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History · Lake Fenton

Half of Lake Fenton’s homes were built after 1994

Most of Lake Fenton was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1920 on.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lake Fenton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lake Fenton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19205 editions of the USGS map, 1920 to 1983. Watch Lake Fenton change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lake Fenton’s history is told.

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On the map

Lake Fenton on the map, 1920 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lake Fenton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lake Fenton on the 1920 USGS mapLake Fenton on the 1943 USGS mapLake Fenton on the 1969 USGS mapLake Fenton on the 1975 USGS mapLake Fenton on the 1983 USGS map1920Holly sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lake Fenton.

The story so far

Lake Fenton, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lake Fenton yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lake Fenton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fenton Charter Township, Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Lake Fenton had a population of 5,905. The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Bayport Park and Lakeside. The Lake Fenton Community Schools district overlaps a portion of this and adjacent areas. The school district and community are named after Lake Fenton, formerly known as Long Lake. A community was platted as "Mount Pleasant" by John Cook in 1840, with a second plat added in 1845. The name was changed to "Long Lake" in 1850, and a post office with that name opened on March 6, 1851. The lake was subsequently renamed "Lake Fenton", and …

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,559 to 5,905 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Fenton

Nobody well known was born in Lake Fenton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Danny DavisAmerican snowboarder · b. 1988
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Matt LentzPlayer of American football · b. 1982
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Galen StoneAmerican football player · b. 1988
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Roderick SlaterAmerican artist · b. 1937
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Dan SkutaAmerican football player · b. 1986
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Fenton TownshipIts storyC+Holly Township3 historic placesB+Fenton9 historic placesA

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.