History · Denton

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Denton Township is a civil township of Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,293 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 5,557 to 5,293 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Denton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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Then & now

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nearby towns’ history

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