Montcalm County, Michigan
Founding: 1850 (declared in 1831) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French army general Seat: Greenville (1850–1860); Stanton (1860–) Land area: 705 square miles Population (2020): 66,614 Population (historic): 891 (1850); 13,629 (1870); 32,754 (1890); 32,069 (1910); 27,471 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1930–2020 Subdivisions: Three cities; six villages; 20 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,878 (17.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 56.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 10.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.1% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,363 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,354 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 4,493 Average farm size (1920): 59.9 acres Sources of settlement: ...