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County: Calhoun (13)
Calhoun County, Michigan was established on October 19, 1829. The county was named after John C. Calhoun, who was the Vice President under Andrew Jackson at the time. The Michigan Territorial Legislature named eight of the twelve counties created in 1829 after members of Jackson's cabinet. Calhoun County was organized as an independent county on June 29, 1832. The first land entry at Albion was made in 1830 by Ephraim Harrison. The first settlers at Marshall were George Ketchum, who came in April 1830, and built a sawmill on Rice creek. A grist mill went into operation in late 1832.
The county's administration has discussed how to address the fact that John C. Calhoun supported slavery. [GGAI]
Created from: Michigan Territory (1829)
Boundary finalized: 1833
Hundred Year Population Change: 1900 = 49,315 | 2000 = 134,310
Notes
Time Line
1829. October 29. CALHOUN created by Michigan Territory from Non-County Area 1 attached to LENAWEE and Non-County Area 2 attached to OAKLAND; CALHOUN not fully organized, not attached. (Mich. Terr. Laws, 2:sec. 6/p. 736)
1829. November 4. CALHOUN attached to ST. JOSEPH for administrative and judicial purposes. (Mich. Terr. Laws, 2:744-746)
1830. October 1. <>CALHOUN detached from ST. JOSEPH, attached to KALAMAZOO "for judicial purposes." (Mich. Terr. Laws, 3:836-837)
1833. April 1. >CALHOUN fully organized, detached from KALAMAZOO. (Mich. Terr. Laws, 3:984-985)
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
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