Oakland County, Michigan
Founding: 1820 (declared in 1819) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The county's oak forests Seat: Pontiac (1820–) Land area: 868 square miles Population (2020): 1,274,395 Population (historic): 4,911 (1830); 38,261 (1860); 41,547 (1880); 44,792 (1900); 211,251 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1820–1880; 1890–2020 Subdivisions: 29 cities; ten villages; 25 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 41,831 (7.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 19.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,959 Average outbuilding value (1930): $3,195 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 4,035 Average farm size (1920): 84.4 acres Sources of settlement: New York, England, Canada, New Jersey, Ireland, and Ge...