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1914
Applegate.
Sanilac. .
Washington.,
155
1903
Armada.
Macomb .
Armadia .
748
1867
Ashley
Gratiot ..
Elba.
513
1887
By supervisors; incorporation legalized, L. A. 1887, p. 118; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 7.
Athens
Calhoun. :
Athens.
631
1891
Atlanta ..
Montmorency.
Briley .
*
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 328. Incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 838; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 401.
Augusta .
Kalamazoo. .
Ross. .
502
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 28.
Bancroft ..
Shiawassee. . .
543
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 26; schools incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 722.
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Bangor .
Van Buren ...
1,158
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 62.
Baraga.
Baraga.
Baraga.
1,071
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 1006.
Baroda ..
Berrien. .
Lake ..
248
1907
L. A. 1907, p. 330.
Barryton .
Mecosta. .
Fork.
411
1907
L. A. 1907, p. 796.
Bear Lake.
Manistee.
Bear Lake.
504
1893
By supervisors, L. A. 1895, p. 945.
Bellaire ..
Antrim ..
Kearney ...
1,050
1891
Incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 737.
Belleville.
Wayne.
Van Buren ..
486
1905
L. A. 1905, p. 763; territory added by supervisors, 1907.
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Charleston.
494
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 265; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 25.
Baldwin .
Lake.
Pleasant Plains. Shiawassee.
[ Arlington.
Bangor.
.
[ Forest Home ..
.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
L. A. 1905, p. 29.
By supervisors; charter amended, S. L. 1874, Vol. 2, p. 4; rein- corporated, L. A. 1893, p. 171.
L. A. 1903, p. 158
' By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 41.
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/ Rollin. .
Akron ...
Bellevue.
Eaton ..
Bellevue. .
930
1867
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 40; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 1005.
Benzonia .
Benzie.
Benzonia .
563
1891
Berrien Springs. .
Berrien.
Oronoko ..
880
1867
Birmingham
Oakland.
Bloomfield ..
1,607
1864
By supervisors; limits extended, L. A. 1883, p. 520; reincor- porated, L. A. 1885, p. 449.
Blissfield. .
Lenawee.
Blissfield .
1,474
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 116; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 30; 1883, p. 426; revised, L. A. 1891, p. 902.
Bloomingdale ... .
Van Buren.
Bloomingdale. .
501
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 112.
Boardman ·
Kalkaska ..
Boardman.
524
1890
Boyne Falls.
Charlevoix ..
Boyne Valley . .
325
1893
Breckenridge . ·
Gratiot ..
Wheeler
595
1908
Breedsville
Van Buren.
Columbia ..
219
1883
Brighton.
Livingston ..
Brighton .
767
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, J
Brimley . .
Chippewa . . .
Superior. .
*
1914
Britton.
Lenawee .
Ridgeway .
370
1896
Bronson . .
Branch .. .
Bronson.
1,020
1866
Brooklyn .
Jackson .
Columbia.
602
1879
Buchanan
Berrien
Buchanan .
1,831
1863
By supervisors, L. A. 1897, p. 1229. 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
Burlington.
Calhoun. .
Burlington.
237
1869
Burr Oak.
St. Joseph. ..
Bur Oak ..
752
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.
427
1873
Caledonia.
Kent ..
Caledonia .
422
1888
Camden .
Hillsdale ..
Camden.
392
1899
Capac. .
St. Clair.
Mussey .
761
1873
Carleton.
Monroe.
Ash.
*
1911
Caro .
Tuscola .
Indian Fields. .
2,272
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.
808
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 22.
Carsonville. . ..
Sanilac ..
Washington ...
Caseville. .
442
1898
By supervisors, L. A. 1899, p. 558.
[ Muskegon. . .
Casinova. . .
308
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 532; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 530.
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Casnovia. ..
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Kent .. .
Tyrone. .
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*Population as a village not given.
255
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
Buckley . . ·
Wexford. ..
Hanover .. .
464
1907
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.
Incorporated as a village, December 12, 1911
[ Bridgehampton.
401
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 11.
Caseville ...
Huron . .
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. .
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By supervisors. L. A. 1893, p. 1041.
By supervisors. L. A. 1883, p. 404.
221; reincorporated, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 496; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 21. Incorporated as a village, May 12, 1914.
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Incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 487; reincorporated, L. A. 1899, p, 375. S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 723; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, pp. 75, 252.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Cass City
Tuscola .
Elkland
1,126
1883
Cassopolis .
.
Cass.
La Grange.
1,358
1863
Cedar Springs.
Kent.
/ Solon Nelson .
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947
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
Antrim.
Central Lake ... Nottawa.
813
1895
Centreville.
St. Joseph. . ..
[ Sylvan.
1,764
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 . . ..
1,363
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. .
345
1884
Clayton .
Lenawee .
Hudson .
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372
1870
Clifford.
Lapeer .
Burlington
308
1891
Climax .
Kalamazoo
Climax
425
1899
Clinton
Lenawee.
Clinton.
1,011
1838
Clio.
Genesee.
Vienna.
810
1873
Coloma.
Berrien.
Watervliet.
701
1893
Colon .
St. Joseph. ..
Colon
853
1904
Columbiaville .
Lapeer. .
Marathon.
369
1879
Concord.
Jackson.
Concord
543
1871
Constantine.
St. Joseph. . ·
Constantine.
1,244
1837
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.
Coopersville. ..
Ottawa .. . . .
Polkton . .
814
1871
Copemish. .
Manistee. . ...
Cleon . ·
490
1891
Custer ..
Mason .
Custer .
277
1895
Daggett ..
Menominee. . .
Stephenson .
228
By supervisors. 1902 | By supervisors, L. A. 1903, p. 942.
256
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
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.
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.
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. 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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L. A. 1883, p. 405; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 174; see L. A. 1907, p. 706
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 550; amended L. A. 1891, p. 891.
By supervisors; L. A. 1897, pp. 1222-4.
Chelsea ...
Washtenaw. . .
Lima ..
613
1837
S. L. 1837, p. 54; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 61.
[ Dover .
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33
Deckerville.
Sanilac.
Marion ..
628
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 35.
Deerfield .
Lenawee ..
Deerfield .
443
1873
Detour
Chippewa .
Detour
721
1899
Dexter .
Washtenaw. ..
Scio .
726
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.
341
1906
Douglas .
Allegan
Saugatuck.
485
1870
Dryden.
Lapeer
Dryden. .
371
1887
Dundee.
Monroe.
Dundee.
1,070
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.
2,315
1887
Eagle ..
Clinton. ..
Eagle
133
1887
East Gd. Rapids.
Kent .. .
Grand Rapids ..
800
1891
East Lake.
Manistee.
Manistee.
*
1912
Eau Claire .
Berrien ..
307
1891
Ecorse ..
Wayne.
Ecorce.
1,063
1903
Edmore
Montcalm
Home ..
752
1879
Edwardsburg.
Cass.
Ontwa.
*
1912
Elberta.
Benzie .
Gilmore
681
1894
Elk Rapids
Antrim. .
Elk Rapids.
1,673
1900
Elkton .
Huron . .
Oliver ..
553
1897
Elsie ..
Clinton.
Du Plain.
592
1885
Emmett
St. Clair.
Emmett.
292
1883
Empire.
Leelanau .
Empire ..
578
1895
Essexville
Bay . .
Hampton.
1,477
1883
Evart.
Osceola .
Osceola.
1,386
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.
By supervisors, L. A. 1905, p. 1201.
Oakland.
Fair Grove. . . . Farmington ....
564
1867
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.
*Population as a village not given.
257
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
Dansville .
Ingham . .
Ingham .
349 673
1867 1889
Davison .
Genesee. .
Davison.
Dearborn.
Wayne.
Dearborn.
.
911 1,286
1893 1861
Decatur .
Van Buren
Decatur.
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(Berrien .. .
By supervisors; see L. A. 1903, p. 946.
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By supervisors, L. A. 1895, p. 901; name changed May 20, 1911. By supervisors, L. A. 1903, p. 927.
By supervisors, L. A. 1897, pp. 1226-7.
L. A. 1885, p. 40. L. A. 1883, p. 441.
By supervisors.
L. A. 1883, p. 12.
Fairgrove. Farmington.
Tuscola .
437
1901
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. Incorporated as a village January 10, 1912.
L. A. 1891, p. 128; amended, L. A. 1905, p. 311.
L. A. 1879, p. 2; amended, 1891, p. 488; see L. A. 1907, p. 749. Incorporated as a village, April 10, 1912.
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S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 242; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 705. L. A. 1889, p. 628; amended, 1893, p. 1182. L. A. 1893, p. 719.
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.
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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.
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[ Pipestone.
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[ Evart. .
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Farwell.
Clare. . .
Surrey .
522
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 3; reincorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 218.
Fennville.
Allegan. .
Manlius ..
}
533
1889
Fenton .
Genesee.
Fenton.
2,331
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.
340
1889
By supervisors.
Flushing .
Genesee .
Flushing.
938
Ford.
Wayne.
Ecorce .
1,689
1903
Forestville .
Sanilac ..
Delaware.
234
1895
Fountain . .
Mason.
Sherman .
*
1913
Fowler .
Clinton .
Dallas ..
476
1885
Fowlerville.
Livingston
Handy .
905
1871
Frankenmuth . .
Saginaw.
Frankenmuth. .
693
1904
Frankfort.
Benzie .
Crystal Lake ...
1,555
1885
Frazer ..
Macomb. .
Clinton .
Carlton .
460
1907
Freeport ..
Barry .
Irving ..
Fruitport.
330
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 131; originally called Crawville, changed to Fruit- port, March 30, 1869, S. L. 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1036.
Gagetown ..
Tuscola ..
Elmwood.
358
1887
Gaines . .
Genesee.
Gaines
238
1875
Galesburg.
Kalamazoo. .
Comstock.
}
656
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 .
405
1879
Garden.
Delta .
Garden.
497
1886
Gaylord .
Otsego . . . . . .
Livingston .. .
Pine Grove.
537
1893
Gobleville. .
Van Buren .. .
Bloomingdale.
680
1887
Grandville
Kent .
Wyoming. Ashland.
428
1893
Grant .
. .... Newaygo ...
L. A. 1893, p. 168; amended, L. A. 1897, p. 13; territory at- tached, L. A. 1907, p. 1140.
258
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1337; reincorporated, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 1198; amended, L. A. 1881, p. 291. By supervisors, L. A. 1905, p. 1198.
L. A. 1885, pp. 142, 337.
Erin.
220
1895
L. A. 1895, p. 49.
L. A. 1907, p. 372.
Fruitport
[ Muskegon.
.
Ottawa.
Spring Lake ...
.
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Charleston ..
Bagley .
1,538
1881
L. A. 1879, p. 33.
By supervisors; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 1077.
L. A. 1881, p. 19; see L. A. 1907, p. 423.
L. A. 1893, p. 599.
Incorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 135.
.
L. A. 1889, p. 14.
/ Clyde. .
...
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. Incorporated as a village, April 14, 1913.
L. A. 1885, p. 5.
.
L. A. 1887, p. 207. L. A. 1875, p. 125.
Grass Lake. . ..
Jackson. ..
Grass Lake .... 760
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1052; amended, L. A. 1877, p. 14; rein- corporated, L. A. 1879, p. 145.
Grayling.
Crawford.
Grayling Grosse Point ...
1,775 830
1903
By supervisors; territory detached, L. A. 1905, p. 319.
Grosse Pointe ...
Wayne ..
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.
Grosse Pte.Farms Grosse Pte. Park.
Wayne. Wayne.
Grosse Point ... Grosse Point ...
290
1907
L. A. 1907, p. 487; amended, June 14, 1913; amended, Oct. 16, 1914.
[ Macomb
Lake ..
*
1911
Incorporated as a village April 12, 1911.
Hamtramck
Wayne.
Hamtramck. ·
3,559
1901
Hanover.
Jackson .
Hanover.
364
1885
Harbor Springs ..
Emmet
Little Traverse.
1,805
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 32; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 107; see L. A. 1905, p. 70.
Harrietta .
Wexford.
[ Boon . Slagle.
}
336
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.
1,555
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 325.
Hartford.
Van Buren. ...
Hartford .
1,268
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 99.
Hersey . .
Osceola.
Hersey .
310
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 568.
Hesperia.
Oceana. . . ..
Newfield . . . . ·
462
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 443.
Highland Park ...
Wayne ..
Hamtramck.
4,120
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 525; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 291; revised July 27, 1912; amended, April 8, 1913.
Hillman . .
Montmorency.
Hillman.
411
1891
Hilltop.
Berrien. .
St. Joseph.
225
1908
Holly ..
Oakland. .
Holly .
1,537
1865
Homer .
Calhoun.
Homer.
1,008
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.
Incorporated as a village, July 9, 1914.
Houghton .
Houghton. ..
Portage.
5,113
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 ..
1,046
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 ..
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2,338
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.
259
.
.
.
[Newaygo .. ...
Denver.
. .
.
L. A. 1891, p. 867.
By supervisors, L. A. 1909, p. 33.
Honor.
Benzie.
Homestead
*
.
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
Grosse Pte.Shores
Wayne.
Grosse Point ...
862
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 1075; territory detached, L. A. 1907, p. 422.
L. A. 1901, p. 768; territory detached, L. A. 1907, p. 940.
L. A. 1885, p. 73.
·
.
Greenfield
·
1914
1870
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Hubbardston ....
Ionia .
North Plains .::
}
450
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 155; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 77; revised, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 939.
Hubbell Imlay City
Houghton. Lapeer.
. .
Torch Lake .... Imlay . .. .
1,059 1,174
1873
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 .. .
2,450
1885
L. A. 1885, p. 77; boundaries changed, L. A. 1901, p. 272; ter- ritory annexed, L. A. 1907, p. 104; charter amended, April 1, 1910.
Ithaca. .
Gratiot .
Ithaca ..
1,876
1869
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 101; amended, 1879, p. 38; 1887, p. 78; 1891, p. 1031.
Jonesville.
Hillsdale .
Fayette.
1,396
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; territory added, L. A. 1905, p. 1193
Kalkaska .
Kalkaska ..... Kent .
Tyrone.
467
1908
By supervisors; L. A. 1911, p. 50.
Kinde. .
Huron . . . . . .
Lincoln. .
. ·
.
}
302
1893
Laingsburg .. ..
Shiawassee ... .
Sciota ..
703
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1179; amended, S. L. 1872, p. 55, act of 1871; repealed, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 424; reincorporated, L. A. 1877, p. 20.
Lake Ann ..
Benzie . . .
Almira .
171
1893
Lake City . ..
Missaukee .. . .
Lake.
740
1887
By supervisors, L. A. 1889, p. 1046; reincorporated, 1891, p. 1021.
Lake Linden . . ..
Houghton. .. .
Schoolcraft ....
2,325
1885
By supervisors; boundaries changed by supervisors in 1890; incorporated, L. A. 1891, pp. 1090, 1092.
Lake Odessa. . . .
Ionia . .
Odessa. . . .
1,222
1889
Lakeview
Montcalm .. ..
Cato
· 954
1881
L'Anse .
Baraga.
L'Anse. . .
708
1873
.
..
1
360
1903
L. A. 1903, p. 199
Kingsley.
Gd. Traverse ..
Paradise ..
497
1890
By supervisors.
Kingston. .
Tuscola. . .
[ Kingston.
Koylton.
·
Kalkaska.
1,415
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 208.
Kent City
Dwight.
L. A. 1893, p. 405.
By supervisors, L. A. 1893, p. 1408. 1
L. A. 1889, p. 12; L. A. 1903, p. 940; see L. A. 1907, p. 723. L. A. 1881, p. 99; territory detached, L. A. 1895, p. 12.
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.
260
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
Clinton.
Lebanon.
1903
By supervisors; L. A. 1903, pp. 936-8.
[ Reader.
.
Laurium.
Houghton ....
Calumet .. .. .
8,537
1889
Incorporated by supervisors as Calumet; amended by super- visors, 1894; reincorporated and name changed, L. A. 1895, p. 102; amended, Feb. 13, 1899, by board of supervisors; boun- daries changed, L. A. 1901, p. 773.
Lawrence .
Van Buren. . ..
Lawrence. .
663
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, 1887, p. 292.
Lawton.
Van Buren .. ..
Antwerp
1,042
1858
Leonard .
Oakland.
Addison.
313
1889
LeRoy .
Osceola.
LeRoy .
331
1883
Leslie
Ingham
Leslie .
1,032
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 .
519
1855
S. L. 1855, p. 120; amended, S. L. 1859, p. 161; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 36.
Lincoln.
Alcona .
[ Gustin .
122
1907
L. A. 1907, p. 707.
Linden ...
Genesee. .
Fenton. .
550
1871
Lisbon ...
\ Kent.
Sparta.
96
1869
Hillsdale.
Litchfield.
660
1877
Kent ..
Lowell .
1,761
1859
Originally called Dansville, name changed to Lowell, Feb. 4, 1857, S. L. 1857, p. 69; incorporated, S. L. 1859, p. 97; rein- corporated, 1861, p. 424; amended, 1865, p. 276; 1869, Vol. 3, p. 1676; L. A. 1875, p. 573; 1885, p. 443; 1887, p. 701; 1891, p. 426; 1893, p. 1072.
L. A. 1893, p. 397; see L. A. 1907, p. 488.
Luther
Lake.
Newkirk.
Ionia . . .
611
1859
Lyons.
Ionia.
Lyons. .
-
Mackinaw City .
/ Cheboygan . .. Emmet ..
Mackinaw . .
697
1882
Mancelona ..
Antrim ..
Mancelona. 1,200
1889
Manchester .
Washtenaw. ..
Manchester ....
1,047
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; L. A. 1905, p. 457; territory annexed, L. A. 1907, p. 801.
Manton .
Wexford.
Cedar Creek. .
1,069
1877
L. A. 1877, p. 446; limits extended, L. A. 1893, p. 173.
Maple Rapids. . .
Clinton.
Essex .
529
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 38.
Marcellus.
Cass. .
Marcellus .. .
1,047
1879
L. A. 1879, p. 1
Marion.
Osceola .
Marion
767
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 11
Marlborough. .
Lake.
Pleasant Plains.
57
1903
L. A. 1903, p. 581.
261
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 115; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 372. S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 661. By supervisors.
Ottawa ...
Chester . .
Litchfield . Lowell.
Ellsworth.
626
1893
Carp Lake ..
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. By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 413; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 177.
I. A. 1889, p. 189.
Originally by supervisors, Nov. 3, 1858; reincorporated, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 160; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 393. By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 1016. L. A. 1883, p. 15.
·
Hawes. .
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
.
Marlett ..
Sanilac. .
Marlett. .
1,062
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 34.
Maybee.
Monroe.
Exeter
310
1899
Mayville ..
Tuscola
Fremont .
687
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 9.
McBride.
Montcalm.
Day .
236
1883
Mecosta.
Mecosta.
Morton .
352 .
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 110.
Melvin .
Sanilac.
Speaker .
242
1907
L. A. 1907, p. 125.
Memphis .
[ St. Clair ..
Riley . .
Mendon.
St. Joseph
Mendon.
768
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 239; reincorporated, L. A. 1881, p. 36; certain territory detached from, L. A. 1883, p. 579.
Merrill
Saginaw
Jonesfield.
505
1889
L. A. 1889, p. 446.
Mesick .
Wexford.
Springville.
510
1901
Metamora .
Lapeer .
Metamora.
276
1885
Middleville.
Barry
Thornapple. ..
804
1867
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 1048; amended, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 733; amended, L. A. 1875, p. 525.
L. A. 1907, p. 546.
Mikado ..
Alcona. ·
Mikado
100
1907
Washtenaw. .
York. . .
1,355
1885
Milford.
Oakland ..
Milford
973
1869
Millersburg .
Presque Isle ...
Case
519
1901
Millington .
Tuscola.
Millington.
623
1877
Minden City
Sanilac.
Minden
332
1882
Montague ..
Muskegon.
Montague. . .
942
1883
Montgomery
Hillsdale
Camden.
362
1906
Montrose ..
Genesee.
Montrose.
443
1899
Morenci.
Lenawee .
Seneca .
1,515
Morley . .
Mecosta ..
/ Ætna. Deerfield .
} 337
1870
.
. By supervisors, L. A. 1895, p. 926.
Morrice .
Shiawassee .. . .
Perry
470
1894
Mt. Morris.
Genesee.
[ Genesee. .
}
513
1867
Mulliken .. Munising .
Eaton .. Alger .
Roxand . Munising .
312
1903
2,952
1896
By supervisors, L. A. 1905, p. 1192. By supervisors, L. A. 1897, p. 1220.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
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. 1901, p. 762.
L. A. 1877, p. 63. L. A. 1882, p. 9.
L. A. 1883, p. 442.
By supervisors, L. A. 1907, p. 1133.
By supervisors, L. A. 1901, p. 756. By supervisors, unable to find date of incorporation; special charter, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, p. 696; L. A. 1891, p. 685.
By supervisors, S. L. 1871, Vol. 1, p. 433; incorporated, L. A. 1883, p. 228; see L. A. 1907, p. 445.
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 828; platted as Dover, changed to Mt. Morris, March 13, 1867; S. L. 1867. Vol. 2, p. 327; reincor- porated, L. A. 1877, p. 25.
262
[ Macomb.
Richmond .
557
1865
S. L. 1865, p. 230; organized under general law; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 41.
L. A. 1901, p. 772.
L. A. 1885, p. 155.
Milan .
Monroe. .
Milan. .
Mt. Morris
By supervisors, L. A. 1901, p. 760.
L. A. 1883, p. 16.
Muir.
Ionia. .
Lyons. . .. / Castleton .. ·
463
Nashville.
Barry . .
Maple Grove ...
}
1,346
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 843; amended, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 33; 1872, Vol. 1, p. 42; L. A. 1875, p. 526; 1879, p. 227; see L. A. 1907, p. 497.
Newaygo .
Newaygo. . . . .
( Garfield .. ..
1,207
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.
} 920
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 New Buffalo .. .
528
1836
L. A. 1885, p. 161; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 118. 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 ..
478
1869
North Adams. .
Hillsdale.
Adams.
440
1881
North Branch.
Lapeer
North Branch ..
717
1881
Northport.
Leelanau
Leelanau .
524
1903
Northville
Wayne ..
Northville.
1,665
1867
Oakley .
Saginaw.
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