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Shiawassee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population was 68,094. The county seat is Corunna,and the largest city in the county is Owosso. In 2010,the center of population of Michigan was located in Shiawassee County,in Bennington Township.
Saginaw County,officially the County of Saginaw,is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census,the population was 190,124. The county seat is Saginaw. The county was created by September 10,1822,and was fully organized on February 9,1835. The etymology of the county's name is uncertain. It may be derived from Sace-nong or Sak-e-nong,as the Sauk tribe is believed by some to have once lived there. A more likely possibility is that it comes from Ojibwe words meaning "place of the outlet" –sag and ong. See List of Michigan county name etymologies.
Livingston County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census,the population was 193,866. It is part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn,MI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat and most populous city is Howell. The county was platted in 1833,but for three years remained assigned to Shiawassee and Washtenaw counties for revenue,taxation and judicial matters. It was formally organized in 1836. As one of Michigan's "Cabinet counties",a group of ten counties whose names honor members of President Andrew Jackson's Cabinet,it is named after former US Secretary of State Edward Livingston. Livingston County's location in Southeast Michigan offers residents relatively convenient access to the metropolitan centers of Detroit,Lansing,Ann Arbor,and Flint. Livingston County residents regularly commute to those centers,using the three major expressways which pass through the county:I-96,US 23,and M-59. Although continuing to be composed largely of bedroom communities,the county is experiencing and maintaining significant growth in both the service and industrial economic sectors. Major employers include Tribar,PepsiCo,Citizens Insurance,and ThaiSummit. The Brighton Recreation Area is in the county.
Ingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census,the population was 284,900. The county seat is Mason. Lansing,the state capital of Michigan,is largely located within the county. Lansing is the only state capital in the United States located in a county of which it is not also the seat of government. The county is home to Michigan State University,Lansing Community College,and the Class A minor league baseball team Lansing Lugnuts. Ingham County is included in the Lansing–East Lansing,MI Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is considered to be a part of Mid Michigan.
Genesee County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census,the population was 406,211,making it the fifth-most populous county in Michigan. The county seat and population center is Flint. Genesee County consists of 33 cities,townships,and villages. It is considered to be a part of the greater Mid Michigan area.
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Antrim Township is a civil township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census,the township population was 2,161. The township is believed to be named after either Antrim,Northern Ireland or Antrim,New Hampshire.
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Michigan's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Central Michigan. The district was first created in 1873,after redistricting following the 1870 census. From 2003 to 2013,it consisted of all of Clinton,Ingham,and Livingston counties,and included the southern portion of Shiawassee and the northern portion of Oakland counties. From 2013 to 2023,the district no longer covered Clinton or Shiawassee counties and instead covered more of Oakland County,including Rochester. In 2023,the district was redrawn to be centered on the city of Flint,and includes all of Saginaw and Bay counties,almost all of Genesee County,and portions of Midland and Tuscola counties.
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Owosso Community Airport is a public-use airport located in Caledonia Charter Township,two miles (3 km) east of Owosso,between the cities of Owosso and Corunna,in Shiawassee County,Michigan,United States. It is owned by the Shiawassee Airport Board,a multi-government authority with five voting members from Shiawassee County,the cities of Owosso and Corunna,and the townships of Owosso and Caledonia. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021,in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.
Michigan's 71st House of Representatives district is a legislative district within the Michigan House of Representatives located in parts of Genesee,Saginaw and Shiawassee counties. The district was created in 1965,when the Michigan House of Representatives district naming scheme changed from a county-based system to a numerical one.
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- ↑ Oliver, Joey (2022-12-13). "Shiawassee County's next sheriff is a lifelong county resident with 30 years service". mlive. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
