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1885
Fowlerville
Livingston
Handy
946
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1337; reincorporated, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1198; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 291.
Frankfort
Benzie
Crystal Lake
1,465
1885
L. A. 1885, pp. 142, 337.
Fraser.
Macomb.
Clinton.
252
1895
Fremont
Newaygo
Sheridan
1,331
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 549; original incorporation as Fremont Cen- ter; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 159; amended, L. A. 1887; p. 592; 1891, p. 998; 1893, p. 1071.
Fruitport.
2 Ottawa
Spring Lake.
- 311
1891
Gagetown
Tuscola ..
Elinwood.
329
1887
Gaines.
Genesee.
Gaines ..
240
1875
Galesburg
Kalamazoo
2 Comstock
689
1861
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.
Galien
Berrien ..
Galien.
440
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 33.
Garden
Delta.
Garden
465
1886
By supervisors; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 1077.
Gaylord
Otsego
§ Bagley.
1,561
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 19.
Glenwood ..
Wayne
Livingston. Ecorse. .
999
1900
By supervisors.
Gobleville
Van Buren
? Bloomingdale ...
505
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 599.
Grandville
Kent
Wyoming
457
1887
Incorporated; L. A. 1887, p. 135.
-
* Population as a village not given.
295
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
L. A. 1877, p. 61; amended, 1899, p. 165. By supervisors.
.
L. A. 1885, p. 5.
¡ Erin ...
-
L. A. 1895, p. 49.
j Dayton
Fruitport ..
§ Muskegon
L. A. 1891, p. 131; originally called Crawville, changed to Fruitport, March 30, 1869; S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1036. L. A. 1887, p. 207. L. A. 1875, p. 125.
§ Charleston
Pine Grove. . . ..
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.
§ Clyde. .
L. A. 1889, p. 14.
2 Osceola ..
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1900.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Grant ..
Newaygo
Ashland.
214
1893
Grass Lake
Jackson
Grass Lake ..
648
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 ...
343
1870
By supervisors; incorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 176; reincor- porated, L. A. 1889, p. 863; territory detached, L. A. 1893, p. 1075.
Grosse P't Farms. Hancock
Wayne Houghton
Grosse Pointe. Hancock
817
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 1075.
L. A. 1875, p. 91; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 69; 1877, p. 520; 1891, pp. 124, 1014; 1893, p. 998; 1895, p. 95.
Hanover
Jackson.
Hanover ..
378
1885
Harbor Beach. ....
Huron.
Sand Beach.
1,149
1882
L. A. 1882, p. 5; originally called Sand Beach; name changed to Harbor Beach, L. A. 1899, p. 77.
Harbor Springs ...
Emmet
Little Traverse ..
1,643
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 32; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 107.
Harrietta. .
Wexford
¿ Slagle.
419
1891
Originally incorporated as Gaston, L. A. 1891, p. 129; amended and name changed to Harrietta, L. A. 1893; p. 149.
Harrisville.
Alcona ..
Harrisville
403
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 395.
Hart
Oceana
Hart .
1,134
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 325.
Hartford .
Van Buren
Hartford
1,077
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 99.
Hersey .
Osceola.
Hersey ..
327
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 568.
Hesperia.
? Newaygo
Denver.
474
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 443.
Highland Park ....
Wayne
? Hamtramck
427
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 525; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 291.
Hillman.
Montmorency.
Hillman
253
1891
Holly ..
Oakland.
Holly.
1,419
1865
Homer
Calhoun.
Homer
1,097
1871
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
3,359
1867
Howard City. ..
Montcalm. ..
Reynolds
1,398
1873
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, p. 123.
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; 1893, p. 152.
296
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
L. A. 1891, p. 867.
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.
( Oceana
Newfield
S Greenfield
4,050
1875
L. A. 1893, p. 168; amended, L. A. 1897, p. 13.
L. A. 1885, p. 73.
§ Boon.
Howell.
Livingston ....
Marion .
2,518
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.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 155; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 77; revised, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 939.
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 240; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 508; act to amend repealed in part, L. A. 1877, p. 30; reincorporated. L. A. 1885, p. 41.
Iron River.
Iron
Iron River.
1,482
1885
Ithaca
Gratiot
Ithaca.
2,020
1869
Jonesville
Hillsdale
Fayette
1,367
1855
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.
Kalkaska ..
Kalkaska
1,304
1887
Kingsley
Kalkaska ..... G'd Traverse ..
Paradise
419
1890
Kingston.
Tuscola .
2 Koylton.
286
1893
Laingsburg
Shiawassee ..
Sciota.
690
1871
Lake Ann.
Benzie.
Almira.
241
1893
Lake City
Missaukee ..
Lake .
816
1887
Lake Linden
Houghton
Schoolcraft.
2,597
1885
By supervisors; boundaries changed by supervisors in 1890; incorporated, L. A. 1891, pp. 1090, 1092.
Lake Odessa.
Ionia .
Odessa .
1,037
1889
Lake View
Montcalm
Cato ..
935
1881
L'Anse ..
Baraga
L'Anse
620
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
5,643
1889
Incorporated by supervisors as Calumet; amended by supervisors, 1894; reincorporated and name changed, L. A. 1895, p. 102; amended, Feb. 13, 1899, by board of super- visors.
Lawrence
Van Buren ....
Lawrence.
598
1869
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; amended, 1987, p. 292.
Lawton
Van Buren ... .
Antwerp.
942
1858
Leonard
Oakland.
Addison
.
450
1867
¿ Ionia.
North Plains ....
Imlay City .
Lapeer
Imlay.
1,122
1873
L. A. 1885, p. 77.
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INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
L. A. 1887, p. 208.
By supervisors.
L. A. 1893, p. 405.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1179; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 55; act of 1871 repealed, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 424; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 20.
By supervisors.
By supervisors; L. A. 1889, p. 1046; reincorporated, 1891, p. 1021.
( Reader
-
335
1889
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.
297
[ Howell
Hubbardston
( Clinton
Lebanon
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 101; amend- ed, 1879, p. 38; 1887, p. 78; 1891, p. 1031.
§ Kingston
. L. A. 1889, p. 12
L. A. 1881, p. 99; territory detached, L. A. 1895, p. 12.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1900.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
LeRoy .. Leslie.
Osceola ..
Leroy .. Leslie.
1,114
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 996; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1249; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 952; L. A. 1887, p. 38; 1881, p. 381; 1885, p. 236; 1887, p. 116.
Lexington
Sanilac
Lexington.
619
1855
S. L. 1855, p. 120; amended, S. L. 1859, p 161; reincorpo- rated, L. A. 1887, p. 36.
Linden
Genesee
Fenton.
543
1871
Lisbon
Kent
Sparta ...
187
1869
Litchfield.
Hillsdale.
Litchfield
645
1877
Lowell ..
Kent .
Lowell.
1,736
1859
Originally called Dansville, name changed to Lowell Feb. 4, 1857, S. L. 1857, p. 69; incorporated, S. L. 1859, p. 97 ; reincor- porated, 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.
Luther
Lake
Newkirk.
S
.
.
.
) Lyons ...
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.
Mackinac
Mackinac .....
Holmes ..
665
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, L. A. 1899, p. 377, and incorporated in the city of Mackinac Island.
Mackinaw City. ...
( Cheboygan Emmet.
Mackinaw. Carp Lake.
564
1882
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1833, p. 413; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 177.
Mancelona .. Manchester.
Antrim Washtenaw ...
Mancelona ..
1,226
1889
Manchester .. ...
1,209
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.
Schoolcraft ....
Hiawatha ...
4,126
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 67; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 733; 1893, p. 988. Incorporated as a city of the fourth class by an act of 1901.
.
837
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 397.
Lyons ..
Ionia.
S Tonia . ..
656
1859
(See Mackinac Is- land City.)
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 115; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 372. S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 661.
S Ottawa
Chester.
375
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 15.
Ingham.
.
298
INCORPORATED, VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
L. A. 1889, p. 189.
( Manistique .. ...
By supervisors.
( Ellsworth ..
Manton.
Wexford Clinton
Cedar Creek.
895 579
1877 | L. A. 1877, p. 446; limits extended, L. A. 1893, p. 173. L. A. 1881, p. 38.
Maple Rapids
Essex ..
1881
Marcellus.
Cass
Marcellus
1,025
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 1. L. A. 1889, p. 11.
Marion ..
Osceola ..
Marion . .
741
1889
Marlette.
Sanilac.
Marlette
996
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 34.
Mayville
Tuscola ..
Fremont ..
825
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 9.
McBain.
Missaukee.
Richland ..
1
McBride.
Montcalm
Day.
289
1883
Mecosta
Mecosta ..
Morton.
416
1883
S Macomb.
Richmond.
1
586
1865
S. L. 1865, p. 230; organized under general law; reincorpo- rated L. A. 1879, p. 41.
Mendon
St. Joseph
Mendon
777
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 239; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 36; certain territory detached from, L. A. 1883, p. 579.
Merrill
Saginaw.
Jonesfield.
459
1889
Metamora.
Lapeer
Metamora.
313
1885
Middleville
Barry
Thornapple.
829
1867
Milan
Monroe ....
Milan ..
Milford
Oakland
Milford
1,108
1869
Millington
Tuscola.
Millington
638
1877
Minden ..
Sanilac
Minden ..
408
1882
Montague .
Muskegon
Montague.
998
1883
Montrose.
Genesee.
Montrose ..
348
1899
By supervisors.
Morenci.
Lenawee
Seneca .
1,334
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.
334
1870
By supervisors; S. L. 1871, Vol. 1, p. 433; incorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 228.
Morrice.
Shiawassee. . ..
Perry.
476
1894
Mt. Morris ..
Genesee ..
Genesee.
-
416
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; reincorpo- rated, L. A. 1877, p. 25.
Munising ... .. ...
Alger .. Ionia ..
Munising. ..
2,014
1896
Muir ..
Lyons .
566
1871
Muskegon Heights
Muskegon.
§ Muskegon
1,012
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 683; territory detached, L. A. 1899, p. 132; amended, 1901.
299
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
L. A. 1889, p. 446. L. A. 1885, p. 155. S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 1048; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 733; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 525.
( Washtenaw
York
2 1,141
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 46.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1010; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1069 ; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 9,
L. A. 1877. p. 63.
L. A. 1882, p. 9. L. A. 1883, p. 442.
By supervisors.
( Mt. Morris
.
By supervisors.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 744; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 102.
Norton .
1
709
1893
L. A. 1893, pp. 151, 985.
L. A. 1883, p. 16. L. A. 1883, p. 110.
Memphis.
2 St. Clair.
Riley ..
Riverside .
ÆEtna ..
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1900.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Nashville.
Barry.
·
Maple Grove.
1,164
1869
S. L. 1896, 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.
Naubinway.
Mackinac
Garfield ..
87
1887
Newaygo.
Newaygo.
Garfield ..
1,172
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. ...
St. Clair
Ira ..
922
1867
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.
Newberry
Luce ..
McMillan ..
1,421
1885
New Boston.
Wayne
Huron ..
1879
New Buffalo
Berrien
New Buffalo
629
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; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 300.
New Haven ..
Macomb
Lenox
489
1869
North Adams.
Hillsdale
Adams ..
422
1881
North Branch.
Lapeer .
North Branch
654
1881
Northville.
Wayne .
North ville.
1,755
1867
Oakley ....
Saginaw ..
Brady ...
231
1887
Olivet ...
Eaton ..
Walton ..
800
1867
Onekama ..
Manistee.
Onekama ..
274
1891
Onaway ..
Presque Isle, .
Allis .
1,204
1899
Ontonagon .
Ontonagon
Ontonagon.
1,267
1885
Orion
Oakland
Orion
756
1859
S. L. 1859, p. 529; repealed, S. L. 1863, p. 182; reincorpo- rated, S. Í .. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 504; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 138; 1889, p. 622; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 99.
Oscoda ..
Iosco ....
Oscoda
1,109
1885
Otisville.
Genesee.
Forrest ..
291
1877
Otsego
Allegan ..
Otsego.
2,073
1865
Otter Lake
Lapeer .
Marathon . . .
..
212
1883
Ovid
Clinton
Ovid ..
1,293
1869
Oxford
Oakland.
Oxford
1,172
1876
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 6.
300
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1606; charter revised, L. A. 1877, p. 37. L. A. 1881, p. 18.
L. A. 1881, p. 17; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 414.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2. p. 309; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 7. L. A. 1887, p. 44; amended, 1889, p. 626.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 541; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 479. L. A. 1891, p. 667.
By supervisors.
L. A. 1885, p. 78; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 669.
L. A . 1885, p. 323.
L. A. 1877, p. 60. ·
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.
By supervisors.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 723; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1210; L. A. 1887, p. 126.
L. A. 1887, p. 519.
( Brooks .
S Macomb
Chesterfield ...
L. A. 1885, p. 161; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 118.
L. A. 1879, p. 81.
1
( Castleton
Parma
Jackson .. .
Sandstone .. ..
Paw Paw.
Van Buren ....
Paw Paw ..
1,465
1859
S. L. 1859, p. 292; repealed, S. L. 1863, p. 65; incorporated, S. L. 167, 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
1,061
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 438; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 424; L. A. 1881, p. 138.
Perrington.
Gratiot.
Fulton
320
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 881.
Perry.
Shiawassee.
Perry.
641
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 968.
Petersburg
Monroe.
Summerfield.
468
1869
Pewamo.
Ionia .
Lyons ..
446
1871
Pierson.
Montcalm
Pierson.
215
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 207; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 460; 1879, p. 70 ; 1887, p. 550. L. A. 1883, p. 111.
Pinckney ..
Livingston.
Putnam.
500
1883
Pinconning
Bay.
Pinconning.
729
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 704; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 738.
Plainwell
Allegan
Gun Plain ..
1,318
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol, 2, 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 ..
1,474
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.
507
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 223.
Port Hope.
Huron.
Rubicon
319
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 134.
Portland .
Ionia .
Portland .
1,874
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 ..
314
1877
Potterville
Eaton
Benton
495
1881
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 122; boun- daries changed, L. A. 1899, p. 98.
Quincy ..
Branch
Quincy
1,563
1858
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 7; L. A. 1885, p. 8; 1897, p. 20.
Reading
Hillsdale
Reading.
1,096
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 598; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 30.
Red Jacket.
Houghton
Calumet
4,668
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 73; amended, 1877, p. 21; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 676; 1891, p. 996.
Reed City ..
Osceola ..
Richmond ..
2,051
1872
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 527; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 385.
Reese
Tuscola ..
Denmark ..
416
1887
Richland .
Kalamazoo ..
Richland.
312
1871
L. A. 1887, p. 45. S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 593.
Richmond.
Macomb
Richmond ..
-
1,133
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 47.
* Population not given as a village.
301
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
( Parma ... .
420
1864
By supervisors; originally called Groveland; changed to Parma March 16, 1849; S. L. 1849, p. 101; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 241.
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.
§ Lenox .. .
.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1900.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
By supervisors.
Rochester.
Oakland
Ecorse .. Avon
1,535
1869
Rockford
Kent
( Plainfield ¿ Algoma
711
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.
Rogers
Presque Isle .. .
Rogers .
544
1877
Romeo
Macomb ...
¿ Washington ..
}
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.
Roscommon
Higgins
465
1882
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 308. L. A. 1891, p. 97.
Royal Oak.
Royal Oak.
468
1891
Saline ..
Washtenaw
Saline .
584
1866
By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 449; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 438.
Sand Lake.
Kent.
Nelson ..
326
1878
Sanilac Center.
Sanilac
2 Watertown
578
1885
Incorporated as Sandusky, L. A. 1885, p. 56; name changed to Sanilac Center, L. A. 1887, p. 763.
Saranac
Ionia
Boston
768
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 137; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 317; L. A. 1883, p. 549.
Saugatuck ..
Allegan
Saugatuck
707
1868
By supervisors; revised, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 271; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 977.
Schoolcraft
Kalamazoo
Schoolcraft
859
1866
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 343; revised, L. A. 1875, p. 834; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 143. L. A. 1889, p. 73; 1893, p. 1050
Sebewaing ..
Huron.
Sebewaing
1,243
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 40.
Shelby ...
Oceana ..
Shelby.
1,081
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 74.
Shepherd.
Isabella
Coe.
635
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 176.
Sheridan.
Montcalm.
Sidney ..
437
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 186.
( Fairplain
Antioch .
Hanover
Sherman
Wexford .
Springville. \Wexford .
427
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 575.
302
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
River Rouge
Wayne
1,748
1899
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 708; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 464; 1883, p. 741.
L. A. 1877, p. 307.
S Bruce
1,580
1838
Scottville
Mason.
S Amber
-
554
1889
2 Custer
Evergreen
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 17.
S Custer.
Roscommon ... Oakland.
Sherwood ..... South Frankfort .. South Haven ..
Branch. Benzie.
Sherwood ....... Gilmore ..
366 639 4,009
1887 1894
L. A. 1887, p. 131; 1897, p. 22. By supervisors; L. A. 1895, p. 901.
Van Buren.
South Haven ....
1869
L. A. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1619; reincorporated, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 608 : amended, S. L. 1872, p. 37; L. A. 1887, p. 384.
South Lyons
Oakland.
Lyons
657
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 927; L. A. 1885, p. 287; reincorporated. L. A. 1891, p. 105. L. A. 1883, p. 517.
Sparta.
Kent ..
Sparta
1,126
1883
Spring Lake.
Ottawa
Spring Lake
696
1869
Springport ..
Jackson ..
Springport
559
1883
Stambaugh.
Iron ..
Stam baugh
695
1890
Standish ...
Arenac .
Lincoln ... .
829
1893
St. Charles.
Saginaw
St. Charles
1,317
St. Johns.
Clinton .
Bingham
3,388
By supervisors; incorporation legalized. S. L. 1865, 1. 479; reincorporated, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 131; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 32; L. A. 1875, p. 12; 1877, p. 260; 1881, p. 337; 1887, p. 555: amended, L. A. 1893, p. 1183.
Stephenson.
Menominee ....
Stephenson.
395
1898
By supervisors.
Stevensville
Berrien
Lincoln
250
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 169.
Stockbridge.
Ingham
Stockbridge.
677
1889
Sunfield.
Eaton ...
Sunfield.
451
1899
Sutton's Bay.
Leelanau
Sutton's Bay ...
398
1898
Tecumseh.
Lenawee
Tecumseh.
2,400
· 1837
S. L. 1837, p. 69; amended, April 5, 1838, p. 220; 1849, p. 224; reincorporated, S. L. 1859, p. 183; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 715.
Tekonsha ..
Calhoun
Tekonsha.
573
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 271.
Thompsonville .. .
Benzie
¿ Colfax ..
-
893
1892
Three Oaks ..
Berrien.
Three Oaks ..
994
1867
Trenton ...
Wayne
Monguagon
1,167
1855
S. L, 1855, p. 98; originally called Truago; name changed, S. L. 1847, p. 25; repealed. S. L. 1857, p. 201 ; incorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 546.
Tustin.
Osceola ..
Burdell ..
303
1893
Incorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 583.
Ubly. ...
Huron.
Bingham .
432
1896
By supervisors.
Union City
Branch ..
Union ..
1,514
1866
By supervisors ; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1057; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 324; 1891, p. 9.
Unionville
Tuscola
Columbia ..
427
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 79.
Utica.
Macomb.
S Shelby ..
562
1838
S. L. 1838, p. 91; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 444 ; 1881, p. 293.
Vandalia .
Cass ..
Penn ..
407
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 515; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 52; 1889, pp. 452, 453.
·
S Weldon
.
By supervisors; incorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 582.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 644; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 33; 1891, p. 883.
.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
303
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 686; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 626; L. A. 1877, p. 278; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 227. L. A. 1883, p. 23. By supervisors. L. A. 1893, p. 295.
Unable to find date; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 723.
L. A. 1889, p. 71.
L. A. 1899, p. 55.
By supervisors.
Sterling .
304
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Concluded.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1900.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Vassar
Tuscola.
Vassar ...
1,832
1871
Vermontville .. ....
Eaton .
Vermontville ... .
684
1871
Vernon ..
Shiawassee.
Vernon .
536
1871
Vicksburg.
Kalamazoo
Schoolcraft .
972
1871
Wakefield.
Gogebic.
Wakefield.
1,191
1877
Warren
Macomb
Warren
350
1893
Watervliet.
Berrien.
Watervliet.
717
1891
Wayland
Allegan
. Wayland .
619
1868
Wayne
Wayne ..
Nankin.
1,361
1869
Webberville
Ingham
Leroy.
346
West Branch.
Ogemaw ..
West Branch
1,412
1885
Westphalia.
Clinton
Westphalia.
374
1883
White Cloud.
Newaygo.
Wilcox ..
595
1879
Whitehall.
Muskegon ...
Whitehall
1,481
1867
White Pigeon
St. Joseph .. ...
White Pigeon .. .
705
1837
Williamston
Ingham
Williamston . ...
1,113
1871
Woodland
Barry .
Woodland. ... ·
319
1892
Yale ..
St. Clair
Brockway .
1,125
1885
Zeeland.
Ottawa.
.
·
Holland
1,326
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 490; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 660; 1887, p. 521; 1895, p. 12.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 140; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 233; rein- corporated, L. A. 1877, p. 59; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 154; 1885, p. 324.
S. L. 1871. Vol. 2, p. 310; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 239; L. A. 1871, p. 115; 1885, p. 70.
S. L. 1881, Vol. 2, p. 628; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 498. By supervisors ; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 525; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 563; 1889, p. 983.
By supervisors; by legislature, L. A. 1893, p. 966; reincor- porated, L. A. 1893, p. 973; amended, L. A. 1895, p. 7. L. A. 1893, p. 1019.
L. A.1891, p. 573; Am. L. A. 1895, p. 8.
By supervisors; reorganized, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 901; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 87; repealed in part, 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 261; L. A. 1893, p. 155.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1096; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 26. Under general law; unable to find exact date. L. A. 1885, p. 4.
L. A. 1883, p. 403.
L. A. 1879, p. 9.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 572; originally called Mears; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 807; revised, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1088; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 578; 1877, p. 495.
S. L. 1837, p. 30; authorized to organize under general law, March 4, 1865, S. L. 1865, p. 182; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1287; L. A. 1893, p. 112.
§ Wheatfield ......
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1143; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 322; reincorporated, L.A. 1883, p. 554; amended, L.A. 1887, p.228. By supervisors.
Incorporated as Brockway Center, L. A. 1885, p. 240; name changed to Yale, L. A. 1889, p. 175.
( Zeeland .
. .
S Everett .
§ Brady
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U. S. GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN MICHIGAN.
Corrected to October 1, 1900.
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MICHIGAN PENSION AGENCY.
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