint River Seat: Lapeer (1835–) Land area: 643 square miles Population (2020): 88,619 Population (historic): 4,265 (1840); 14,754 (1860); 30,138 (1880); 27,641 (1900); 28,348 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1880; 1920–2020 Subdivisions: Two cities; seven villages; two CDPs; 18 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,504 (12.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 66.3% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 11.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,569 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,668 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,614 Average farm size (1920): 80.7 acres Sources of settlement: ...