There were 690 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone...
Dansville is a small peaceful community, with much of its economy based on agriculture. While the town has close proximity to the State capital and Michigan State University, it has seen little commercial development in recent years. The small town's economy is supported primarily by small business,...
On October 21, 1930 a great fire swept though the downtown business district, destroying eight historic and business buildings. This included the destruction of the Clinton House/Hotel, which was a regionally famous establishment. The fire devastated the community, stagnating business growth once...
Potowatomie Indians originally had a permanent camp along the Grand River in the Dimondale area before white settlement began in the 1830s. Relations between white settlers (most of whom were from New York and New England) and the Potowatomie were generally cordial with local residents permanently...
The settlement of East Lansing began around 1847, the same year nearby Lansing was made the capital of the state of Michigan. Downtown East Lansing was an important junction of two major Native American trails: the Okemah Road, and the Park Lake Trail. By 1850, the Lansing and Howell Plank Road...
There were 4,502 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone...
The Lansing Metropolitan Area, colloquially referred to as "Mid-Michigan", is an important center for educational, cultural, governmental, business, and high-tech manufacturing institutions, including three medical schools (two human medicine and one veterinary), two nursing schools, two law schools...
There were 100 households out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone...
Leslie was first settled by Elijah Woodworth in 1836, who built the first log cabin in the city. It was originally named Meekerville after a famous pioneer to the area, Benjamin Meeker. Jerry G. Cornell named the town after a prominent Leslie family in eastern New York, his home state. The name...
There were 571 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.7% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone...
In 1836 Charles Noble knew that Michigan would be seeking a central location for a new capital when it became a state. He purchased an area of forest, cleared 20 acres (81,000 m2), and founded Mason Center. The "Center" was soon dropped. In 1847, however, the state chose Lansing Township 12 miles...
Meridian Township was first settled by white pioneers in 1837. The earliest settlers located at Pine Lake (now Lake Lansing) and made use of the numerous stands of pines to build their cabin. The lake was later the site of a Spiritualist Meeting Camp led by John Haslett. During the late 19th...
The area that is now Stockbridge was originally settled in 1835 by Elijah Smith and Herman Lowe. The town was originally named Perkins by Elijah Smith, after his hometown in the state of New York. In 1838, the town was renamed Stockbridge after the township, and formally incorporated as a village in...
There were 1,264 households out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone...
There were 561 households out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone...
There were 570 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone...
There were 417 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 17.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone...
The location that was later to become Williamston started as the cross-road of the Grand River and Saginaw Indian Trails. It was first occupied by a small band of the Saginaw tribe of the Chippewa People which by the mid-19th century used the area as a 'summer village' (it was not used by them...