Newaygo County, Michigan
Founding: 1851 (declared in 1840) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: Uncertain—likely a word of Ojibwe origin Seat: Newaygo (1851–1881); White Cloud (1881–) Land area: 813 square miles Population (2020): 49,978 Population (historic): 2,760 (1860); 14,688 (1880); 17,673 (1900); 17,029 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1890; 1900s; 1930–2020 Subdivisions: Four cities; one village; 24 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,920 (11.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 52.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,144 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,044 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,836 Average farm size (1920): 59.1 acres Sources of settlement: Michigan, New...