Wayne County, MI

Headnote
WAYNE COUNTY, situated on the southeasterly boundary of Michigan, with St. Clair lake and St. Clair river on the east. Area, 600 square miles. Face of the country, even; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Detroit. Pop. in 1820, 3,574; in 1830, 6,781; in 1840, 24,173; in 1850, 12,756. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Michigan

Wayne County, Michigan (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WAYNE COUNTY, situated on the southeasterly boundary of Michigan, with St. Clair lake and St. Clair river on the east. Area, 600 square miles. Face of the country, even; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Detroit. Pop. in 1820, 3,574; in 1830, 6,781; in 1840, 24,173; in 1850, 12,756.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 381.
Name Type
Detroit, MI City or Town
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