Lenawee County, Michigan
Founding: 1826 (declared in 1822) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: A neologism coined by Henry Schoolcraft Seat: Adrian (1826–) Land area: 750 square miles Population (2020): 99,423 Population (historic): 1,491 (1830); 38,112 (1860); 48,406 (1900); 49,849 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1890; 1920–2010 Subdivisions: Four cities; eight villages; two CDPs; 22 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,623 (24.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 72.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 19.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 12% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,025 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,180 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 5,080 Average farm size (1920): 72.8 acres Sources of settlement: New York, Ohio, Germany, Ireland, E...