Henderson, Michigan

Henderson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 399 as of the 2010 census.[1] The community is located within Rush Township. Henderson was named for early settler John Henderson, and the community was formerly referred to as Hendersonville and Hazel Green.

For the civil township in Wexford County, see Henderson Township, Michigan.

Henderson, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Shiawassee County
Henderson Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°05′11″N 84°11′43″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Shiawassee
Township	Rush
Area [1]
• Total	3.67 sq mi (9.5 km^2)
• Land	3.60 sq mi (9.3 km^2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	399
• Density	110.8/sq mi (42.8/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48841
Area code(s)	989
GNIS feature ID	628101[2]

History

In 1836, Gideon Lee of New York City was first to enter the land here. Lee sold the land to Josiah Isham. Isham sold the land in 1858 to Andrew Henderson. In 1868, Andrew's son and community's name sake, John, built the first store in 1868 followed by the first hotel in 1875. The community became known as Hendersonville.[3]

On May 14, 1868, the Hazel Green post office was opened here under postmaster William Cook. The Michigan Central Railroad station was called Henderson.[3] The post office was renamed on October 16, 1876 to Henderson. For Andrew Henderson, Ezra Mason platted the village in 1879.[4]

The community of Henderson was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 3.67 square miles (9.51 km²), of which 3.60 square miles (9.32 km²) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (1.91%) is water.[1]

The Shiawassee River passes through the community, and M-52 forms part of the eastern border with New Haven Township.

Demographics

Highways

• M-52

References

1. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
2. "Henderson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
3. "Ghost towns and post offices of Shiawassee County". The Argus-Press. September 15, 2000. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
4. Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Wayne State University Press. p. 261. ISBN 9780814318386. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
5. "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-8. Retrieved May 8, 2020.