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Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1861, p. 337; act relating to, S. L. 1861, p. 609; charter amended, S. L. 1865, p. 524; 1867, Vol. 2, p. 604; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 883; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 243; L. A. 1877, p. 497; 1879, p. 246; 1881, p. 297; 1885, p. 450; 1889, pp. 191, 424; L. A. 1905, p. 4; 1907, p. 105.
Port Huron.
St. Clair .. . ..
20,028
1857
Incorporated as a village by the legislature, S. L. 1849, p. 322; amended, S. L. 1855, p. 139.
Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1857, pp. 51, 408; revised, S. L. 1859, p. 581; amended, S. I .. 1861, p. 506; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1470; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 729; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 128; 1874, Vol. 2, p. 2; L. A. 1875, p. 655; 1877, p. 188; 1879, p. 266; 1881, p. 386; amended and revised, L. A. 1885, p. 475; amended, L. A. 1887, pp. 850, 861; 1889, p. 197; 1891, pp. 571, 818, 1004; 1893, pp. 453, 1159; 1895, p. 226; 1897, p. 802; L. A. 1899, p. 143; 1901, pp. 84, 342, 363, 607, 740; 1903, pp. 571, 854, 860, 890; 1905, p. 1075; 1907, pp. 1029, 1053.
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Onaway.
2,408
1903
29
Rose City.
Ogemaw ..
1905
Never incorporated as a village. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, p. 363-6. Never incorporated as a village.
Saginaw.
Saginaw.
46,610
1857
1
Sandusky ..
Sanilac .. . . .
*729
1905
Sault Ste. Marie ....
Chippewa.
11,442
1887
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1879, p. 251; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 398.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1887, p. 766; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 528; 1891, p. 927; 1895, p. 347; 1897, p. 922; L. A. 1899, pp. 509, 511; 1901, p. 662; 1903, p. 416; 1907, pp. 117, 493, 959.
Scottville ..
Mason.
*818
1907
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1889, p. 73. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1907, p. 31.
South Haven.
Van Buren ..
3,767
1902
Incorporated as a village, 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; incorporated as a city of the fourth class by board of supervisors, March 13, 1902.
Standish.
Arenac.
949
1903
Incorporated as a village, L. A. 1893, p. 295.
Incorporated as a city, by act taking effect March 1, 1904, L. A. 1903, p. 608; 1905, p. 1015; see L. A. 1907, p. 1092.
Stanton ..
Montcalm. .
1,120
1881
Name changed from "Fred" to Stanton by legislature, S. L. 1863, p. 39; in- corporated as a village, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 83; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 141.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1881, p. 38; amended, L. A. 1885, p. 78; 1889, p. 4; see L. A. 1907, p. 517.
St. Clair ..
St. Clair ....
2,664
1858
Incorporated as a village by legislature, S. L. 1850, p. 219.
Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1858, p. 49; amended, S. L. 1859, p. 112; revised, S. L. 1863, p. 206; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 340; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 480; 1874, Vol. 2, p. 9; L. A. 1875, p. 17; 1877, p. 467; 1879, p. 152; 1883, p. 500; 1893, p. 1077; 1897, p. 348.
St. Ignace ..
Mackinac. . . . .
2,083
1883
Incorporated as a village by the board of supervisors, Feb. 23, 1882.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1883, p. 46; amended, L. A. 1885, p. 144; 1887, p. 651; 1889, p. 417.
Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1857, p. 447; charter revised, S. L. 1859, p. 139; amended, S. L. 1863, p. 39; 1865, p. 205; 1867, Vol. 2, p. 986; 1867, Vol. 2, p. 518; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 493; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 119; L. A. 1875, p. 292; 1879, p. 226; 1881, p. 280; 1883, p. 112; 1885, p. 316; revised and amended, L. A. 1887, p. 705; 1889, p. 822; consolidated, L. A. 1889, p. 885; amended, L. A. 1891, pp. 204, 388, 570, 840; 1893, p. 1192; 1895, pp. 253, 726; 1897, p. 962; L. A. 1899, p. 365; 1901, pp. 417, 685, 733, 742; 1903, pp. 175, 508, 859; revised, 1905, p. 611; amended, 1905, p. 1128; 1907, pp. 871, 961; amended, July 18, 1910. Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 56; name changed to Sanilac Centre, L. A. 1887, p. 763.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, p. 1145-8.
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
225
226
INCORPORATED CITIES .- Concluded.
City.
County.
Popula- tion, 1904.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
St. Johns ..
Clinton. ..
3,768
1904
By supervisors; incorporation as a village legalized, S. L. 1865, p. 479; reincor- porated, 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.
St. Joseph. .
Berrien.
5,322
1891
Incorporated as a city, March 14, 1904, L. A. 1905, p. 1190; see L. A. 1907, p. 533. Incorporated as a village by the legislature, Ter. Laws, Vol. 3, p. 1280; amended S. L. 1836, p. 173; 1842, p. 65; 1859, p. 271; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1150; L. A. 1881, p. 243; 1883, p. 574.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1891, p. 934; amended, 1893, p. 1009; L. A. 1897, p. 261; see L. A. 1907, p. 793.
St. Louis.
Gratiot .. ..
2,503
1891
Incorporated as a village by board of supervisors, under name of Pine River; name changed to St. Louis, S. L. 1865, p. 510; reincorporated, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 240; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 578; 1877, p. 432; 1879, p. 41; 1881, p. 301; reincorporated, 1887, p. 132.
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Sturgis. .
St." Joseph .. . .
2,593
1895
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1855, p. 356; authorized to organize under general law, S. L. 1865, p. 314; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 676.
Tawas City.
Iosco.
1,245
1895
Three Rivers.
St. Joseph. . .
3,913
1895
Incorporated as a village by the legislature, S. L. 1855, p. 403; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 692; S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 664; S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 20; L. A. 1879, p. 89; 1881, p. 207; 1887, p. 582; 1889, p. 846, 1891, p. 1017.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1895, p. 506; amended, L. A. 1897, pp. 557, 824; L. A. 1899, p. 168; 1901, p. 632; 1903, p. 9; 1905, p. 1052; 1907, pp. 128, 807, 1060. Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1881, p. 202; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 1018
Traverse City.
Gd. Traverse ..
11,237
1895
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1895, p. 378; amended, 1897, p. 620; L A. 1899, p. 69: 1901, p. 321; 1903, p. 281; 1905, p. 1091; 1907, p. 927.
West Bay City (a).
Bay
12,997
1877
Never incorporated as a village.
Incorporated as a city, composed of villages of Wenona, Banks and Salzburgh, L. A. 1877, p. 310; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 146; 1881, p. 133; revised and amended, L. A. 1883, p. 238; 1885, p. 162; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 454; 1889, p. 633; 1891, pp. 532, 976, 1038; 1895, pp. 29, 150; revised and amended, L. A. 1897, p. 689; 1899, pp. 19, 107, 501; 1901, p. 448; 1903, pp. 659, 837.
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Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1891, pp. 43, 997; amended, L. A. 1899, pp. 57, 58; 1903, pp. 22, 153; 1905, p. 1110.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1895, pp. 483, 666. Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 460. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1895, p. 96.
West Branch. .
Ogemaw.
*1,495
1905
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 4. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 87-9; see L. A. 1907, p. 790
Whittemore.
Iosco.
1907 Never incorporated as a village.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1907, pp. 18-20.
Wyandotte.
Wayne.
5,425
1867
Never incorporated as a village.
Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 187; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 632; 1873, Vol. 2, p. 661; L. A 1875, p. 678; 1877, p. 447; 1883, p. 41; rein- corporated, L. A. 1885, p. 318; wards rearranged, 1903, p. 856; L. A. 1905, pp. 1064, 1204.
Yale .. ..
St. Clair ... ..
*1,202
1905
Incorporated as village of Brockway Center by legislature, L. A. 1885, p. 240; Name changed to Yale, L. A. 1889, p. 175.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 1036-9.
Ypsilanti.
Washtenaw .. .
7,587
1858
Incorporated. as a village by the legislative council, Ter. Laws, Vol. 3, p. 954; amended, S. L. 1838, p. 131; 1841, p. 25; 1843, p. 132; part vacated, S. L. 1846, p. 33; amended, 1850, p. 298.
Incorporated as a city, S. L. 1858, p. 93; revised, S. L. 1859, p. 883; amended, S. L. 1861, p. 170; 1863, p. 68; revised, S. L. 1865, p. 354; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 971; 1869, Vol. 2, p. 358; L. A. 1875, p. 220; revised, L. A. 1877, p. 373; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 206; 1881, p. 309; 1891, p. 769; 1895, p. 64; 1897, p. 683; L. A. 1899, p. 139; 1901, p. 326; 1905, p. 389.
Zeeland. .
Ottawa.
*1,570
1907
Incorporated as a village by the legislature, L. A. 1875, p. 490; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 660; 1887, p. 521; 1895, p. 12.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1907, p. 547.
(a) Consolidated with Bay City, see L. A. 1903, p. 659.
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
227
228
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
References to acts of incorporation, etc., corrected to October, 1910.
All villages are reincorporated by Act No. 3, P. A. 1895, p. 6; amended, P. A. 1897, Acts Nos. 54, 56, 63, 88, 182; P. A. 1899, Acts Nos. 39, 223; P A. 1901, Act 33; P. A. 1903, Acts Nos. 51, 176; P. A. 1905, Act 125; P. A. 1907, Act 67.
For an act providing a commission form of government for villages, see P. A. 1909, Act 278.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1904.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
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Addison.
Lena wee.
[ Woodstock.
534
1893
Incorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 20.
Ahmeek .
Keweenaw .
Allouez. .
*
1909
By supervisors, L. A. 1909, p. 36.
Alanson .
Emmet ..
Littlefield.
*
1905
L. A. 1905, p. 29.
Algonac.
St. Clair.
Clay.
1,371
1867
By supervisors; charter amended, S. L. 1874, Vol. 2, p. 4; rein- corporated, L. A. 1893, p. 171.
Almont.
Lapeer.
Almont.
698
1855
Originally called Newbury; changed to Almont March 13, 1846, S. L. 1846, p. 26; incorporated, S. L. 1855, p. 247; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 107; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 155. L. A. 1903, p. 158.
Applegate.
Sanilac.
Washington. .
197
1903
Armada.
Macomb.
Armadia.
933
1867
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 41.
Ashley.
Gratiot ..
Elba ...
507
1887
By supervisors; incorporation legalized, L. A. 1887, p. 118; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 7.
Athens.
Calhoun.
Athens.
590
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 328.
Atlanta ..
Montmorency
Briley. ..
85
1891
Incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 838; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 401.
Augusta.
Kalamazoo ...
Ross.
486
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 28.
Bancroft.
Shiawassee. . .
581
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 26; schools incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 722.
Bangor ..
Van Buren ..
1,170
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 62.
Baraga.
Baraga. ...
Baraga.
1,036
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 1006.
Baroda. .
Berrien. . ...
Lake.
*
1907
Barryton.
Mecosta .. . .
Fork.
*
1907
Bear Lake.
Manistee .
Bear Lake ..
486
1893
By supervisors, L. A. 1895, p, 945.
Bellaire ..
Antrim.
[ Forest Home ..
1,170
1891
Incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 737.
Belleville.
Wayne.
Van Buren ... . Bellevue .. .
*
1905
Bellevue ..
Eaton ..
909
1867
L. A. 1905, p. 763; territory added by supervisors, 1907. By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 40; amended L. A. 1889, p. 1005.
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486
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 265; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 25.
· Baldwin. .
Lake.
.. .
Pleasant Plains. Shia wassee ..
Arlington. Bangor.
1
.
L. A. 1907, p. 330.
L. A. 1907, p. 796.
Kearney .. .
Charleston.
Rollin
Benzonia .
Benzie.
Benzonia
591
1891
Incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 487; reincorporated, L. A. 1899, p. 375. Territory added by supervisors 1909.
Berrien Springs ...
Berrien. .
Oronoko.
780
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 723; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, pp. 75, 252.
Birmingham.
Oakland. .
Bloomfield. . .
1,252
1864
By supervisors; limits extended, L. A. 1883, p. 520; reincor- porated, L. A. 1885, p. 449.
Blissfield ...
Lena wee ..
Blissfield ..
1,425
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 116; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 30; 1883, p. 426; revised, L. A. 1891, p. 902.
Bloomingdale. ...
Bloomingdale ...
454
1881
Boardman.
Boardman.
496
1890
Boyne Falls.
Charlevoix. . .
Boyne Valley. .
491
1893
Breckenridge
Gratiot .. . ..
Wheeler.
*
1908
Breedsville. .
Van Buren .. .
Columbia.
216
1883
Brighton.
Livingston .. .
Brighton.
777
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 221; reincorporated, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 496; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 21.
Britton ..
Lena wee .
Ridgeway .
369
1896
Bronson. .
Branch ..
Bronson.
1,107
1866
Brooklyn.
Jackson. ..
Columbia.
554
1879
Buchanan.
Berrien. ..
Buchanan ..
1,832
1863
Buckley. .
Wexford .. Calhoun.
Hanover.
*
1907
Burlington.
Burlington ..
287
1869
Burr Oak.
St. Joseph .. .
Bur Oak
737
1857
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.
Byron. .
Shiawassee .. .
Burns.
444
1873
Caledonia ..
Kent
Caledonia ..
569
1888
Camden .
Hillsdale . .
Camden .
375
1899
Capac. .
St. Clair ... . .
Mussey. .
751
1873
Caro.
Tuscola ...
Indian Fields ..
2,268
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 6; originally as Centerville, name changed to Caro, Feb. 13, 1869; S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 53; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 28; L. A. 1883, pp. 444, 447; 1889, p. 75; see L. A. 1907, p. 486.
Carson City ..
Montcalm ... .
Bloomer.
891
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 22.
Carsonville ..
Sanilac. . . .
[ Washington ....
470
1887
L. A. 1877, p. 11.
Caseville . .
Huron . . . .
Caseville . . . . . .
503
1898
[ Muskegon ...
Casinova ..... ..
268
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 532; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 530.
Cass City.
Tuscola . ..
Elkland . ..
1,212
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 405; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 174; see L. A. 1907, p. 706.
* Population as a village not given.
229
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
By supervisors, L. A. 1897, p. 1229.
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By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 89. L. A. 1879, p. 12; boundaries changed, L. A. 1905, p. 1195. Reincorporated, S. L. 1863, p. 104; amended, S. L. 1865, p. 209; 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1322; reincorporated, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 26; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 652; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, pp. 102, 1035.
L. A. 1907, p. 89.
S. L. 1869; Vol. 2, p. 221; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 515.
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 284; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 32. By supervisors; see L. A. 1907, p. 732.
By supervisors, L. A. 1901, p. 759.
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 66; amended, L. A. 1887, pp. 4, 42.
By supervisors, L. A. 1899, p. 558.
Casnovia ..
Kent ...
Tyrone.
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L. A. 1881, p. 112. By supervisors. L. A. 1893, p. 1041.
Van Buren .. . Kalkaska. ..
By supervisors. L. A. 1883, p. 404.
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[ Bridgehampton
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INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1904.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Cassopolis.
Cass.
La Grange ....
1,477
1863
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 550; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 891.
Cedar Springs.
Kent.
[ Solon ... [ Nelson.
901
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 512; legalized, S. L. 1872, p. 63; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 71; 1883, p. 498.
Central Lake. Centreville.
Antrim.
Central Lake ... Nottawa ...
639
1837
S. L. 1837, p. 54; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 61.
Chelsea .. .
Washtenaw. .
[ Lima.
1,783
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; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 9; see L. A. 1907, p. 424.
Chesaning ..
Saginaw. . .
Chesaning. ...
1,327
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 .. Dover.
403
1884
Clayton ..
Lenawee. . .
[ Hudson ..
.
Clifford ..
Lapeer. . . .
Burlington ..
365
1891
Climax.
Kalamazoo . .
Climax. .
448
1899
Clinton.'.
Lenawee ...
Clinton.
1,030
1838
Clio.
Genesee.
Vienna.
625
1873
S. L. 1838, p. 262; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 6; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 245; territory attached, L. A. 1907, p. 1136. 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.
L. A. 1893, p. 111; amended, L. A. 1895, p. 6.
Colon ..
St. Joseph ...
Colon. .
922
1904
Columbiaville.
Lapeer .
Marathon ..
491
1879
Concord.
Jackson.
Concord
540
1871
Constantine.
St. Joseph. . .
Constantine. . ..
1,178
1837
Coopersville.
Ottawa .. .
Polkton
796
1871
Copemish. .
Manistee. ...
Cleon. . .
422
1891
Custer.
Mason.
Custer. ..
255
1895
By supervisors.
Daggett.
Menominee ..
Stephenson.
1902
By supervisors, L. A. 1903, p. 942.
Dansville. .
Ingham ..
Ingham ..
317
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 242; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 705.
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Coloma.
Berrien.
Watervliet .. . .
558
1893
By supervisors; territory detached, L. A. 1905, pp. 265, 1200. L. A. 1879, p. 38.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 545; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 509. S. L. 1837, p. 45; limits altered, S. L. 1838, p. 122; amended, S. L. 1859, p. 878; reincorporated, S. L. 1861, p. 325; amended, L. A. 1879, p. 43; L. A. 1893, p. 145:
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 160; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1122; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 14.
By supervisors.
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By supervisors; L. A. 1897, pp. 1222-4.
1,116
1895
St. Joseph .. .
Sylvan.
..
365
1870
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 210. By supervisors; reincorporated. L. A. 1879, p. 160. L. A. 1891, p. 484.
By supervisors, L. A. 1899, pp. 559-61.
Davison. .
Genesee ..... Wayne. . Van Buren .. .
Decatur.
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. See L. A. 1905, p. 297.
Deckerville.
Sanilac.
Marion.
505
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 35.
Deerfield.
Lenawee. .
Deerfield.
434
1873
Detour.
Chippewa .. .
Detour.
784
1899
Dexter.
Washtenaw ..
Scio.
796
1855
S. L. 1855, p. 199; amended, S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 99; 1869, Vol. 2, p. 339; L. A. 1883, p. 24.
Dimondale.
Eaton ..
Windsor.
397
1906
Douglas.
Allegan.
Saugatuck.
..
435
1870
Dryden.
Lapeer.
Dryden ..
351
1887
Dundee.
Monroe ..
Dundee.
1,135
1855
S. L. 1855, p. 87; amended, S. L. 1857, p. 238; S. L. 1863, p. 123; reincorporated, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1216; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 22; L. A. 1883, p. 521; 1885, p. 71; territory at- tached, L. A. 1895, p. 131.
Durand ..
Shiawassee .. .
Vernon.
2,166
1887
Eagle ..
Clinton. ..
Eagle ...
131
1887
East Gd. Rapids. .
Kent ...
Grand Rapids ..
501
1891
East Jordan
Charlevoix .. .
South Arm.
1,144
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 20; amended, 1889, p. 600; 1893, p. 1050; territory attached, L. A. 1905, p. 311.
Eau Claire.
Berrien ..
1 Berrien ..
318
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 128; amended, L. A. 1905, p. 311
Ecorse.
Wayne.
Ecorce. Home.
608
1879
Elk Rapids
Antrim ..
Elk Rapids
1,733
1900
Elkton.
Huron .
Oliver ..
531
1897
Elsie. .
Clinton ..
Emmett ..
227
1883
Empire ..
Leelanau ....
Empire ..
575
1895
Essexville.
Bay ..
Hampton.
1,469
1883
Evart.
Osceola.
[ Osceola ..
1,378
1872
By supervisors; limits enlarged, S. L. 1874, Vol. 2, p. 5; rein- corporated, L. A. 1875, p. 544; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 116; 1885, p. 37.
Fairgrove ... Farmington ..
Tuscola ... .
Fair Grove .... Farmington ....
375
1901
Oakland. . ..
559
1867
Farwell ..
Clare ..
Surrey ..
542
1879
Fennville. .
Allegan .. . . . .
[ Manlius.
486
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 14.
* Population as a village not given.
231
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
Davison.
664 820 1,404
1889 1893 1861
| L. A. 1889, p. 628; amended, 1893, p. 1182.
L. A. 1893, p. 719.
Dearborn.
Dearborn.
Decatur.
L. A. 1885, p. 40. L. A. 1883, p. 441. By supervisors.
Emmett.
St. Clair ..
Du Plain ..
644
1885
By supervisors; see L. A. 1903, p. 946.
Edmore .
Montcalm. .
741
1903
L. A 1887, p. 21; amended, 1891, p. 901.
L. A. 1887, p. 389.
L. A. 1891, p. 104; territory detached, L. A. 1897, p. 80
{ Pipestone ..
L. A. 1879, p. 2; amended, 1891, p. 488; see L. A. 1907, p. 749. By supervisors, L. A. 1903, p. 927.
By supervisors, L. A. 1897, pp. 1226-7.
L. A. 1883, p. 12.
Evart. .
By supervisors, L. A. 1905, p. 1201.
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; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 385. L. A. 1879, p. 3; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 218.
[ Clyde ...
S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 680; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 121. By supervisors, L. A. 1901, pp. 754-5.
By supervisors, L. A. 1907, p. 1132. By supervisors; territory added, L. A. 1905, p. 1189. L. A. 1887, p. 8.
232
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1904.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Fenton.
Genesee.
Fenton.
2,684
1863
By supervisors; incorporation legalized, S. L. 1864, p. 82; re- incorporated, 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; reincor- porated, 1891, p. 782.
Fife Lake.
Gd. Traverse.
Fife Lake. Flushing.
759
1889
By supervisors.
Flushing ..
Genesee .. . .
.
Ford
Wayne. ....
Ecorce .
1,372
1903
Forestville.
Sanilac .. . . .
Delaware.
258
1895
Fowler.
Clinton.
Dallas.
431
1885
Fowlerville ..
Livingston .. .
Handy.
1,014
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1337; reincorporated, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1198; amended L. A. 1881, p. 291.
Frankenmuth
·
Saginaw. . . . Benzie.
Frankenmuth . Crystal Lake ...
1,499
1885
Frazer ..
Macomb ... .
Clinton.
f Carlton.
*
1907
L. A. 1907, p. 372.
Freeport.
Barry .
Irving. . .
. .
Fremont.
Newaygo. . .
[ Sheriden.
1,523
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 549; original incorporation as Fremont Center; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 159; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 592; 1891, p. 998; 1893, p. 1071.
Fruitport.
[ Muskegon .... 1 Ottawa ...
Fruitport. Spring Lake. .
364
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 131; originally called Crawville, changed to Fruit- port, March 30, 1869, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1036.
Gagetown.
.
Gaines.
·
282
1875
Galesburg.
Kalamazoo. ..
1 Comstock
}
711
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 ... Garden ..
414
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 33.
Garden ..
Delta ...
Bagley .
1,851
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 19; see L. A. 1907, p. 423.
Gaylord.
Otsego ... . . .
Livinsgton. . . .
Pine Grove .. . .
517
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 599.
Grandville.
Kent .. ..
Wyoming ...
541
1887
Incorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 135.
.
Elmwood .. .
378
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 207. L. A. 1875, p. 125.
Gaines ..
Tuscola ... . . Genesee. .. .
Charleston. . .
472
1886
By supervisors; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 1077.
Gobleville ...
Van Buren .. .
Bloomingdale ...
633
1904
By supervisors, L. A. 1905, p. 1198.
L. A. 1885, pp. 142, 337.
Frankfort ..
Erin
227
1895
L. A. 1895, p. 49.
Dayton .. ..
1,079
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 61; amended, 1899, p. 165.
By supervisors, L. A. 1903, pp. 947-9; see L. A. 1907, p. 934. By supervisors, L. A. 1895, p. 950. L. A. 1885, p. 5.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
30
Grosse Pte. Farms
Wayne.
Grosse Point ... Grosse Point ...
*
1907
Hamtramck. .. .
Wayne.
Hamtramck .. .
1,559
1901
Hanover ...
Jackson ...
Hanover ...
389
1885
Harbor Beach ....
Huron ..
Sand Beach ... .
1,374
1882
Harbor Springs ...
Emmet.
Little Traverse
1,672
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 32; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 107; see L. A. 1905, p. 70.
Harrietta.
Wexford.
" Boon .. [ Slagle.
368
1891
Originally incorporated as Gaston, L. A. 1891, p. 129; amended and name changed to Harrietta, L. A. 1893, p. 149; see L. A. 1907, p. 453.
Hart.
Oceana.
Hart
1,464
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 325.
Hartford.
Van Buren .. .
Hartford.
1,246
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 99.
Hersey.
Osceola.
Hersey.
315
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 568.
Hesperia.
[ Newaygo
Denver ..
416
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 443.
Highland Park ...
Wayne. .
612
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 525; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 291.
Hillman.
Montmorency
Hamtramck .... Hillman.
284
1891
Hilltop.
Berrien.
St. Joseph.
1908
Holly ..
Oakland ...
Holly.
1,429
1865
Homer.
Calhoun. .
Homer.
1,074
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 ..
4,345
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 annexed, L. A. 1899, p. 123.
Howard City
Montcalm ....
Reynolds.
1,372
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; 1893, p. 152.
Howell.
Livingston .. .
[ Howell. [ Marion.
}
2,450
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.
* Population as a village not given.
233
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
Grant. .
Newaygo.
Ashland.
266
1893 L. A. 1893, p. 168; amended, L. A. 1897, p. 13; territory at- tached, L. A. 1907, p. 1140.
Grass Lake.
Jackson.
Grass Lake ...
692
1871
Crawford .
Grayling .. Grosse Point ..:
1,282
1903
Grayling ..
Grosse Pointe ....
Wayne. .
417
1870
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1052; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 14; rein- corporated, L. A. 1879, p. 145. By supervisors; territory detached, L. A. 1905, p. 319. By supervisors; incorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 176; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 863; territory detached, L. A. 1893, p. 1075; territory attached, L. A. 1907, p. 422; charter revised, May 24, 1910.
L. A. 1893, p. 1075; territory detached, L. A. 1907, p. 422. L. A. 1907, p. 487.
Grosse Pte. Park.
Wayne.
615
1893
L. A. 1901, p. 768; territory detached, L. A. 1907, p. 940. L. A. 1885, p. 73. L. A. 1882, p. 5; originally called Sand Beach; name changed to Harbor Beach, L. A. 1889, p. 77.
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