The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1837 (declared in 1831) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  The Ottawa people Seat:  Grand Haven (1837–) Land area:  563 square miles Population (2020):  296,200 Population (historic):  5,587 (1850); 26,651 (1870); 35,358 (1890); 45,301 (1910); 54,858 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1850–2020 Subdivisions:  Six cities; one village; three CDPs; 17 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  10,610 (9.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  60.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  9.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  3.9% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,837 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,556 Average farmhouse size (1940):  6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  4,296 Average farm size (1920):  55.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Holland, New York, Canada, Germany, Ohio, and Irela...

Founding:  1840 Parent counties:  Erie, Lucas, and Sandusky Namesake:  The Ottawa people Seat:  Port Clinton (1840–) Land area:  255 square miles Population (2020):  40,364 Population (historic):  2,248 (1840); 7,016 (1860); 19,762 (1880); 22,213 (1900); 24,109 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1840–1910; 1920–1980; 1990–2010 Subdivisions:  One city; seven villages; three CDPs; 12 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  5,601 (20%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  67.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  10.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,143 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,852 Average farmhouse size (1940):  7 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,010 Average farm size (1920):  58.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Germany, New York, and Pennsylvania _______...