Populated Places in Genesee County, Michigan - Burton, Michigan, Clio, Michigan, Davison, Michigan, Fenton, Michigan, Flint, Michigan, Flushing, Michig (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Burton, Michigan, Clio, Michigan, Davison, Michigan, Fenton, Michigan, Flint, Michigan, Flushing, Michigan, Gaines, Michigan, Goodrich, Michigan, Grand Blanc, Michigan, Lennon, Michigan, Linden, Michigan, Montrose, Michigan, Mount Morris, Michigan, Otisville, Michigan, Otter Lake, Michigan, Swartz Creek, Michigan. Excerpt: Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located along the Flint River, 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Detroit. According to the 2010 census, Flint has a population of 102,434, making it the seventh largest city in Michigan. Flint is the county seat of Genesee County in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan. Genesee County largely comprises the entirety of Flint's metropolitan area, the fourth largest metropolitan area in Michigan with a population of 425,790 in 2010. Flint is best known as the birthplace of General Motors (GM), and the Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936 37 that played a vital role in the formation of the United Auto Workers. Flint is also home to the headquarters of Citizens Republic Bancorp. The Saginaw Valley, particularly the vicinity of Flint, is considered by some to be the oldest continually inhabited area of Michigan. Regardless of the validity of this claim, the region was home to several Ojibwa tribes at the start of the 19th century, with a particularly significant community established near present-day Montrose. The Flint River had several convenient fords which became points of contention among rival tribes, as attested by the presence of arrowheads and burial mounds near it. In 1819, Jacob Smith, a fur trader on cordial terms with both the local Ojibwas and the territorial government, along with his Ojibwe wife founded a trading post in Flint itself. On several occasions, Smith negotiated land exchanges with the Ojibwas on behalf of the U.S. government, and he was highly regarded on both sides. Smith apportioned many of his holdings to his children. As the ideal stopover on the overland route between Detroit and Saginaw, Flint grew into a small but prosperous village, and incorporated in 1855. The 1860 U.S. census indicated that Genesee County had a population of 22,498 of Michigan's 750,000. In the latter half of the 19th century, Flint became a center of the Michigan lumber industry. Revenue from lumber funded the establishment of