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County: Allegan (03)
Created from: Barry County
Boundary finalized: 1835 by legislature.
Population: 1900 = 38,812 | 2000 = 105,665
Notes
Allegan County has nine cities (Allegan, Douglas, Fennville, Holland (partial), Otsego, Plainwell, Saugatuck, South Haven (partial) and Wayland. It has two villages (Hopkins and Martin) and 24 townships. Allegan is the county seat.
The current population (2020) is 120,502.
In 1835, there were only four European-American families in the area. [Wiki]
Time Line
1831. Allegan created by Michigan Territory from Barry (which was attached to Kalamazoo), Non-County Area 1 attached to Cass, and Non-County Area 5 attached to Kalamazoo; Allegan not fully organized, not attached. (Mich. Terr. Laws, 3:sec. 4/p. 871)
1833. Allegan attached to Kalamazoo "for all legal purposes." (Mich. Terr. Laws, 3:997-998)
1835 Allegan fully organized, detached from Kalamazoo. (Mich. Terr. Laws, 4:136-137)
Source: [NL]
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI