Eaton County
| Eaton County, Michigan | ||
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Eaton County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Michigan |
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 Michigan's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1837 | |
| Named for | John Eaton | |
| Seat | Charlotte | |
| Largest city | Charlotte | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 579 sq mi (1,500 km2) | |
| • Land | 575 sq mi (1,489 km2) | |
| • Water | 4.3 sq mi (11 km2), 0.7% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 107,759 | |
| • Density | 187/sq mi (72/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 7th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Eaton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 107,759. The county seat is Charlotte. The county was organized in 1837 and named for John Eaton, who was Secretary of War under U.S. President Andrew Jackson, making it one of Michigan's Cabinet counties.
Eaton County is included in the Lansing-East Lansing, Metropolitan Statistical area in Central Michigan.
Eaton County was formed in 1837 from open territory. It was named after John H. Eaton, an American Secretary of War. The county is one of the so-called Cabinet counties because it was named after a member of the cabinet of US President Andrew Jackson.
The county of Eaton was created by an act of the legislative council of the territory of Michigan, passed October 29, 1829, which reads as follows: "That as much of the country as is included within the following limits, viz., north of the base line and south of the line between townships four and five north of the base line, and east of the line between ranges six and seven west of the meridian, and west of the line between ranges two and three west of the meridian, be and the same is set off into a separate county, and the name thereof shall be Eaton." The county was named in honor of Gen. John H. Eaton, secretary of war in the cabinet of President Andrew Jackson.
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