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Rose City .
Ogemaw .. .. Saginaw ..
542
1905
Saginaw.
50,510
1857
Never incorporated as a village. Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 363-6. Never incorporated as a village.
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; April 21, 1913; revised, November 19, 1913.
Sandusky.
Sanilac. . .
993
1905
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. [1885, p. 56; name changed to Sanilac Centre, L. A. 1887, p. 763.
Sault Ste. Marie .... .
Chippewa. . .
12,615
1887
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1905, pp. 1145-8.
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,
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INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
Petoskey .
Emmet ... ..
4,778
1895
INCORPORATED CITIES .- Concluded.
City.
County.
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Scottville.
Mason. ..
891
1907
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1889, p. 73.
South Haven.
Van Buren ....
3,577
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; amended July 18, 1910; April 21, 1913.
Standish
Arenac .. . ..
828
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
1,012
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.
St. Clair ..
St. Clair .. . .
2,633
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 .. .
2,118
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.
t. Johns.
Clinton. ..
3,154
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 .. .
5,936
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.
St. Louis.
Gratiot ....
1,940
1891
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1891, p. 934; amended, 1893, p. 1009; L. A. 1897, p. 261; see L. A. 1907, p. 793; amended, April 3, 1914.
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.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1891, pp. 43, 997; amended, L. A. 1899, pp. 57, 58; 1903, pp. 22, 153; 1905, p. 1110.
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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
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1907, p. 31.
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.
Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1881, p. 38; amended, L. A. 1885, p. 78; 1889, p. 4; see L. A. 1907, p. 517.
Sturgis.
St. Joseph. . .
3,635
1895
Tawas City.
Iosco.
1,061
1895
Three Rivers.
St. Joseph
5,072
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; revised May 2, 1913.
Traverse City ....
Gd. Traverse ..
12,115
1895
Incorporated as a village by legislature, L. A. 1881, p. 202; amended, L. A. 1889, `p. 1018.
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; revised March 15, 1913.
West Branch.
Ogemaw ...
1,276
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. .
218
1907 Never incorporated as a village.
Wyandotte.
Wayne ..
8,287
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; revised March 18, 1911.
Yale.
St. Clair ... .
1,223
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 .. .
6,230
1858
Incorporated as a village by the legislative council,1832, 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; amended, May 9, 1913.
Zeeland. . .
Ottawa ..... .
1,982
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.
257
INCORPORATED CITIES OF MICHIGAN.
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. 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.
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Incorporated as a city, L. A. 1907, pp. 18-20.
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INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
References to acts of incorporation, etc., corrected to October 19, 1916.
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 Act 278, P. A. 1909, as amended.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1910. porated. Incor-
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Addison .
Lenawee.
Woodstock.
474
1893
Incorporated, L. A. 1893, p. 20.
Ahmeek .
Keweenaw ...
Allouez .
766
1909
By supervisors, L. A. 1909, p. 36.
Akron ..
Tuscola.
[ Akron
*
1910
Incorporated as a village December 12, 1910.
Alanson . .
Emmet
Littlefield
473
1905
Algonac .
St. Clair
Clay .
1,204
1867
Almont ..
Lapeer .
" Almont
675
1855
Alpha .
Iron .
Mastodon .
*
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. . Briley
*
1891
Incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 838; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 401,
Atlanta
Montmorency
( Charleston
494
1869
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 265; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 25.
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.
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
Bear Lake.
Manistee.
Bear Lake.
504
1893
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.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
By supervisors; charter amended, S. L. 1874, Vol. 2, p. 4; rein- corporated, L. A. 1893, p. 171.
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. Incorporated as a village, July 14, 1914. L. A. 1903, p. 158.
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1885, p. 41.
631
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 328
Baldwin
Lake .. ...
Pleasant Plains Shiawassee
[ Arlington
Bangor
L. A. 1907, p. 796.
By supervisors, L. A. 1895, p. 945.
Forest Home . .
258
S Rollin
Fairgrove
L. A. 1905, p. 29
Bellevue.
Eaton
Bellevue
930
Benzonia. . ..
Benzie .
Benzonia. 563
1891
Berrien Springs
Berrien
Oronoko
880
Birmingham ..
Oakland
Bloomfield
1,607
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
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, p. 221; reincorporated, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 496; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 21.
Brimley .
Chippewa.
Superior
*
1914
Britton.
Lenawee.
Ridgeway .
370
1896
By supervisors, L. A. 1897, p. 1229.
Bronson . .
Branch
Bronson. .
1,020
1866
Brooklyn :
Jackson .
Columbia
602
1879
Buchanan
Berrien
Buchanan .
1,831
1863
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.
Buckley .
Wexford
Hanover
464
1907
L. A. 1907, p. 89.
Burlington .
Calhoun
Burlington
237
1869
Burr Oak
St. Joseph.
Bur Oak ..
752
1857
Byron ..
Shiawassee
Burns.
427
1873
Caledonia
Kent
Caledonia ..
422
1888
Camden .
Hillsdale.
. .
Camden.
392
1899
Capac. .
St. Clair
Mussey
761
1873
Carleton.
Monroe.
Ash
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 ..
401
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 11.
Caseville .
Huron .
Caseville .
442
1898
By supervisors, L. A. 1899, p. 558.
Casnovia. ..
Kent
Tyrone. .
308
1875
L. A. 1875, p. 532; amended, L. A. 1883, p. 530.
*Population as a village not given.
259
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
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.
1911
Caro.
Tuscola .
..
.
.
/ Bridgehampton
.
.
1867 By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 40; amended, L. A. 1889, p. 1005. Incorporated, L. A. 1891, p. 487; reincorporated, L. A. 1899, 1867 p. 375. S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 723; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, pp. 75, 1864 252. By supervisors; limits extended, L. A. 1883, p. 520; reincor- porated, L. A. 1885, p. 449.
L. A. 1881, p. 112. By supervisors. L. A. 1893, p. 1041.
By supervisors.
L. A. 1883, p. 404.
Incorporated as a wvillage, May 12, 1914.
By supervisors; reincorporated, S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 89.
S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 221; amended, L. A. 1887, p. 515.
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.
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[ Muskegon. . .
Casinova. . .
260
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1910. porated. Incor-
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Cass City.
Tuscola.
Elkland .
1,126
1883
L. A. 1883, p. 405; amended, L. A. 1893, p. 174; see L. A. 1907, p. 706.
Cassopolis .
Cass.
La Grange
1,358
1863
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1875, p. 550; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 891.
Cedar Springs ...
Kent
( Solon. .. [ Nelson.
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.
613
1837
Chelsea ..
Washtenaw .. .
[ Sylvan [ Lima
-
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 .
372
1870
Clifford ..
Lapeer. .
Burlington
308
1891
Climax. .
Kalamazoo. . .
Climax.
425
1899
Clinton ..
Lenawee .
Clinton
1,011
1838
Clio.
Genesee ..
Vienna. .
810
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.
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
By supervisors.
Daggett ..
Menominee. .
Stephenson . . ..
228
1902
By supervisors, L. A. 1903, p. 942.
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813
1895
By supervisors; L. A. 1897, pp. 1222-4. S. L. 1837, p. 54; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 61.
Centreville.
St. Joseph ....
[ Dover.
By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1879, p. 160.
L. A. 1891, p. 484.
By supervisors, L. A. 1899, pp. 559-61.
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.
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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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By supervisors; reincorporated, L. A. 1889, p. 210.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
Dansville ..
Ingham. . Genesee. .
Davison.
Dearborn.
Wayne.
Dearborn
Decatur .
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
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 . Manistee.
*
1912
Eau Claire.
Berrien
[ Pipestone 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.
Fairgrove .. Farmington. .
.
Oakland
Fair Grove. . . Farmington ...
437
1901
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.
*Population as a village not given.
261
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
Ingham .
349 673 911 1,286
Davison . .
S. L. 1867, Vol. 2, p. 242; amended, S. L. 1869, Vol. 2, p. 705. 1867 1889 L. A. 1889, p. 628; amended, 1893, p. 1182. L. A. 1893, p. 719. 1893 1861
L. A. 1885, p. 40. L. A. 1883, p. 441. By supervisors.
L. A. 1883, p. 12.
.
Evart ..
Tuscola.
564
1867
L. A. 1887, p. 21; amended, 1891, p. 901.
L. A. 1887, p. 389
East Lake.
Manistee
800
1891
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.
By. supervisors; see L. A. 1903, p. 946.
L. A. 1879, p. 2; amended, 1891, p. 488; see L. A. 1907, p. 749. Incorporated as a village, April 10, 1912.
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.
.
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.
262
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Incor- Popula- tion, 1910. 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
1877
Ford .
Wayne ..
Ecorce.
1,689
1903
Forestville
Sanilac.
.
.
1913
Fowler.
Clinton .
Dallas.
476
1885
Fowlerville
Livingston.
Handy .
905
1871
S. L. 1871, Vol. 2, p. 1337; reincorporated, S. L. 1873, Vol. 2, _p. 1198; amended L. A. 1881, p. 291.
Frankenmuth
Saginaw.
Frankenmuth.
693
1904
Frankfort.
Benzie .
Crystal Lake .
1,555
1885
Frazer.
Macomb ..
Clinton .
..
Carlton . .
460
1907
L. A. 1907, p. 372.
Freeport ..
Barry ..
Irving
*
1915
Freesoil . .
Mason. .
Freesoil . ..
}
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
L. A. 1887, p. 207.
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
Grandville.
Kent . .
680
1887
Grant. .
Newaygo ...
Wyoming .. Ashland . .
428
1893
L. A. 1893, p. 599.
Gobleville
Van Buren ...
[Bloomingdale. .
Incorporated, L. A. 1887, p. 135.
L. A. 1893, p. 168; amended, L. A. 1897, p. 13; territory at- tached, L. A. 1907, p. 1140.
MICHIGAN MANUAL.
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.
Fountain.
Mason.
Sherman .
234
1895
L. A. 1885, p. 5.
By supervisors, L. A. 1905, p. 1198. L. A. 1885, pp. 142, 337.
Erin .
220
1895
L. A. 1895, p. 49.
Incorporated July 1, 1915.
{ Muskegon.
Fruitport ... .
Fruitport.
[ Ottawa ..
Spring Lake. .
L. A. 1875, p. 125.
Charleston
[ Bagley . .
.
1,538
1881
L. A. 1881, p. 19; see L. A. 1907, p. 423.
L. A. 1879, p. 33.
By supervisors; amended, L. A. 1891, p. 1077.
/ Clyde. .
L. A. 1889, p. 14.
L. A. 1877, p. 61; amended, 1899, p. 165.
Delaware.
Grass Lake. .. Jackson. . Crawford. Wayne .. .
Grass Lake .... Grayling . Grosse Point ....
1,775 830
1871 1903 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; amended, June 14, 1913; amended, Oct. 16, 1914; amended June 21, 1916.
[ 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.
[ Newaygo.
Denver
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; April 7-12, 1915.
Hillman
Montmorency.
Hillman.
411
1891
L. A. 1891, p. 867.
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.
Honor.
Benzie
Homestead .
*
1914
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.
Hubbardston ....
[ Clinton Ionia .
Lebanon 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.
*Population as a village not given.
263
INCORPORATED VILLAGES OF MICHIGAN.
760
Grayling .. Grosse Pointe ...
Grosse Pte.Farms Grosse Pte. Park.
Wayne.
Wayne.
Grosse Point ... Grosse Point ...
862 290
1893 1907
Grosse Pte.Shores
Wayne ..
Grosse Point .::
L. A. 1901, p. 768; territory detached, L. A. 1907, p. 940. L. A. 1885, p. 73.
.
·
.
[ Oceana
Newfield .
/ Greenfield :
·
By supervisors, L. A. 1909, p. 33.
264
INCORPORATED VILLAGES .- Continued.
Village.
County.
Township.
Popula- tion, 1910.
Incor- porated.
References to acts of incorporation, etc.
Hubbell Imlay City .
Houghton. Lapeer .
Torch Lake. ..
1,059
1903
By supervisors; L. A. 1903, pp. 936-8.
Imlay ...
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
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 .
Kalkaska.
1,415
1887
L. A. 1887, p. 208.
Kent City .
Tyrone.
467
1908
By supervisors; L. A. 1911, p. 50.
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