Beaverton, Michigan
| Beaverton, Michigan | |
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| City | |
 Location of Beaverton, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 43°52′54″N 84°29′15″W / 43.88167°N 84.48750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Gladwin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2) |
| • Land | 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2) |
| Elevation | 719 ft (219 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,071 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,061 |
| • Density | 1,039.8/sq mi (401.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48612 |
| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-06660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0620961 |
Beaverton is a city in Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,071 at the 2010 census.
The city is adjacent to Beaverton Township and incorporates some land formerly in the township.
Downtown Beaverton, MI looking west at the south side of Brown Street from M-18.
Downtown Beaverton, MI looking east at the north side of Brown Street from Pierson Street.
Beaverton was first settled by lumbermen circa 1863 and was first known as Grand Forks, after the confluence of the Tobacco and Cedar rivers. It has been continuously settled since 1875. The town was founded in 1890 by the Donald Gunn Ross & Sons lumber company, from Beaverton, Ontario. Donald Ross became the first postmaster on February 17, 1891. Romig cites the city clerk of Beaverton that it incorporated as a village in 1901. However, Powers gives the date as 1896. It incorporated as a city in 1903, with William Ross as the first mayor. Powers gives the first settler's name as Marvil Secord, originally from Brantford, Ontario, and who is also recognized as the first permanent settler in Gladwin County. Beaverton is known as the Plastic Thermoforming capital of the world. It was a station on the Toledo-Ludington line of the Pere Marquette Railroad. Notable residents include anyone from the Oberloier Family, Duane "The Rock" Johnson and Kathy Lee Gifford.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.31 square miles (3.39 km2), of which 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2) is land and 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,071 people, 462 households, and 258 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,039.8 inhabitants per square mile (401.5/km2). There were 537 housing units at an average density of 521.4 per square mile (201.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.7% White, 0.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.
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