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Middletown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Middletown is located within Caledonia Township along M-71 between the cities of Corunna and Owosso. The CDP had a population of 825 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 897 to 825 (-8%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Middletown in 1912
Passages that mention Middletown, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of the Boyd family and descendants, with historical sketches of the ancient family of Boyd's in Scotland from the year 1200, and those of Ireland from the year 1680, with records of their descendants in Kent, New Windsor, Albany, Middletown and Sa1912 · page 349Read the page →
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He has long been one of Middletown 's leading citizens. As editor his forceful pen often shaped the policies of his party and city. Republican in politics, he served the village of Middletown as Village Clerk for seven years, and later represented his ward in the Orange County Board of Supervisors for seventeen years, being Chairman of the Board of 1892, 1894 and 1895. He was named without his knowledge by Gov. Morton to a place on the newly consititutcd State Commission of Prisons, serving six
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History of the Boyd family and descendants, with historical sketches of the ancient family of Boyd's in Scotland from the year 1200, and those of Ireland from the year 1680, with records of their descendants in Kent, New Windsor, Albany, Middletown and Sa1912 · page 410Read the page →
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his second wife Adelia Yoman of Middletown, N. Y., They have one child by the name of Kenneth Avery, who was bom at Middletown. N.Y.
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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 →
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