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]