GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN

'Genesee County' is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 436,141. The county seat and population center is Flint⁶. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it forms part of the Greater Detroit area. It is the state's fifth-largest county in terms of population.

Contents

History

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Government

Genesee County elected officials

Cities, villages and townships

Cities

Villages

Unincorporated

Townships

Reference

External links

History

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.
;Genesee County table/maps
;1835

No Twp.	No Twp.	No Twp.
No Twp.	No Twp.	No Twp.
No Twp.	Grand	Blanc
No Twp.	Township
No Twp.

;1836

Flint	Flint	Flint
Flint	Flint	Flint
Flint	Flint	Flint
No Twp.	Grand Blanc	Grand Blanc
Argentine	Argentine

;1837

Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Flint	Flint	Flint
Flint	Flint	Flint
Mundy	Mundy	Grand Blanc
Argentine	Argentine

;1838

Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Flushing	Flint	Genesee
Flint	Flint	Flint
Mundy	Mundy	Grand Blanc
Argentine	Fenton

;1839

Vienna	Vienna	Vienna
Flushing	Flint	Genesee Kearsley
Flint	Flint	Kearsley Flint
Mundy	Mundy	Grand Blanc
Argentine	Fenton

;1842

Vienna	Vienna	Thetford
Flushing	Flint	Genesee Kearsley
Flint	Flint	Kearsley Flint
Gaines	Mundy	Grand Blanc
Argentine	Fenton

;1843

Vienna	Vienna	Thetford	Forest
Flushing	Flint	Genesee	Richfield
Flint	Flint	Flint	Davison
Gaines	Mundy	Grand Blanc	Atlas
Argentine	Fenton

;1846

Pewanagawink	Vienna	Thetford	Forest
Flushing	Flint	Genesee	Richfield
Clayton	Flint	Flint	Davison
Gaines	Mundy	Grand Blanc	Atlas
Argentine	Fenton

;1848

Montrose	Vienna	Thetford	Forest
Flushing	Flint	Genesee	Richfield
Clayton	Flint	Flint	Davison
Gaines	Mundy	Grand Blanc	Atlas
Argentine	Fenton

;1855

Montrose	Vienna	Thetford	Forest
Flushing	Mount Morris	Genesee	Richfield
Clayton	Flint Village Garland (Flint)	Burton	Davison
Gaines	Mundy	Grand Blanc	Atlas
Argentine	Fenton

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,682 km² (649 mi²). 1,657 km² (640 mi²) of it is land and 25 km² (10 mi²) of it (1.49%) is water.
Most of the land in the county is very flat, but the southern end is hilly and covered by several lakes.
The county is mostly drained by the Flint River, which is dammed into Mott Lake and the Holloway Reservoir in the northeast corner of the county. The southeast corner and southern end are drained by the Shiawassee River.

Adjacent counties

★ Tuscola County (northeast)

★ Saginaw County (northwest)

★ Lapeer County (east)

★ Shiawassee County (west)

★ Oakland County (southeast)

★ Livingston County (southwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 436,141 people, 169,825 households, and 115,990 families residing in the county. The population density was 263/km² (682/mi²). There were 183,630 housing units at an average density of 111/km² (287/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.29% White, 20.37% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.78% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. 2.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 95.7% spoke English and 1.9% Spanish as their first language.
There were 169,825 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.40% were married couples living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county the population was spread out with 27.40% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,951, and the median income for a family was $50,090. Males had a median income of $44,255 versus $27,418 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,883. About 10.20% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.10% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records, administers public health regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions — police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc. — are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

Genesee County elected officials

Executive Offices	officeholder	political party
Prosecuting Attorney	David Leyton	Democrat
Sheriff	Robert J. Pickell	Democrat
County Clerk	Michael J. Carr	Democrat
County Treasurer	Daniel T. Kildee	Democrat
Register of Deeds	Melvin P. McCree	Democrat
Drain Commissioner	Jeffrey Wright	Democrat
County Surveyor	Carl H. Carlson	Democrat

Board of Commissioners District	officeholder	political party
1st	Raynetta P. Speed	Democrat
2nd	Woodrow Stanley	Democrat
3rd	Jamie W. Curtis	Democrat
4th	John W. Northrup	Democrat
5th	Miles T. Gadola	Republican
6th	Patricia A. Lockwood	Democrat
7th	Archie H. Bailey	Democrat
8th	Ted Henry	Democrat
9th	Rose Bogardus	Democrat [2]

Circuit Court Judge Division	officeholder
Chief Judge Civil/Criminal	Archie L. Hayman
Chief Judge Pro-Tem Civil/Criminal	Richard B. Yuille
Family	Duncan M. Beagle
Civil/Criminal	Joseph J. Farah
Civil/Criminal	Judith A. Fullerton
Family	John A. Gadola
Civil/Criminal	Geoffrey L. Neithercut
Family	David J. Newblatt
Family	Michael J. Theile[3]

Genesee County except for the City of Flint is covered under the jurisdiction of the 67th District Court of Michigan. District Courts have a limited jurisdiction as charged with under state law. 67th District Court operates in seven divisions, each with a single judge except for the Central Court Division, which is used for jury and felony cases.^[4]

Division	Judge
Fenton Court, Chief Judge	Mark McCabe
Mt. Morris Court Chief Judge Pro Tem	Larry Stecco
Davison Court	John Conover
Flushing Court	David Goggins
4th (Grand Blanc)	Christopher R. Odette
Burton Court	Richard Hughes

★ Probate Court Judges
:
★ Robert E. Weiss, Chief
:
★ Jennie E. Barkey

Office	District	Officeholder	political party
U.S. Representative	5th	Dale E. Kildee	Democrat
State Senator	26th	Deborah Cherry	Democrat
	27th	John J. Gleason	Democrat
State Representative	34th	Brenda J. Clack	Democrat
	48th	Richard E. Hammel	Democrat
	49th	Lee Gonzales	Democrat
	50th	Ted Hammon	Democrat
	51st	David B. Robertson	Republican
Community College	C.S. Mott	Multiple; see article	Non-partisan

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Cities, villages and townships

Cities

★ Burton ★ Fenton ★ Grand Blanc ★ Mount Morris ★ Clio ★ Flint

★ Linden ★ Swartz Creek ★ Davison ★ Flushing ★ Montrose

Villages

★ Gaines ★ Otisville ★ Goodrich ★ Otter Lake (partially) ★ Lennon (partially)

Unincorporated

CDP
★ Argentine
★ Beecher
★ Lake Fenton

Unincorporated community ★ Atlas ★ Rankin ★ Whigville

Townships

Charter

★ Clayton ★ Fenton ★ Flint ★ Flushing ★ Genesee

★ Grand Blanc ★ Montrose ★ Mount Morris ★ Mundy ★ Vienna

General law

★ Argentine ★ Atlas ★ Davison ★ Gaines

★ Richfield ★ Thetford ★ Forest

Reference

1. History of Genesee County, Michigan, Her People, Industries and Institutions, , Edwin O., Wood, Michigan Historical Commission, ,
2. http://www.co.genesee.mi.us/clerk/images/Election%20results/110706/SUMMARY.HTM
3. The Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Judges
4. ABOUT 67TH
5. Summary Report General Election Official Resutlts

External links

★ Genesse County Michigan

★ Genesse County Online Community