Created from: Barry County
Boundary finalized: 1835 by legislature.
Population: 1900 = 38,812 | 2000 = 105,665
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]
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]
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