Tuscola County, Michigan
Founding: 1850 (declared in 1840) Parent county: Sanilac Namesake: A neologism coined by Henry Schoolcraft Seat: Vassar (1850–1865); Caro (1865–) Land area: 803 square miles Population (2020): 53,323 Population (historic): 4,886 (1860); 25,738 (1880); 25,890 (1900); 32,934 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1890; 1900s; 1930–1980; 1990s Subdivisions: Two cities; nine villages; one CDP; 23 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,241 (21.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 58% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 7.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.6% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,380 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,411 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.6 rooms Number of farms (1920): 4,658 Average farm size (1920): 72 acres Sources of settlement: Canada, New York, Ohio, Germany, Pennsylvani...