Shiawassee County, Michigan
Founding: 1837 (declared in 1822) Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The Shiawassee River Seat: Shiawasseetown (1837–1840); Corunna (1840–) Land area: 531 square miles Population (2020): 68,094 Population (historic): 2,103 (1840); 12,349 (1860); 27,059 (1880); 33,866 (1900); 39,517 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1900; 1910–1980; 1990s Subdivisions: Five cities; six villages; two CDPs; 16 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 7,209 (23.8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 70.2% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,822 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,876 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,359 Average farm size (1920): 77 acres Sources of settlement: New York, Ca...