Norton Shores
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Location of Norton Shores in Kalamazoo County
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Michigan |
| County : | Muskegon County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 10 ′ N , 86 ° 16 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 22,527 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 374.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 63.4 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) of which 60.2 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 187 m |
| Postal code : | 49441 |
| Area code : | +1 231 |
| FIPS : | 26-59140 |
| GNIS ID : | 0633743 |
| Website : | www.nortonshores.org |
| Mayor : | Jerry Wiersma |
Norton Shores is a city in Muskegon County , the State of Michigan . In 2000 it had 22,527 inhabitants.
overview
The city is on the shores of Lake Michigan in Muskegon County. Your area covers an area of 63.4 km², and includes Hoffmaster State Park and the water areas of Mona Lake and Black Lake . Norton Shores can be described as a suburban setting in which commercial, commercial and industrial development are roughly equal. In addition, most of the county's building applications for residential development were in the metropolitan area . Educational institutions include Mona Shores Public Schools , Muskegon Community College , Baker College, and Grand Valley State University .
population
At the 2000 census , Norton Shores had 22,527 residents. Nearly 95 percent of them were white and nearly two percent were African-Americans . The proportion of the remaining census ethnic groups was less than one percent. The per capita income was $ 22,713. Just over 5% of the population lived below the poverty line .
history
For a long time, only the Chippewa , Potawatomi and Ottawa inhabited the forests of western Michigan. When the first settlers reached the area, they used the clearings kept free by the Indians to grow crops.
The area of today's Norton Shores was organized in 1845 by settlers from the village of Mill Point (now Spring Lake ) as part of Norton Township. The township was named after Colonel Amos Norton, a Canadian patriot who participated in the 1837 rebellions .
Norton Township was part of Ottawa County and included the area of today's Norton Shores and the areas of the townships of Fruitport and Sullivan. In 1855, the Spring Lake Township was spun off as part of Ottawa County from the Norton Township area. In 1859, Norton Township was separated from Ottawa County and became part of Muskegon County. The population grew from a little under 200 to 229 over the next 5 years.
In 1847 Norton Township's first small sawmill was built. It was at the head of Black Lake (now Mona Lake) and was known as Robinson's Mill . In 1850, Ira Porter came to Mona Lake and ran the Porter Sawmill and a small orchard.
One of the largest orchards in Norton Township was operated by GN Cobb, who also ran a box and box factory for 15 years since 1869. After the sawmills and the box factory closed, fruit growing became a lucrative trade for the residents of the area. The fruit, mostly berries, was picked up by boats that drove down the shore of the lake and picked up the filled fruit boxes from the jetties of the orchards. After collection, the fruit was transported to Lake Michigan and loaded onto large steamers destined for Chicago .
The self-government of the place goes back to an initiative of the Norton Township Volunteer Fire Department , so the volunteer fire department of Norton Township, and the local assembly. At their suggestion, a municipal code was drafted, which came into force on April 16, 1968.
Individual evidence
- ^ Norton Shores: Community Information
- ^ Charter Of The City Of Norton Shores. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.72 MB)
