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1898
By supervisors.
Population not given as a village.
Disorganizedoby act No. 367, 1899,
531
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
Bellaire
Antrim.
Kearney .
Berrien .
Oronoko
726
1867 S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 723; reincorporated, L. A, 1879, p. 75. 1864 By supervisors; limits extended, L. A. 1883, p. 520; rein- corporated, L. A. 1885, p. 449.
By supervisors ; reincorporated, S. L. 1871, Vol.2, p. 89. L. A. 1879, p. 12.
L. A. 1887, p. 10.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 221; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 515. By supervisors ; revised, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 408; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol, 2, p. 771; L. A. 1881, p. 263; 1889, p. 5. S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 284; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 32. By supervisors.
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 66; amended, L. A. 1887, pp. 4, 42.
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 277. L. A. 1887, p. 22.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1894.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Casnovia
J Muskegon.
Casnovia.
1
300
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 532; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 530.
Cass City ..
Tuscola.
Elkland.
930
1883
Cassopolis
Cass
La Grange
1.324
1863
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 550 ; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 891.
Cedar Springs ..
Kent ...
/ Nelson
Central Lake.
1895
Centreville
St. Joseph .. ...
J Lockport ...
1
706
1837
S. L. 1837, p. 54; incorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 61.
Charlevoix
Charlevoix ....
Charlevoix
1,796
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 87; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 385; 1889, p. 172; 1891, p. 865.
Chelsea. .
Washtenaw ...
7 Lima
1
Chesaning
Saginaw
Chesaning.
1,091
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1245 : amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 772 ; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 8.
Clarkston .
Oakland
Independence .
395
1884
Clayton.
Lena wee.
Hudson
1
400
1870
Clifford.
Lapeer ..
Burlington .
417
1891
Climax (a)
Kalamazoo. ...
Climax .. .
Lenawee.
Clinton .
1,041
1838
Clio ..
Genesee.
Vienna.
689
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 953; originally called Varna; changed to Clio, March 20, 1867 ; S, L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 664 ; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 484; 1885, p. 545; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 524.
Coleman .
Midland
Warren.
1,168
Coloma.
Berrien.
Watervliet ......
444
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 111; amended, L. A. 1895, p. 6.
Columbiaville
Lapeer
Marathon.
550
1879
Concord.
Jackson
Concord
522
1871
L. A. 1879, p. 38. S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 545; reincorporated. L. A. 1893, p. 509.
532
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN
S. L. 1871. Vol. 2, p. 512; legalized, S. L. 1872. p. 63: amended, L. A. 1877, p. 71; 1883, p. 498. By supervisors.
Central Lake (() .
Antrim
Solon ..
1
1.038
1871
/ Nottawa ..
§ Sylvan
1,423
Records burned in 1870. No record of original date: revised, S. L, 1869, Vol. 3, p. 866; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 62; L. A. 1875, p. 480; L. A. 1881, p. 21; reincor- porated, L. A. 1889, p. 9.
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 210.
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 160.
L. A. 1891, p. 484. By supervisors.
1899
Clinton .
S. L. 1838, p. 262; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 6; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 245.
1887 L. A. 1887, p. 39.
Kent
Tyrone ..
L. A. 1883, p. 405; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 174.
S Dover
Constantine .. . . ..
St. Joseph ... .
Constantine, ... .
1,193
1837
S. L. 1837, p. 45; limits altered, S. L. 1838, p. 122; amended, S. L. 1859, p. 878; again incorporated, S. L. 1861, p. 325 ; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 43; L. A. 1893, p. 145.
Coopersville
Ottawa.
Polkton
812
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 160; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1122; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 14.
Copemish
Manistee.
Cleon
404
1891
Croswell
Sanilac .
Lexington.
613
1881
Croton .
Newaygo .
Croton .
91
1869
Custer (a)
Mason .
Custer.
By supervisors.
Dansville.
Ingham.
Ingham.
362
1867
Davison .
Genesee ..
Davison.
631
1889
Dearborn.
Wayne.
Dearborn
787
1893
Decatur ..
Van Buren ....
Decatur.
1,336
1861
S. L. 1861, p. 521; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 8; revised. S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1128; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 485: 1879. p. 39; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 17; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 154.
Deckerville
Sanilac. .
Marion
274
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 35.
Deerfield
Lenawee. .
Deerfield.
438
1872
Delray.
Wayne ...
Spring wells
1897
Dexter
Washtenaw ..
Scio.
871
1855
S. L. 1855, p. 199; amended. S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 99: 1869, Vol. 2. p. 339 ; L. A. 1883, p. 24.
Douglas .
Allegan .
Saugatuck.
535
1870
Dryden.
Lapeer.
Dryden.
340
1887
Dundee.
Monroe. .
Dundee.
1,115
1855
S. L. 1855, p. 87; amended, S. L. 1857, p. 238; S. L. 1863, p. 123; again incorporated, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1216: amended, S. L. 1872, p. : 2; L. A. 1883, p. 521; 1885, p. 71 ; territory attached, L, A. 1895, p. 131.
Durand
Shiawassee .. . Clinton.
Vernon.
901
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 21.
Eagle ..
Eagle.
137
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 389.
East Grand Rapids
·Kent ...
Grand Rapids.
327
1891
East Jordan
Charlevoix.
South Arm
888
1887
L. A. 1891, p. 104; territory detached, L. A. 1897, act No. 318, L. A. 1887, p. 20; amended, 1889, p. 600.
Eau Claire
Berrien.
246
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 128.
Edmore
Montcalm
Home ..
736
1879
L. A. 1879. p. 2.
Elkton (a).
Huron.
Du Plain
521
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 40.
Emmett.
St. Clair ..
Emmet.
219
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 441.
Empire (a)
Leelanau.
Empire
1895
By supervisors.
Essexville.
Bay.
Hampton.
1,737
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 12.
(«) Population not given as a village,
533
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
By supervisors,
L. A. 1881, p. 278. S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1455.
1895
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 242; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 705. L. A. 1889, p. 628.
L. A. 1893, p. 719.
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2. p. 680; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 121. By supervisors.
By supervisors.
L. A. 1887, p. 8.
-
Pipestone
7 Berrien.
1897
By supervisors.
Elsie ..
Clinton
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1894.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Evart ..
Osceola
7 Osceola
1
1,317
1872
By supervisors; limits enlarged, S. L. 1874, Vol. 2, p, 5; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 544; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 116.
Farmington
Oakland.
Farmingtou
348
1867
Farwell
Clare.
Surrey
568
1879
Fenville
Allegan
§ Clyde. .
1
390
1889
Fenton
Genesee.
Fenton.
2,387
1863
By supervisors; incorporation legalized, S. L. 1864. p. 82 ; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 780; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 206; L. A. 1879, p. 164; L. A. 1887, p. 541 ; reincorporated, 1891, p. 782.
Fife Lake.
G'd Traverse.
Fife Lake.
475
1889
By supervisors.
Flushing.
Genesee.
Flushing. .
1,020
1877
Forestville (a) .
Sanilac.
Delaware
1895
Fowler
Clinton.
Dallas .
389
1885
Fowlerville
Livingston
Handy.
971
1871
Frankfort.
Benzie.
Crystal Lake
1,259
1885
Fraser.
Macomb ..
Clinton
5
§ Dayton.
1,274
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 549 ; original incorporation as Fremont Cen- ter; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 159; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 592; 1893, p. 1071.
Fruitport ..
Ottawa.
Spring Lake
Gagetown.
Tuscola ..
Elmwood ..
320
Gaines.
Genesee.
Gaines.
317
1875
Galesburg.
Kalamazoo ...
1
637
1861
Galien Garden
Berrien.
Galien.
478
1879
Delta
Garden.
433
1886
L. A. 1879, p. 33. By supervisors ; L. A. 1891, p. 1077.
534
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1337; reincorporated, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1198; amended L. A. 1881, p. 291.
L. A. 1885, pp. 142, 337.
L. A. 1895, p. 49.
Fremont
Newaygo
Sheridan
§ Muskegon
Fruitport.
! 223
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 131; originally called Crawville, changed to Fruitport, March 30, 1869 ; S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1036.
1887 L. A. 1887, p. 207. L. A. 1875. 125.
§ Charleston .
Comstock
By supervisors ; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 56; reincor- porated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1576; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 717.
L. A. 1889, p. 14.
L. A. 1877, p. 61.
By supervisors.
L. A. 1885, p. 5.
5 Erin
1895
Manlius ..
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 903; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, pp. 67, 625; L. A. 1875, p. 225; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 14. L. A. 1879, p. 3; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 218.
i Evart. .
Gaylord.
Otsego .
) Bagley Livingston
918
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 19.
( Pine Grove
1
595
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 599.
Grandville.
Kent ...
Wyoming. . . Ashland.
448
1887
Reincorporated; L. A. 1887, p, 135. L. A. 1893, p. 168; amended, L. A. 1897, p. 13.
Grant ..
Newaygo ..
Jackson ..
Grass Lake
647
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1052 ; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 14; rein- corporated, L. A. 1879, p. 145.
Grosse Pointe ..
Wayne.
Grosse Pointe ..
191
1870
By supervisors; incorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 176; reincor- porated, L. A. 1889, p. 863; territory detached, L. A. 1893, p. 1075. L. A. 1893, p. 1075.
Grosse P't Farms.
Wayne
Grosse Pointe ..
528
1893
Hadley .
Lapeer.
Hadley ..
277
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 452; vacated, L. A. 1897, act No. 328.
Hancock.
Houghton.
Hancock
1.662
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 91; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 69; 1877. p. 520; 1891, p. 1014; 1895, p. 95.
Hanover
Jackson.
Hanover
413
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 73.
Harbor Springs ..
Emmet
Little Traverse.
923
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 32; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 107.
Harrietta ..
Wexford
Slagle.
1
465
1891
Originally incorporated as Gaston, L. A. 1891. p. 129; amended and name changed to Harrietta, L. A. 1893, p. 149.
Harrisville
Alcona ...
Harrisville
470
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 395.
Hart. ..
Oceana ...
Hart.
992
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 325.
Hartford.
Van Buren
Hartford
1,005
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 99.
Hersey .
Osceola ..
Hersey
331
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 568.
Hesperia.
/ Newaygo.
/ Denver.
1
257
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 525; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 291.
Hillman ..
Montmorency. Oakland.
Holly
1,231
1865
Homer
Calhoun
Homer
1,157
1871
S. L. 1865, p. 188; revised, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 579; reincor- porated, L. A. 1881, p. 224; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 398. S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 194; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 59; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 332; L. A. 1875, p. 549; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 963.
Houghton
Houghton
Portage
2,178
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 1079; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 259; 1889, p. 641 ; territory annexed, L. A. 1893, p. 22; Territory an- nexed, L. A. 1899, act No. 354.
Howard City
Montcalm
Reynolds.
1,391
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2. p. 103; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 28; 1881, p. 261; 1885. p. 320; revised and amended, L. A. 1887, p. 87.
Howell.
Livingston ....
Marion
1 5
2, 562
1863
S. L. 1863, p. 134; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 156; L. A. 1881, p. 11; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 1025.
(a) Population not given as a village.
535
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
Highland Park.
Wayne
Hamtramck.
1
Hillman ..
233
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 867.
Holly
Oceana. .
j Newfield
1
512
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 443.
f Boon .
-
1
Gobleville
Van Buren ....
Bloomingdale. ١
177
1893
Grass Lake ..
[ Howell
Greenfield.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1894.
Incor- porated.
Hubbardston.
Ionia .
North Plains .. ..
404
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 155; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 77; revised, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 939.
Imlay City
Lapeer.
Imlay.
1,191
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 340; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 508; act to amend repealed in part, L. A. 1877, p. 30; reincorpor- ated, L. A. 1885, p. 41.
Iron River
Iron
Iron River
882
1885
Ithaca. .
Gratiot .. Hillsdale
Ithaca. . Fayette.
1,314
4 1855
Kalkaska ..
Kalkaska.
Kalkaska ..
1,249
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 208.
Kingsley .
Gd Traverse ..
Paradise
348
1890
Kingston
Tuscola ..
Koylton.
286
1893
Laingsburg
Shiawassee. . .
Sciota ..
790
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1179; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 55; act of 1871 repealed, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 424; again incorpo- rated. L. A. 1877, p. 20.
Lake Ann.
Benzie.
Almira ..
500
1893
j Reader
1
1,073
1887
Lake Linden.
Houghton
Schoolcraft.
2,425
1885
By supervisors; boundaries changed by supervisors in 1890; incorporated, L. A. 1891, pp. 1090, 1092.
Lake Odessa.
Ionia
Odessa
807
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 12.
Lake View
Montcalm
Cato.
1,111
1881
L'Anse ..
Baraga.
L'Anse
957
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 861; originally in Houghton county ; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 340; 1883, p. 662; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 925; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 992.
Laurium.
Houghton
Calumet.
2,192
1889
Incorporated by supervisors as Calumet ; amended by supervisors, 1894; reincorporated and name changed, L. A. 1895, p. 102.
Lawrence.
Van Buren ....
Lawrence.
555
1869
Lawton
Van Buren ....
Antwerp.
819
1858
Leonard.
Oakland.
Addison.
311
1889
LeRoy.
Osceola
LeRoy.
445
1883 |
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 640 ; part of plat vacated, S. L. 1850, p. 203; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 6; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 31. Originally by supervisors, Nov. 3, 1858 ; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 160; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 393. By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 1016. L. A. 1883, p. 15.
536
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
L. A. 1885, p. 77.
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 101 ; 1878, p.78. S. L. 1855, p. 109; amended, S. L. 1857, p. 30; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1140; boundaries changed by supervisors, April 5, 1869; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 142.
By supervisors.
L. A. 1893, p. 405.
By supervisors.
By supervisors; L. A. 1889, p. 1046; reincorporated, 1891, p. 1021.
Lake City.
Missaukee.
7 Lake
.
Kingston
1,968
1869
Jonesville
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
L. A. 1881, p. 99; territory detached, L. A. 1895, p. 12.
Leslie
Ingham ...
Leslie
980
1869
Lexington. .
Sanilac ..
Lexington.
750
1855
S. L. 1855, p. 120; amended, S. L. 1859, p. 161; reincorpo- rated. L. A. 1887, p. 36.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 115; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 372. S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 661.
By supervisors.
Originally called Dansville, name changed to Lowell, Feb. 4, 1857, S. L. 1857, p. 69; incorporated S. L. 1859, p. 97; reincorporated 1861, p. 424; amended 1865, p. 276; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1676 ; L. A. 1875, p. 573 ; 1885, p. 443 ; 1887, p. 701; 1891, p. 426 ; 1893, p. 1072.
L. A. 1893, p. 397.
Lyons ..
Ionia .
Lyons . ..
691
1859
Mackinac
Mackinac
Holmes.
705
1848
S. L. 1848, p. 119; as the borough of Michilimackinac, April 6, 1817 ; Ter. L. Vol. 1, p. 299; amended, S. L. 1842, p. 52; 1843, p. 211; the act of April 6, 1817, repealed March 16, 1847; S. L. 1847, p. 68; amended, S. L. 1859, p. 346: 1865, p. 510; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1089 ; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 436; vacated by act No. 437, L. A. 1899, and incorporated in the city of Mackinac Island.
Mackinaw City ...
Cheboygan .. . .
Mackinaw.
448
1882
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 413 ; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 177.
Mancelona.
Antrim
Mancelona.
1,230
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 189.
Manchester.
Washtenaw ...
Manchester.
1,162
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 513; amended, S. L. 1871 ; Vol. 2, p. 783 ; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 19; act to amend repealed, L. A. 1877, p. 305 : reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 4.
Manistique
Manistique
2,083
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 67; amended L. A. 1891, p. 733; 1893, p. 988. L. A. 1877, p. 446 ; limits extended, L. A. 1893, p. 173.
Maple Rapids
Clinton.
Essex.
548
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 38.
Marcellus
Cass.
Marcellus
1,045
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 1.
Marion .
Osceola
Marion .
574
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 11.
Marlette
Sanilac.
Marlette
853
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 34.
Mayville.
Tuscola .
Fremont .
769
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 9.
McBain.
Missaukee ..
Ricliland
628
1893
L. A. 1893, pp. 151, 985.
McBride.
Montcalm
Day.
325
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 16.
..
Linden .
Genesee.
Fenton ..
539
1871
& Lisbon ..
Ottawa.
Chester .
208
1869
Kent Hillsdale
Sparta ..
Litchfield
642
Litchfield Lowell
Kent .
Lowell
1,864
1877 1859
Ellsworth .
Luther
Lake
Newkirk
.
823
1893
By supervisors ; legalized S. L. 1859, p. 201; incorporated, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 115; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1256 ; L. A. 1875, p. 533; 1891, p. 995.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
537
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 996; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1249 ; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 952; L. A. 1877, p. 38; 1881, p. 381 ; 1885, p. 236; 1887, p. 116.
Manton. .
Schoolcraft ... Wexford.
Cedar Creek.
809
1877
§ Riverside.
.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1894.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Mecosta.
Mecosta.
Morton.
562
8 L. A. 1883, p. 110.
Memphis
J Macomb.
Richmond
1
614
1865
S. L. 1865, p. 230; organized under general law ; reincor- porated, L. A. 1879, p. 41.
Mendon
St. Joseph
Mendon
754
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 239 ; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 36; certain territory detached from, L. A. 1883, p. 579.
Merrill
Saginaw
Jonesfield
441
1889
Metamora.
Lapeer.
Metamora.
333
1885
Middleville
Barry
Thornapple.
750
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 1048; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 733; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 525.
Milan
Washtenaw. Monroe.
York
964
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 46.
Milford
Oakland.
Milford
1,226
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1010; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1069; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 9.
Millington
Tuscola ..
Millington ..
499
1877
Minden ..
Sanilac
Minden
396
1882
Montague
Muskegon
Montague
1.410
1883
Morenci.
Lenawee
Seneca.
1,310
By supervisors; unable to find date of incorporation; special charter, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 696; L. A. 1891, p. 685.
Morley
Mecosta.
Deerfield .
391
1870
By supervisors ; S. L. 1871, Vol. 1, p. 433; incorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 228.
Morrice ..
Shia wassee . ..
Perry.
422
1894
Mt. Morris
Genesee.
/ Genesee
386
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 828; platted as Dover; changed to Mt. Morris March 13, 1867; S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 327; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 25.
Munising (a)
Alger.
Munising
1896
Muir.
Ionia
Lyons . .
511
1871
Muskegon Heights
Muskegon
Norton ...
.
Nashville.
Barry .. .
Maple Grove. . .
1
Naubinway ..
Mackinac ..
Garfield.
529
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 519.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
By supervisers.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 744; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 102.
J Muskegon
1
748
1891
Castleton
1
1,232
1869
L. A. 1891, p. 683; Territory detached, L. A. 1899, act No. 364. S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 843; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 33; 1872, Vol. 1, p. 42; L. A. 1875, p. 526; 1879, p. 227.
538
L. A. 1877, p. 63. L. A. 1882, p. 9. L. A. 1883, p. 442.
J Ætna ..
1
.
.
By supervisors.
Mt. Morris.
L. A. 1889, p. 446. L. A. 1885, p. 155.
Milan
1
) St. Clair
Riley
Newaygo
Newaygo .....
Garfield
-w
1,231
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 528; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 54; replatted, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1451; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 545; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 153.
New Baltimore ...
Macomb.
Chesterfield. 892
1867
Newberry.
Luce
McMillan
1, 136
1885
New Boston
Wayne
Huron.
232
New Buffalo
Berrien.
New Buffalo
656
1836
S. L. 1836, p. 184; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1272; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 802; repealed. L. A. 1879, p. 216; incorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 300.
New Haven
Macomb
Lenox.
458
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1606; charter revised, L. A. 1877, p. 37. L. A. 1881, p. 18.
North Adams.
Hillsdale
Adams
461
1881
North Branch
Lapeer
North Branch
651
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 17; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 414.
Northville.
Wayne.
Plymouth
1,825
1867
Oakley .
Saginaw
Brady
308
1887
Olivet .
Eaton
Walton.
763
1867
Onekama.
Manistee.
Onekama.
404
1891
Onoway (a)
Presque Isle ..
Allis.
2, 070
1885
Orion.
Oakland
Orion.
612
1859
S. L. 1859, p. 529 ; repealed, S. L. 1863, p. 182; again incor- porated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 504; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 138; 1889, p. 622 ; reincorporated. L. A. 1891, p. 99.
Oscoda.
Iosco ..
Oscoda.
2,078
1885
Otisville
Genesee.
Forest.
306
1877
Otsego
Allegan
Otsego
1,851
1865
S. L. 1865, p. 297; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2. p. 287; 1869, Vol. 2. p. 811; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 478; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 87; revised, L. A. 1889, p. 558.
Otter Lake
Lapeer
Marathon :
246
1883
Ovid ..
Clinton
Ovid.
1,312.
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 723 ; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1210; L. A. 1887, p. 126.
Oxford
Oakland.
Oxford
1,035
1876
Palmer.
Marquette ..
Richmond.
630
1883
Parma ..
Jackson.
Sandstone ..
By supervisors; originally called Groveland: changed to Parma, March 16, 1849; S. L. 1849, p. 101; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 241.
Paw Paw
Van Buren ... .
Paw Paw
1,406
1859
S. L. 1859, p. 292; repealed, S. L. 1863, p. 65; incorporated, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 1115; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 190; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1; L. A. 1881, p. 315.
Pentwater.
Oceana ..
Pentwater.
1,382
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 438; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 424 ; L. A. 1881, p. 138.
(a) Population not given as a village.
539
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 541 ; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 479. L. A, 1891, p. 667.
By supervisors.
Ontonagon.
Ontonagon .. .
Ontonagon
1899
L. A. 1885, p. 78; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 669.
L. A. 1885, p. 323.
L. A. 1877, p. 60.
By supervisors.
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 6. L. A. 1883, p. 230.
Parma ...
483
1864
S Brooks ...
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 791; revised, .S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 482; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1269; L. A. 1875, p. 463. L. A. 1885, p. 161; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 118.
1879 L. A. 1879, p. 81.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 309; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 7. L. A. 1887, p. 44; amended, 1889, p. 626.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1894.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Perrinton
Gratiot.
Fulton.
328
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 881.
Perry ..
Shia wassee.
Perry ...
525
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 968. .
Petersburg.
Monroe ..
Summerfield
446
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 489 ; amended, S. L. 1869, . Vol. 3, p. 1442. S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1232 ; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 5.
Pewamo.
Ionia .
Lyons .
401
1871
Pierson.
Montcalm
Pierson ..
224
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 207; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 460; 1879, p. 70; 1887, p. 550.
Pinckney.
Livingston.
Putnam
504
· 1883
L. A. 1883, p. 111.
Pinconning.
Bay.
Pinconning ..
1,008
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 701; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 738.
Plainwell.
Allegan
Gun Plain
1,447
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. p. 827; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 156; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 223; 1877, p. 27; 1881, p. 294; 1883, p. 440.
Plymouth.
Wayne
Plymouth
1,204
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 172; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 34; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 996.
Port Austin.
Huron
Port Austin.
557
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 223.
Port Hope.
Huron.
Rubicon.
353
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 134.
Portland
Ionia .
Portland .
1,734
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1037; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 585; L. A. 1877, p. 29; 1883, p. 429; 1887, p. 631; 1893, p. 26. L. A. 1877, p. 100.
Port Sanilac.
Sanilac.
Sanilac ..
361
1877
Potterville
Eaton
Benton
486
1881
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 122; boun- daries changed, L. A. 1899, act No. 348.
Quincy
Branch
Quincy
1,165
1858
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 7; L. A. 1885, p. 8.
Reading .
Hillsdale .
Reading .
1,041
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 598; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 30.
Red Jacket
Houghton
Calumet.
3,241
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 73; amended, 1877, p. 21; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 676.
Reed City
Osceola
Richmond
2,247
1872
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 527; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 385.
Reese
Tuscola
Denmark
418
1887
Richland
Kalamazoo
Richland
321
1871
Richmond.
Macomb.
S Lenox. ..
1
1,049
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 47.
Rochester
Oakland ..
Avon
1,037
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 708; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 464; 1883, p. 741.
Rockford ..
.
Kent.
Algoma . Cannon ..
753
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1274; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 96; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 365; L. A. 1879, p. 10; reincorporated. L. A. 1887, p. 858.
540
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
L. A. 1887, p. 45. S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 593.
Richmond.
Courtland.
Plainfield.
.
.
Rogers
Presque Isle. . .
Rogers .
586
1877 1838
L. A. 1877, p. 307.
Romeo
Macomb ..
Washington .. ..
1
S. L. 1838, p. 87; amended, S. L. 1839, p. 158; amended, S. L. 1855, p. 59; authorized to incorporate under general laws, S. L. 1863, p. 51; boundaries changed, S. L. 1863, p. 87; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 29.
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 308. L. A. 1891, p. 97.
Royal Oak
Oakland.
Royal Oak
371
1891
Saline.
Washtenaw.
Saline ..
748
1866
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 449 ; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 438.
Sand Beach
Huron
Sand Beach
1,273
1882
L. A. 1882, p. 5; name changed to Harbor Beach, L. A. 1899, act No. 334. By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 17.
Sand Lake ..
Kent ...
Nelson .
366
1878
Sanilac Center ...
Sanilac
/ Watertown.
414
1885
Incorporated as Sandusky, L. A. 1885, p.56; name changed to Sanilac Center, L. A. 1887, p. 763.
Saranac.
Ionia .
Boston
891
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 137; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 317 ; L. A. 1883, p. 549.
Saugatuck
Allegan
Saugatuck
754
1868
Schoolcraft.
Kalamazoo.
Schoolcraft.
827
1866
By supervisors ; revised, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 271 ; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 977. By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 343 ; revised, L. A. 1875, p. 834; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 143.
Scottville.
Mason
¿ Custer.
519
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 73.
Sebewaing
Huron
Sebewaing
1,301
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 40.
Shelby .
Oceana. .
Shelby .
966
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 74.
Shepherd.
Isabella
Coe
558
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 176.
Sheridan.
Montcalm
Evergreen Sidney ..
427
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 186.
( Fairplain.
-
Antioch.
Hanover .
328
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 575.
Sherwood.
Branch.
Sherwood.
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