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Michigan Counties
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Michigan Counties
The boundaries of the 83 counties in Michigan have not changed substantially since 1897. |
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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
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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
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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:
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- Argentine |
township |
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- Atlas |
township |
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- Burton |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Clio |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Davison |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fenton |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Flint
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Flushing |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Forest |
township |
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- Gaines |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Genesee |
township |
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- Goodrich |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Grand Blanc |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lennon |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Linden |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Montrose |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mount Morris |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mundy |
township |
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- Otisville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Richfield |
township |
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- Swartz Creek |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Thetford |
township |
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- Vienna |
township |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our 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." |
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