Place:St. Joseph, Michigan, United States

NameSt. Joseph
Alt namesSaint Josephsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Saint Joseph countysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
St. Josephsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCounty
Coordinates41.75°N 85.5°W
Located inMichigan, United States     (1829 - )
See alsoAllegan, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Barry, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Branch, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Calhoun, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Clinton, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Eaton, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Ionia, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Kent, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Oakland, Michigan, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Saginaw, Michigan, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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St. Joseph County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan, on the central southern border with Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 60,939. The county seat is Centreville.

French colonists in the late 17th century were the first Europeans to explore this territory, and they named the St. Joseph River for the patron saint of New France.[1] This area was not part of the United States until after the American Revolutionary War. After the Treaty of Chicago was signed in 1821, regional tribes of the indigenous peoples ceded much land to the United States, opening the area for American settlement. The county was set off and organized by the Michigan Territory legislature in 1829; it was named for the river.[1]

The area is home to the oldest and largest Amish community in Michigan.

St. Joseph County comprises the Sturgis, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI Combined Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1829 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1830 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1832 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1832 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1842 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1867 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1830 1,313
1840 7,068
1850 12,725
1860 21,262
1870 26,275
1880 26,626
1890 25,356
1900 23,889
1910 25,499
1920 26,818
1930 30,618
1940 31,749
1950 35,071
1960 42,332
1970 47,392
1980 56,083
1990 58,913

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