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CENSUS ·REPORTS 

VOLUME I 

TWELFTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED ST ATES, 

TAKEN IN THE YEAR I 900 

WILLIAM R. MERRIAM, DIRECTOR 

POPULATION 

PART I 

PREPARED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF WILLIAM C. HUNT, 

CHIEF STATISTICIAN FOR POPULATION 

WASHINGTON 

UNITED STATES CENSUS OFFICE 

1901 
206 STATIS1,ICS OF POPULATION. 

TillLE 5.--POPULATION OF STA'rii:S AND TERRITORIES BY MINOR OIVII, DIVISIONS: 1800 AND HlOO-Continued. 

MICHIGAN-Continued. 

lll!NOR orvn, DIVISIONS, 

HrLrnDAI.E COUNTY-Continued .. 

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Lltch!lclrl townRh1p, including Litchfield villn!';e --------- Litchfield villng•----------------------------------------

Heading r~£!~~~l:~~fi~~l~~======================================== tmvn8hip, including ltentli ng villnge ------------

WIJcu1.ln,ncl 

~~~f~iJ~~1~~~wri~·j_l:======================================== towm 1ip _____________________________________ _ 

Ii r '"I lm1lge t011 nshiP-------------------------------------

Wrigh t t<i wm h Ip ------------------------------------------

HOUGIITON COUNTY------------------------------------

~~~~"ei ~~;;~R1~~11liii"iiC11ilii-i-;.\iri11m-iiii,i-n-e.rJD:"cket- vmn1:"s. Laurium villngc !?.., ________ .,: ________________ .,_ .. ___ ,. __ .. ___ _ 

R~~&~! 1 iSA~~v;,·;=·:::::::=::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Elm River township 1-------------------------------------- l~r•mklln township----------- ---·. ----···------------------ Uuncnelr town•hip, lnclU<ll!1g H11ncock vllhige ---------- 1--lnncack vilh\gc ___ ,. ___ .. ____ ., _________________ ~-----~----

~~~~~1~~~\~~~h;J~-~==-~~=============::::::::::::::::::::::: 1'01tnμ:e townshlp,1 including Houghton villugo _________ _ Houghton village ______________ ,, ________________________ _ 

~~Vi~;gr"~·~}l'~~:~\;;111j;~iliei1i(iiiiiia1~iiifii(fci1i-;;i!ii1go:::: Lake Linden village_ ..... --------~----- .. ··---------.. --... -----

Torch L>ilrn township -------------------------------------

HURON OOUNTY --------------· ·------------------------

Blng:lin.m township, including Ubly villnge __ ~------------

Uhly village------.. ------------------------------------- llloolnlleld township----------------------------------··--- Brooktlcl d township_----- ____ ,_ ____ , ___ ···------------------- Cusev Ille township, including CtlBeville village __________ _ 

Ca•eville village ___ ·--··--------·-----·------·------------- Ol11mrllm• township---------------------------------------- Colfn x township, including part of nr11l Axe villnga _____ _ Jlad Axe village (part of)·------· __ --·--. ____ ·------------- 'l\)tn.l for Bi1d Axe vlllngc:, in Colfax and Verona townships .. 

llwir,bt township~-'--------------------------------------- 1rair 1ttvon townslllp. -----------·---·----------------------- Guru t;iwnshiP--------····----------------------·------------ Gmn t townshiP--------------------------------------------

rn~m1i~1~l~~lt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ l\Ieaclu townRhip _____ ----------------- ___ -.. ---------------- Oliver township, inclndinff Elktnu village _______________ _ 

P11ri~~i~~1~l:\';f~:=~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: PoTt AnRtin tow11ship, including Pmt Austin vill1igo ----- Port Austin village-····--------------~-------------------- Rubfolln t:owu•hip, hwluding P01't Hojlc villuge _________ _ 

sanKn~1~\'tt'u~~~~1;ii<.iiiiifii<lii\g·11;;,:1;.~J.-ii~i1,;1i-viffilili::: HarbLH" Be:nch vi\lage.f: ---------------- ·-·-·-····--·-··-------- SebtnVl\illg tow11"hlp, including l:lebew11ing Yillngc ______ _ Sebewaing viJluge ________ .:.,~- .. - __ .... ---------- ____ --------

Sh erld1m township----------------------------------------

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VernntL town8hip, including p11rt of Butl Axe villag·e ----- llncl Axe village (part of)-----------·--------------------

Winsor township------------------------------------------

INGHAM COUNTY--------------------------------·------

Alaiec1on township----.. --------------·-----·-------------- .Aurelius to wnshl P----------------------------------------- B nnker Rill townshiP-------------------------------------

p;~J~~;g'~~~~~~°tii):1uciitidin_g_fii1niiviiioviiiiig-e-::::::::::: 

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1900 

3,2fifl 

25, UDl 

5,64~ 

4,60~ 

1,08S 

l,3Hl 

582 5,41H 

6,905 

4,050 G5R 

7,61f> 5,orn 

31 35fl l,IW7 

•l,197 

2,597 

3,:n.1 

l,·W.l 

•t3• 

8H•I 

981 1, 4~t 

507 1,~14 

1,42.i 

339 1, 24t 

1,6:-;n 

8'7 

2\.1 

l,Hi 

KOR 

1, 1110 

<l 1~ 

r-::a 

1, ~~:11. 

1, 71\l 

47r 1,liU 

1,4·19 

1,671, 3r9 2, ·1;11 l:, J4C) 

2, f;l)l} 

I1 243 1,011 

1, 719 

l,Of>S 

1,821 

902 

2,109 

39,818 

l, 172 

1,387 

020 

1,467 

1, lfi5 

37f 16,.18,) 

1800 

450 

1, 771 

1, 71.J 

60> 

1,127 

1,560 

1,403 

1, 089 

1,•175 

12, 529 

I1 r59 

3,073 ti KU 

476 

2,6R7 

2, 735 1 1 772 

mo 

3,630 

s,n:n 

2,062 

1,258 

s,:t!5 

I 1 862 

2,9°'1 

3 28,f>45 

1,3·18 

692 

867 

1,193 

508 1,0-17 

1,116 2 33 

842 1,42·1 769 

31ii 

1, 133 

781 

9~3 nm\ 

532 

922 

GU2 

1, 680 1, iltiO 

.i7' 1, 199 

393 2,'..!HH 

I 1 046 1, 810 

1'~R 1,arn 

907 

1,28.0 

609 1, 279 

37, 666 

1 Elm RiYCT tow11sh!p org!mlzec1 from po.rts al Adams, L11ird, and Portage t.o wn~hips since 18~0. 

~ l~ormerly Calumet. a Includes population (335) of White Rock township. • Ji'orrneTly Sand Bench. 

5 White Rock township annexccl since 1890. 

1890~ Beldi11g village, formerly in Otisco township, incorporated as a city since 

' Given in 1S91J as in Lyons township only, a Exclusive of population of Beldiug yi!Jage. D Includes po]mlntlon (55) of Thompson township, annexed to Oscoda town- ship since 1890. 

!o!INO!t CIVIL Tl!\'ISIONS, 

lNGIIAM COUNTY-Cont!nU<)C1, 

La1rning city-Continued. 

\Yttrd :L---------------------------------------- 2, f"i70 

'Vanl ·l--------------------... -------------------- ::;, :~ii\l 

Ward 5-------------------------------------~--- -1. :!1:1 

Lan~l1~~~g\,~11s!-.1~-===::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::_~~=~~-- 1,c1·ov towmhip, mcluding Webberville villa11;e __________ _ Webberville village .. ________ ,, ___________________________ _ 

Leslie township, lneluding Lcolie village -----------------

fa~~f f ;~~~~1~f ~~~~~~t~~~~~~~t~~~tt~~~~tt~~~~~t~~~~~~~~~~:: Meri<lian township---------------------------------------- Onontlai:a township-------------------- __ ----------·-------- Stocklmrlge township, including Stodtbridge ,·lllngc ____ _ Stock bridge village ______________ -------------------~----

V evn.y townHhip _ ------------------------------------------ Wheatfield township------------------------------------·- White Oak township----------------··----··----------------- Willh\mston Williamoton township, including Willhtmf'tnn°vilh1g<l ---- village _____ . ________________________________ _ 

IONIA OllUNTY ---------------------------------~------

Bel<~\:~~rr\t:_~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~==-l~Qj~-­

~~:~~~ ~=:==============================~======== ~: rn~ nol'li 1l township --.-----'.--------------------------·-------- Boston townslup, moludlng S1murnc yilJage --------------- 8nrannc villag~ _ .... -... _ .. ------ ____ -.. ··-- ........................ _., ____ _ Campbell township _________________ ,, ______________________ _ 

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Ioni1t tuwuship, !nolnding pnrt of Lyons Yillago _________ _ Lym1S villnge (part of) .. ------------·-,, ____ ,,,,, _____________ _ 

Kee~·~t~~{;;.J;r;1~"--~;~1~~~·~-~~ :~:~-~~~-:~:~~-~~~~~~:~-==~ I,yons township, lnclnrling Mull' nnd l'ew1tmo villages and p<1rt of Lyons village. 

Lyons village (part of)------------------------ ·--·------- M11ir village ............. ______ ... w ................................. _ ........................... .. 

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1!\V::uno village ·----------.................. -.. .:..------ ····-- ........... .,. __ North Phtins towrtship, including p11rt of Hnbbar<lston 

villttge, 

Hubbo.rdston villago (part of)--·-----------·--··-------·-- [For totul sco Lebanon township, Clinton county,] Oc1rn:»' town~hlp, including Lrllro Odesm Ylllngo _________ _ 

Lake Ode""" village __________ -------··------------------- Orange to,vu~hit1 -··----· --··--------.......... _ .................................... ... Ot•l c1rns tow nRhi Jl--------- ______ ----------------·-----.. ·--__ 

Otisco town•hip •·----------- ·-------------- _ ------·-----·-- l'orthtud township, lnclndlng Portll\nd villni;o __________ _ Portland villo.ge ........ ______ .. _________________ ........................ __ _ 

Sebow11 Jlmmltl townHlt town~l1ip IP------------------------------------------ _________________________________________ _ 

Iosco COUNTY--------------------------··--------------

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B11ldwiu Au Snhlc township town•hlp 10 -------------------- ______________________________________ .. ··-.. -----------------_ 

Burleigh t•,wnship ----------------------------------------

Ens\J~~\'1t::~'.'.~~=~::::=::=:::::::=:::::::::::=:::::~-486-- Wnrtl 2. __ ,, __________________ ,, ____________________ 699 

Wttrt\ a ______ ,,_ .. ____ ··----------·------------------- 551 

Grunt townHhip __________ .,_. ------- ------·-----·--.. ----·--·----- Oscoda tow1~Hhip,'" including Oscoclo. villnge ------------- Oscllda v1ll.ige ··----- --------··--· -------------------··---- Pluinllclcl tnwnship -----···----------··--------------·-- ____ _ 

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1900 lSllO 

il:m:l l, ·12'.! 

1, Hl 1, f17:.!. 3.16 404 

21~20 2,337 1 1 u4 X1 058 

1, '.!·1~' l,2G5 

1,828 1,875 

1,62ii 1, 720 lt~tH 1.:19~ 

1,:l8U l,27l1 

677 4~7 9~:1 1, rn1 882 !12tl 

1,02n 

2,033 

1,070 

2,051 I1 Il3 1, 139 

84, :trn 32,801 

8,28~ 1, 780 

1, 167 1,li73 

1,86ii 1,910 768 790 1,692 1,ll!iB 

1, 181 l 28'1 2, 175 1:8G~ 612UU 4,482 

1, 5~·1 

18 

1,482 

656 612 

1,00•1 1,0~4 

2,370 2,437 

638 

566 "Qll 

446 38.1 

1,•110 1,477 

'39° 36o 

2,•103 2,~.?ril 

i: w.~ 615 1,B i. 

1,281 1,397 

1, 171 8] 1 •lf10 

2,8ii7 2.r.~o 

x, 874 "678 1,28·1 1,:171 

1,38:1 1,416 

10,2'16 01r1, 2'.!<l 

•Hll ~l72 

1, ll!l 

7fi'! 

•J,S2B 170 a.rn 11 :!85 

71:! ·1·13 

1, 73tl 2,200 

287 149 1, 3·1U 3,1:\-!8 t 1 IO\) 

330 3·~33 364 8f1S 

280 lM 1,22~ 

9~0 Ii~~~ 268 299 

8, 990 10 4' •132 

Atkinson township n __ -------·-------·------------------.. --- ---~10 0 · 1=~~~~~~?-.~.-1 .. IlnteB township"------.. ---._ .. _,, ______________ ,------------- _ ~ 

rn Ea"t Tawns village, formel'ly in B11Jclwia township, incorporated aa n city since 1890. 11 Exclusive of popul:itlon of J~ast Tawns vHlagc. 12 '.l'hom]lson township <111nexcd since 1890. rn 'l'11wns village, formerly ln '.l'a\vas township, incorporated nsn city slnca 1890. H Exclusive of population ol Tawas village. 15 Pelch townsMp taken to form po.rt of Dickinson county a.nd paTts of Marquette and Menominee counties amrnxec1in1891. · · 16 Includes population ( 41'1) of Fekh township. 11 Org1tnizecl from parts of l3ates o.nd Iron River townships since 1800. 

1s Ptirt taken to form pa.rt of .Atkinson township since 1890. 

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