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*Population as a village not given.
309
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
J Lapeer . .
Marathon ...
}
244
1883
Ovid ..
Clinton.
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 6.
[ Parma ...
.
1,627
1867 1887
Oakley .
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. L. A. 1885, p. 78; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 669. By supervisors.
Ortonville.
Oakland. ..
Brandon ..
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 323. L. A. 1877, p. 60.
L. A. 1903, p. 23. S. L. 1867, Vol. 2. p. 438; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 424; L. A. 1881, p. 138.
310
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1904.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Port Hope.
Huron
Rubicon.
339
1887
Portland ..
Ionia. .
Portland.
1,833
1869
L. A. 1887, p. 134. 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 .. Eaton.
Sanilac. . Benton.
447
1881
Quincy.
Branch.
Quincy.
1,344
1858
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 122; boundaries changed, L. A. 1899, p. 98. By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869; Vol. 2, p. 7; L. A. 1885, p. 8; 1897, p. 20.
Reading.
Hillsdale.
Reading.
1,007
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 598; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 30.
Red Jacket.
Houghton.
Calumet. .
3,784
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 73; amended, 1877, p. 21; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 676; 1891, p. 996.
Reed City.
Osceola .. .
Richmond .
1,908
1872
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 527; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 385.
Reese .
Tuscola ... . Kalamazoo ...
Richland ..
318
1871
S. L. 1871. Vol. 2, p. 593.
Richmond .
Macomb.
[ Richmond.
1,332
1879
River Rouge.
Wayne ...
Ecorce ..
2,474
1902
Rochester ..
Oakland. .
Avon.
1,618
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 708; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 464; 1883, p. 741.
Rockford .
Kent ..
Į Algoma ... .
}
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.
L. A. 1877, p. 307; 1903, p. 287.
Rogers .
Presque Isle ..
Rogers. .
566
1877
Romeo
Macomb. ...
Washington ..
}
Roscommon
Roscommon ..
Higgins. .
407
1882
Royal Oak.
Oakland. .. .
Royal Oak .....
577
1891
Saline. .
Washtenaw ..
Saline.
733
1866
Sand Lake.
Kent .. ..
Nelson.
357
1878
Sanilac_Center ....
Sanilac. . . . . .
[ Watertown ...
·
} 729
1885
Incorporated as Sandusky, L. A. 1885, p. 56; name changed to Sanilac Center, L. A. 1887, p. 763.
.
[ Lenox ..
}
.
.
[ Plainfield.
783
1871
L. A. 1887, p. 45.
Denmark ..
427
1887
Richland ..
L. A. 1879, p. 47; territory annexed, L. A. 1901, p. 311.
By supervisors; L. A. 1903. p. 949.
[ Bruce
1,572
1838
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; re- incorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 29.
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 308. L. A. 1891, p. 97.
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 449; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 438. By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 17.
[ Custer.
262
1877
Potterville.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
Saranac ....
Ionia ..
Boston . .
777
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 137; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 317; L. A. 1883, p. 549.
Saugatuck ..
Allegan ..
Saugatuck
633
1868
Schoolcraft ..
Kalamazoo ...
Schoolcraft.
826
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; re- vised, L. A. 1875, p. 834; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 143.
Scottville.
Mason.
[ Amber. [ Custer.
}
818
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 73; 1893, p. 1050.
Sebewaing.
Huron.
Sebewaing.
1,431
Shelby ...
Oceana. .
Shelby.
1,226
Shepherd .
Isabella.
Coe. . . .
796
1879 L. A. 1879, p. 40. S. L. 1885, p. 74. 1885 1889 L. A. 1889, p. 176. .
Sheridan.
Montcalm ... .
Bushnell.
Fairplain
Antioch.
Hanover ..
403
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 575.
Sherman.
Wexford .. ..
Springville.
Wexford.
Sherwood ..
Branch. .
Sherwood ..
411
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 131; 1897, p. 22.
Sibley.
Wayne. ..
Monguagon
481
1902
South Frankfort ..
Benzie.
Gilmore ..
684
1894
South Lyons ..
Oakland.
Lyons. .
707
1873
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 927; L. A. 1885, p. 287; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 105.
Sparta.
Kent .. Ottawa.
Sparta .. Spring Lake. . .
764
1869
Spring Lake:
Jackson.
Springport.
534
1883
Stambaugh ... .
Iron ..
Stambaugh.
667
1890
St. Charles ..
Saginaw.
St. Charles.
1,550
St. Clair Heights.
Wayne.
Gratiot. .
545
1903
Stephenson. ..
Menominee ..
L. A. 1893, p. 169.
Stevensville.
Berrien ..
Lincoln.
237
1893
Stockbridge.
Ingham ..
Stockbridge.
686
1889
Sunfield .
Eaton.
Sunfield .
404
1899
Sutton's Bay.
Leelanau.
Sutton's Bay.
417
1898
Tecumseh ..
Lenawee .. .
Tecumseh ..
2,525
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.
576
1877
Thompsonville.
Benzie.
Colfax ..
Berrien.
Three Oaks. ...
1,000
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 644; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 33; 1891, p. 883.
311
By supervisors; incorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 582.
}
879
1892
Three Oaks ..
L. A. 1883, p. 517.
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.
Springport ...
L. A. 1883, p. 23. By supervisors.
Unable to find date; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 723. By supervisors, L. A. 1903, p. 953.
Grosse Point .. Stephenson.
642
1898
By supervisors.
L. A. 1889, p. 71. L. A. 1899, p. 55. By supervisors.
L. A. 1877, p. 271.
[ Weldon ...
378
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 186.
By supervisors; L. A. 1903, p. 951. By supervisors; L. A. 1895, p. 901.
1,081
1883
Evergreen.
Sidney.
312
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Concluded.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1904.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Trenton
Wayne ..
Monguagon .
1,201
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.
Incorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 583.
Tustin.
Osceola ..
Burdell ..
370
1893
Twining.
Arenac.
Turner .
}
341
1903
Ubly. .
Huron.
. .
Bingham.
484
1896
Union City .
Branch. . .
Union.
1,333
1866
Unionville.
Tuscola ..
Columbia.
457
1879
Utica ... .
Macomb
[ Shelby ..
}
520
1838
Vandalia ..
Cass ...
Penn ...
347
1875
Vanderbilt.
Otsego.
Corwith.
382
1901
Vassar ..
Tuscola ..
Vassar.
2,032
1871
Vermontville.
Eaton. ..
Vermontville. ..
730
1871
Vernon. .
Shiawassee .. .
Vernon. .
522
1871
Vicksburg.
Kalamazoo ...
[ Schoolcraft
1,212
1871
Wakefield.
Gogebic .... . .
Wakefield. .
868
1877
By supervisors; by legislature, L. A. 1893, p. 966; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 973; amended, L. A. 1895, p. 7; territory de- tached, L. A. 1903, p. 402.
L. A. 1893, p. 1019.
Warren.
Macomb.
Warren ...
336
1893
Watervliet.
Berrien. .
Watervliet. . .
816
1891
Wayland.
Allegan ..
Wayland ..
657
1868
.
Wayne.
Wayne ...
Nankin.
1,218
1869
Webberville.
Ingham ..
Leroy .
345
West Branch ..
Ogemaw .. . .
West Branch.
1,495
1885
Westphalia ...
Clinton. .. .
Westphalia.
371
1883
White Cloud. ..
Newaygo.
Wilcox ..
}
630
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 9.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
S. L. 1838, p. 91; reincorporated, L. A 1877, p. 444; 1881, p. 293. L. A. 1875, p. 515; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 52; 1889, pp. 452, 453.
L. A. 1901, p. 761.
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. 1871, 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.
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, 1901, p. 308. 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.
J Everett ..
.
Mason .. .
L. A. 1903, p. 655.
By supervisors.
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1057; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 324; 1891, p. 9.
L. A. 1879, p. 79.
.
Sterling.
..
[ Brady
.
.
Whitehall .. Muskegon .. . . |
Whitehall.
1,557
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 572; originally called Mears; amended, S. S. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 807; revised, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1088; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 578; 1877, p. 495.
White Pigeon ....
St. Joseph. . . |
. White Pigeon ...
608
1837
40
Williamston.
Ingham .. ...
Wheatfield ..... Williamstown . ..
1,106
1871
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.
Wolverine ...
Cheboygan .. .
[ Nunda. . . \ Wilmot
.
614
. 1903
Woodland ..
Barry . . . ..
Woodland ... Springwells. ...
5,034
1901
Yale. .
St. Clair ...
Brockway
1,202
1885
Incorporated as Brockway Center, L. A. 1885, p. 240; name changed to Yale, L. A. 1889, p. 175.
Zeeland ..
Ottawa ..
.
J Zeeland. Holland. .
1,570
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 490; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 660; 1887, p. 521; 1895, p. 12.
313
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
L. A. 1903, p. 56. By supervisors. L. A. 1901, p. 765.
364
1892
Woodmere ..
Wayne. .
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.
314
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
POPULATION OF MICHIGAN
Counties.
1904.
1900.
1894.
1890.
1884.
1880.
Alcona.
5,684
5,691
5,418
5,409
4,028
(a) 3,107
Alger.
6,535
5,868
1,385
1,238
Allegan
38,948
38,812
39,189
38,961
38,666
37,815
Alpena
19,748
18,254
17,717
15,581
12,683
8,789
Antrim.
15,655
16,568
12,427
10,413
8,761
5,237
Arenac.
10,184
9,821
6,943
5,683
4,027
Baraga
5,104
4,320
4,232
3,036
3,039
1,804
Barry.
22,025
22,514
23,699
23,783
24,102
25,317
Bay
63,448
62,378
61,304
56,412
51,221
38,081
Benzie.
10,790
9,685
8,063
5,237
4,389
3,433
Berrien.
49,390
49,165
45,635
41,285
37,776
(b) 36,785
Branch.
26.397
27.811
26.207
26.791
27.661
27.941
Calhoun
52,963
49.315
47,472
43,501
41,585
38,452
Cass.
20,030
20,876
21,176
20.953
21,202
22,009
Charlevoix
16,278
13,956
(c)
10,925
9,686
9,275
5,115
Cheboygan
17,256
15.516
13,900
11,986
9,946
6,524
Chippewa
22,125
21,338
15,322
12,019
8,422
5,248
Clare.
9,189
8,360
7,976
7,558
5,549
4,187
Clinton
25,208
25,136
26,262
26.509
27,135
28,100
Crawford.
3.854
2,943
2,710
2,962
2,389
1,159
Delta.
27,034
23,881
19,262
15,330
9,992
6,812
Dickinson
18.936
17,890
14,700
32,094
31,802
31,225
Emmet.
17,892
15,931
10,382
8,756
7,994
6,639
Genesee
42,753
41,804
40,553
39,430
38,776
39,220
Gladwin.
8.601
6,564
4,900
4,208
1,539
1,127
Gogebic.
17.297
16,738
14,083
13,166
12,092
8,422
Gratiot.
30,536
29,889
28,776
28,668
25.049
21,936
Hillsdale.
29,837
29,865
30,272
30,660
31,686
32,723
Houghton.
70,625
66,063
44,175
35,389
26,146
22,473
Huron.
34,945
34,162
32,256
28,545
24,521
20,089
Ingham
43,607
39,818
39,689
37,666
34,939
33,676
Ionia.
34,627
34,329
34.820
32,801
32,559
33,872
Iosco
10,540
10,246
12,340
15,224
10,602
6,873
Iron.
8,925
8,990
5,293
4,432
Isabella.
24,106
22,784
21,439
18,784
16,011
12,159
Isle Royal.
47,122
48,222
46,535
45,031
45,232
42,031
Kalamazoo.
49,762
44,310
42,056
39,273
35,281
34,342
Kalkaska
7.608
7,133
5,640
5,160
4.493
2.937
Kent.
138,488
129,714
121,938
109,922
84,600
73.253
Keweenaw
4,546
3,217
2.805
2,894
4,667
4,270
Eaton ..
30,706
31,668
32,618
Gd. Traverse
23,202
20,479
17,515
13,355
135
55
Jackson. .
(a) Population as returned by townships, 3.574.
(b) As published in the compendium of the tenth U. S. census, but 1,230 greater than the footings of township and city totals.
(c) Population increased to 11,665; see note to Manitou county.
315
POPULATION OF MICHIGAN BY COUNTIES.
BY COUNTIES, 1837-1904.
1874.
1870.
1864.
1860.
1854.
1850.
1845.
1840.
1837.
1,214
766
185
32,381
32,105
18,835
16,087
7,786
5,125
3,006
1,783
1,469
4,807
2,756
674
290 179
22,051
22,200
14,441
13,858
7,789
5,072
2,639
1,078
512
24,832
15,900
5,517
3,164
2,663
2,184
35,029
35,104
25,704
22,378
13,595
11,417
5,011
4 863
25,726
26,227
22,458
20,981
15,686
12,472
7,929 9,070
5,715
4,016
35,655
36,571
30,770
29,564
22,517
19,162
15,769 8,078
10,599
7,959
20,525
21,096
17,666
17,721
12,411
10,907
5,710
5,296
2,360
1,724
3,070
2,197
483
517 1,603
1,933
898
1,017
534
366
1,354
-366
23,661
22,851
14,646
13,916
8,030
5,102
3,010
1,614
529
4,741
2,441
561
1,172
26,907
25,163
16,497
16,476
7,058
4,613
2,379
913
1,272
1,211
1,325
1,149 22,498
10,940 4,970 15,629
12,031
9,262
4,268
2,754
5,349
4,443
2,026 5,739 27,448
25,675
19,151
16,159
11,111
7,240
4,749
19,030
13,882
8,224
9,234
2,868
708
11,964
9,048
3,962
3,165
702
210
29,193
25,268
17,118
17,435
11,192
8,631! 7,597
5,268 5,102
2,498 1,923
1,028
4,782
3,175
395
175
6,059
4,113
1,844
1,443
37,988
36,040
25,856
26,671
21,720
19,431
15,925
13,130
8,693
32,284
32,065
25,841
24,646
16,749
13,179
10,192
7,380
6,367
1,259
424
62,671
50,410
33,447
30,716
17,786
12,016
6,153
2,587
2,022
5,415
4,206
5,180
1,286 4,042
900
13,886
11,808
31,566
31,688
28,376
27,675
17,984
16,682
10,714
34,568
33,895
22,047
2,170
1,690
1,229
3,240
1,895
382
822
316
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
POPULATION OF MICHIGAN .- Concluded.
Counties.
1904.
1900.
1894.
1890.
1884.
1880.
Lake.
4,999
4,957
5,897
6,505
7,539
3,233
Lapeer
27,050
27,641
28,879
29,213
30,057
30,138
Leelanau.
10,826
10,556
(a)
9,395
7,944
7,128 .
6,253
Lenawee.
49,097
48,406
48,541
48,448
49,584
48,343
Livingston
18,649
19,664
20,437
20,858
21,568
22,251
Luce ....
3,882
2,983
2,348
2,455
Mackinac.
8,247
7,703
7,237
7,830
5,171
2,902
Macomb.
33,095
33,244
32,387
31,813
31,293
31,927
Manistee.
27,173
27,856
26,114
24,230
19,875
12,532
Manitou.
40,010
41,239
38,008
39,521
31,397
25,394
Mason .
19,608
18,885
18,422
16,385
13,221
10,065
Mecosta.
20,216
20,693
20,729
19,697
20,597
13,973
Menominee
26,465
27,046
23,740
33,639
19,120
11,987
Mildand.
14,636
14,439
13,218
10,657
8,776
6,893
Missaukee
10,266
9,308
6,955
5,048
3,386
1,553
Monroe.
32,921
32,754
33,181
32,337
33,353
33,624
Montcalm
33,260
32,754
34,158
32,637
35,356
33,148
Montmorency ..
3,515
3,234
2,438
1,487
845
Muskegon ..
37,373
37,036
37,324
40,013
37,554
29,586
Newaygo
18,421
17,673
19,125
20,476
18,996
14,688
Oakland
45,746
44,792
42,676
41,245
41,100
41,537
Oceana.
17,717
16,644
16,599
15,698
14,519
11,699
Ogemaw
9,121
7,765
5,638
5,583
3,637
1,914
Ontonagon
7,166
6,197
6,873
3,756
4,836
2,565
Osceola.
18,633
17,859
16,475
14,630
14,001
10,777
Oscoda.
1,888
1,468
1,806
1,904
1,374
467
Otsego.
7,239
6,175
4,794
4,272
3,906
1,974
Ottawa.
42,199
39,667
39,083
35,358
36,225
33,126
Presque Isle ...
10,872
8,821
5,911
4,687
4,064
3,113
Roscommon.
1,731
1,787
1,657
2,033
2,588
1,459
Saginaw.
85,671
81,222
81,847
82,273
74,795
59,095
Sanilac.
34,867
35,055
33,945
32,589
29,583
26,341
Schoolcraft.
8,628
7,889
7,127
5,818
3,846
1.575
Shiawassee.
33,711
33,866
32,854
30,952
28,078
27,059
St. Clair.
55,637
55,228
54,321
52,105
46,783
46,197
St. Joseph
23,229
23,889
25,087
25,356
26,277
26,626
Tuscola.
35.961
35,890
34,412
32,508
30,726
25.738
Van Buren.
34,965
33,274
31,059
30,541
30,341
30,807
Washtenaw.
46,776
47,761
43,509
42,210
41,694
41,848
Wayne
386,827
348,793
292,461
257,114
188,966
166,444
Wexford
19,217
16,845
14,047
11,278
10,518
6,815
Totals ..
2,530,016
2,420,982
2,241,641
2,093,889
1,853,658
1,636,937
(b)
918
860
1,198
1,334
Marquette
(a) Population increased to 9,572; see note to Manitou county.
(b) Disorganized by an act entitled "An act to repeal special act No. 92, approved Feb- ruarv 12, 1855, entitled 'An act to organize the county of Manitou,' and to attach the territory comprising said county to the counties of Charlevoix and Leelanau, and to apportion the property and debts of said county of Manitou," approved April 4, 1895. The population of Manitou county was divided as follows: Charlevoix, 740; Leelanau, 177.
317
POPULATION OF MICHIGAN BY COUNTIES.
POPULATION OF MICHIGAN .- Conchided.
1874.
1870.
1864.
1860.
1854.
1850.
1845.
1840.
1837.
1,813
548
25,140
21,342
15,202
14,754
9,656
7,029
5,314
4,265
2,813
5,031
4,577
2,389
2,158
46,084|
45,601
40,199
38,112
30,941
26,372'
22,923
17,889|
14,868
20,329
19,335
16,160
16,851
14,141
13,485
10,789
7,430
5,029
1,496
1,715
1,317
1,938
1,639
(c)3,598
923
664
28,305
22,619
21,803
22,843
18,023
15,530
1,666 13,509
9,716
8,892
8,471
6,074
1,671
975
657
891
21,946
14,278
3,724
2,821
136
5,361
3,266
846
831
93
9,132
5,645
1,382
970
3,490
1,895
496
5,306
3,283
1,251
787
65
606
130
30,111
27,475
22,221
21,593
18,030
14,698
13,861
9,922
10,611
20,815
13,641
5,629
3,968
2,056
891
19,375
14,892
5,590
3,947
978
510
38,082
40,906
33,625
38,261
31,757
31,270
30,288
23,646
20,163
8,360
7,222
2,373
1,816
300
496
2,406
2,846
5,408
4,568
3,624
389
6,216
2,104
27
29,929 1,615
26,650 355
15,056
13,215
7,293
5,587
1,438
208
628
48,409
39,098
19,683
12,693
1,051
2,609
1,218
892
920
16,292
14,565
8,853
7,599
3,521
2,112
1,294
799
13,514
12,349
7,411
5,230
3,929
2,103
1,184
40,688
36,759
27,591
26,604
16,825
10,420
8,375
4,606
3,673
25,906
26,272
22,559
21,262
15,021
12,725
10,097
7,068
6,337
16,998
13,715
6,983
4,886
1,503
291 5,800
1,704
1,910
1,262
38,723
41,440
34,048
35,686
28,554
28,567 42,756
32,287
24,173
23,400
3,011
650
(d) 1,195
1,334,031
1,184,282
803,661 749,113
507,521 397,654
302,521
212,267
(e)174,619
(c) Population of Michilimackinac and twenty-three unorganized counties.
(d) Unorganized counties.
(e) Exclusive of colored population, 379, and Indians taxed, 27.
NOTE .- Population of Michigan territory-1810-34: In 1810, 4,762; 1820, 8,927; 1830, 31,639; 1834, 87,278.
29,156
28,835
17,820
15,224
7,720
26,979
23,571
21,817
144,903
119,068
83,292
75,547
64,709
26
78
16
21,773
20,822
3,482
2,760
8,758
7,292
1,042
-
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MICHIGAN MANUAL.
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OF MICHIGAN.
GROWTH OF THE SYSTEM.
Year.
Average. number of days of school.
Number of districts.
Number of teachers.
Number of children.
Total amount paid teachers.
1836
70
55
98
2,337
$3,540 32
1840
90
1,560
1,870
48,817
42,310 46
1850
102
3,097
4,087
132,234
140,889 48
1860.
124
4,087
7,921
246,802
468,988 50
1870
138
5,108
11,014
384,554
1,393,228 59
1880
150
6,352
13,949
506,221
1,917,983 99
1890. .
154
7,168
15,990
654,502
3,323,881 71
1894.
156
7,160
16,190
696,234
3,895,264 19
1895. .
158
7,159
16,013
699,828
3,968,600 13
1896.
172
7,167
15,896
700,069
4,083,309 52
1897.
161
7,151
15,601
701,244
4,050,832 82
1898. .
162
7,157
15,673
703,730
4,152,878 60 .
1899
163
7,161
15,564
713,690
4,312,245 22
1900.
164
7,163
15,924
721,698
4,501,508 78
1901
164
7,171
16,054
730,101
4,735,192 29
1902.
166
7,204
16,252
738,182
5,002,605 96
1903
167
7,229
16,664
744,603
5,308,373 18
NOTE .- Any decrease in the number of districts is due to the organization of township districts.
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
1902.
1903.
School population.
738,182
744,603
School enrollment.
513,668
514,193
Number of ungraded school districts.
6,652
6,667
Number of graded school districts.
552
562
Number of township school districts.
124
132
Number of schoolhouses.
8,104
8,201
Estimated value of school property
$21,836,256 00
$23,641,268 00
Average school year in months.
8.3
8.3
Total number of teachers employed.
16,252
16,664
Total wages of teachers.
$4,997,759 19
$5,308,720 29
Average wages of teachers per month
51 83
54 72
Males. . .. Females.
37 58
38 66
REVENUE.
From balance from preceding year.
$1,844,362 34
$2,116,320 24
From primary school interest fund.
1,792,243 92
1,924,961 01
From one-mill tax ....
928,541 43
1,010,899 43
From district taxes for all purposes
5,060,058 18
5,218,380 54
From non-resident pupils for tuition.
92,792 11
96,882 81
Library moneys.
135,992 22
165,600 68
From all other sources.
1,518,158 98
1,294,922 64
Total
$11,372,149 18
$11,827,967 35
1
319
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OF MICHIGAN.
LIST OF COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
TERMS EXPIRE JULY 1, 1907.
County.
Name.
Post-office.
Alcona.
W. H. Sanborn ..
Alger.
Melvin E. Shippy
Allegan Alpena.
James A. Case.
Antrim
H. M. Coldren
Arenac.
Morley E. Osborne
Baraga
Martin J. McKanna
Barry.
John C. Ketcham
Bay.
John B. Laing.
Benzie.
W. E. Daines.
C. D. Jennings.
James Swain
F. D. Miller W. H. C. Hale
J. H. Milford .
Cheboygan Chippewa.
T. R. Easterday
Clare.
E. G. Welch .. T. H. Townsend
Clinton. Crawford.
J. E. Bradley. .
Delta
Peter R. Legg
Dickinson
E. L. Parmenter
Eaton.
Jos. L. Wagner.
Emmet.
R. M. Winston.
Genesee
Fred J. Johnson.
Gladwin.
Floyd E. Armstrong.
Gogebic.
Luther L. Wright
George L. Crispe.
Charles F. Pike
Charles P. Hulce.
Houghton
William Bath.
Huron.
David Kaercher.
Ingham Ionia Iosco
M. F. Scott.
J. A. Campbell
Iron. Isabella Jackson. Kalamazoo Kalkaska.
John F. Mason.
Hugh A. Graham
Thomas M. Sattler John W. Hazard.
Irene L. Getty
Arthur R. Zimmer
Kent. Keweenaw Lake.
Lapeer.
Leelanau
M. W. Hensel.
N. Knooihuizen H. G. Warne D. H. Stringham
O. D. Thompson
H. J. Leighton. Albert E. Sterne C. A. Rinehart. Edward Keeler. Jesse Hubbard.
Harrisville. Munising. Allegan. Alpena. Bellaire.
Standish. Baraga. Hastings. Bay City, Phenix B'lk. Benzonia.
St. Joseph. Coldwater. Marshall. Cassopolis South Arm, Ex. E. J'd'n.
Cheboygan. Sault Ste. Marie. Clare. St. Johns. Grayling.
Gladstone. Iron Mountain. Charlotte. Petoskey. Flint, 922 Har'n.
Gladwin. Ironwood. Traverse City. Ithaca. Hillsdale.
Houghton. Sebewaing. Mason. Ionia. Whittemore.
Amasa. Mt. Pleasant. Jackson. Kalamazoo. Kalkaska.
Grand Rapids. Mohawk. Luther. Lapeer Sutton's Bay.
Blissfield. Fowlerville. Newberry. St. Ignace.
Mt. Clemens. Bear Lake. (Exp. Chief ) Ishpeming. Scottville. Big Rapids. Menominee. 1
Macomb. Manistee. Marquette. Mason. Mecosta.
Menominee
P. O. Decker. . Edwin G. Johnson W. Frank Laughlin. J. O. Duncan. .
Lenawee. Livingston. Luce .. Mackinac
Arthur Wilson .
Grand Traverse. Gratiot .. Hillsdale.
E. W. Baker.
Berrien Branch. Calhoun. Cass Charlevoix.
Ira G. Thorpe ..
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MICHIGAN MANUAL.
LIST OF COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS .- Concluded.
County.
Name.
Post-office.
Midland.
James H. Mustard.
Missaukee
Ezra S. Hall.
Monroe
Albert C. Marvin ..
Montcalm.
Eugene Straight.
Montmorency
Samuel Knisely
Midland. Lake City. Monroe. Stanton. Hillman.
Muskegon
John O. Reed.
Whitehall.
Newaygo
Isabelle M. Becker
Fremont.
Oakland
H. S. Elliott ..
Oxford .
Oceana.
E. W. Fleming.
Ogemaw
Ben Bennett ..
Hart. West Branch.
Ontonagon
Ella Chamberlain
Ontonagon.
Osceola
G. F. Roxburgh
Oscoda
Sim J. Lewis.
Otsego .
R. D. Bailey.
Ottawa.
C. E. Kelley.
Presque Isle.
Edward Erskine.
Rogers City.
Roscommon
E. G. Payne.
Roscommon.
Saginaw
John C Nafe.
St. Clair.
E. T. Blackney.
St. Joseph.
Lewis E. Miller
Sanilac
Charles G. Putney.
Sanilac Center.
Schoolcraft
Mrs. O. C. Bowen.
Shiawassee
Howard Slocum.
Tuscola.
Henry P. Bush
Manistique. Corunna. Caro.
Van Buren .
E. A. Aseltine
Washtenaw
C. E. Foster. E. W. Yost.
Wayne
Wexford
W. H. Faunce
Reed City. Fairview. Gaylord. Coopersville.
Saginaw. Port Huron. Centreville.
Paw Paw. Ann Arbor. Detroit. Cadillac.
Act 35 of 1901 amends the original act (act 147, 1891), providing for the election of county commissioner of schools and makes the term of office four years, commencing July 1, 1903. The compensation of the commissioner is fixed by the board of supervisors and limited to $1,500.
321
MICHIGAN STATE LAND OFFICE. .
MICHIGAN STATE LAND OFFICE.
All lands owned by the state are controlled by this office. There are no local agents. Business can be done by letter. It is not necessary to come here.
This office cannot give information about the soil and timber of any particular lots. but buyers and settlers are advised to examine for themselves before taking.
PLATS.
SECTION 1. To aid in looking up state lands we furnish plats at the legal prices, payable in advance as follows:
Showing vacant lands, twenty-five cents per township.
Same, with streams drawn on, fifty cents per township.
Showing vacant lands. streams. and names of purchasers of state lands, $1.50 per township. In ordering plats always give the number of the town and range of the townships wanted.
A plat showing all the vacant state lands in any county will be furnished for the price named in our land table on page 324.
Cash should be sent with orders by mail.
SWAMP LANDS.
SEC. 2. These lands have recently been examined by competent men and appraised by the commissioner of the state land office. Prices are based upon the report of the examiners as to their. values.
Eighty acres or less of these lands, in one body in the lower peninsula, can be bought by any person on a first payment of one-quarter of the price down. The buyer must make affidavit that he will settle on the land within one year after the purchase. Blank affidavits furnished. Ten years' time allowed to pay the balance at seven per cent annual interest. Swamp land scrip cannot be used in purchase or payment of balance due.
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