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Lenawee County, Michigan

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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...