Midland County, Michigan
Founding: 1855 (declared in 1831) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The county's location within Michigan Seat: Midland (1855–) Land area: 516 square miles Population (2020): 83,494 Population (historic): 787 (1860); 6,893 (1880); 14,439 (1900); 19,150 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1850–1900; 1910–2010 Subdivisions: Two cities; one village; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,693 (7.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 42.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,116 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,017 Number of farms (1920): 2,163 Average farm size (1920): 50.3 acres Sources of settlement: Michigan, New York, Ohio, Canada, and Germany _________________________________________________________________________________ Midland Namesake: ...