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About Branch County
Branch County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 44,862. The county seat is Coldwater. One of the "cabinet counties", it was named for John Branch, U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Andrew Jackson. The county was founded in 1829, and was organized in 1833. Branch County comprises the Coldwater, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
Branch County at a glance
- County seat
- Coldwater
- Population
- 44,862 (2020)
- Land area
- 519 sq mi
- Founded
- 1829
Communities
Largest communities in Branch County
- Coldwater county seat13,822
- Quincy Township4,108
- Coldwater Township3,406
- Union Township2,942
- Bronson2,307
History of Branch County
Branch County was a New England settlement. The original founders of Coldwater were settlers from the northern coastal colonies – "Yankees", descended from the English Puritans who came from the Old World in the 1600s and who brought their culture. During the early 1800s, there was a wave of New England farmers who headed west into what was then the untamed Northwest Territory. Many traveled through New York State via the Erie Canal; the threat of Native Americans had been reduced by the end of the Black Hawk War. These early settlers laid out farms, constructed roads, erected government buildings, and established post routes. They brought a passion for education, and established many schools. Many were supporters of abolitionism. They were mostly members of the Congregationalist Church though some were Episcopalian.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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