Barton Hills, Michigan
| Barton Hills, Michigan | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Barton Hills in Washtenaw County, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°19′0″N 83°45′21″W / 42.31667°N 83.75583°WCoordinates: 42°19′0″N 83°45′21″W / 42.31667°N 83.75583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Washtenaw |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2) |
| • Land | 0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 942 ft (287 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 294 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 303 |
| • Density | 390/sq mi (150/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48105 |
| Area code(s) | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-05660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2398044 |
| Website | vil-bartonhills |
Barton Hills is a village in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 294. The village is located just northwest of Ann Arbor. The streets in the village were formerly owned by the Barton Hills Maintenance Corporation but were purchased by the Village itself in 2010.
Located within Ann Arbor Charter Township and adjacent to the city of Ann Arbor, the community was originally named "Huron Farms" and was established by the Detroit Edison Company in 1913. The company acquired land on both sides of the Huron River and built a series of dams for electric power production. Land owned by the company was also used for agricultural purposes, including farms, dairy cattle, and fruit orchards. The area where the village is currently located was too hilly for farming and was instead promoted by company executive as an exclusive residential community for company executives. Membership in the Barton Hills Country Club was considered by many to be a mark of distinction. As homes were constructed in the 1920s, restrictions attached to each deed stipulated that the homes must be designed by a registered architect.
By the 1940s, through the economic and social turmoil of the Great Depression and World War II, the community had become an economic liability for a public utility. The company shareholders decided to make an outright gift of its holding to the residents of the community in exchange for assuming responsibility for maintaining the water system, roads, and other municipal services.
However, the community did not seek municipal status until some thirty years later. On December 12, 1973, the community became the first home rule village in Washtenaw County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.75 square miles (1.94 km2), all land. Barton Hills sits on the north bank of Barton Pond, the impoundment of the Huron River, created by the Barton Dam, a low-head hydroelectric dam originally built by Detroit Edison.
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