Michigan official directory and legislative manual for the years 1901-1902, Part 35

Author: Michigan. Dept. of State. cn
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Lansing : [State of Michigan]
Number of Pages: 926


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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.


1


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 .. .


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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.


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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 .


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