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Michigan Counties

The boundaries of the 83 Counties in Michigan have not changed substantially since 1897.

Genesee County, Michigan

Genesee County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Flint
Year Organized: 1835
Square Miles: 640

Court House:

1101 Beach Street
County Courthouse
Flint, MI 48502-1428

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Genesee County was named after Genesee County, New York, home of many original settlers

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Genesee County was named after Genesee County, New York, home of many original settlers

It was created on March 28, 1835 and fully organized on April 4, 1836. It was named after Genesee County, New York by settlers from New York. Many local place names in the county are also from New York and Pennsylvania, reflecting the pattern of settlement. A major attraction for visitors is Crossroads Village, a living history village north of Flint.

Neighboring Counties:

Tuscola County (northeast)
Saginaw County (northwest)
Lapeer County (east)
Shiawassee County (west)
Oakland County (southeast)
Livingston County (southwest)

Cities and Towns:

- Argentine	township
- Atlas	township
- Burton	city	Incorporated Area
- Clio	city	Incorporated Area
- Davison	city	Incorporated Area
- Fenton	city	Incorporated Area
- Flint (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Flushing	city	Incorporated Area
- Forest	township
- Gaines	village	Incorporated Area
- Genesee	township
- Goodrich	village	Incorporated Area
- Grand Blanc	city	Incorporated Area
- Lennon	village	Incorporated Area
- Linden	city	Incorporated Area
- Montrose	city	Incorporated Area
- Mount Morris	city	Incorporated Area
- Mundy	township
- Otisville	village	Incorporated Area
- Richfield	township
- Swartz Creek	city	Incorporated Area
- Thetford	township
- Vienna	township

County Resources:

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County Resources

The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."