History · Green Oak

Green Oak’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Green Oak. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

2005established
2old images & papers
1historic places
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Green Oak Charter Township, MI location · Wikimedia Commons

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Green Oak Charter Township is a charter township of Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 19,539. In September 2005, the township board voted to incorporate as a charter township, becoming the second charter township in Livingston County.

Green Oak was established in 2005. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 17,476 to 19,539 (+12%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Green Oak 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.

Timeline

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2005Established
1895Standard atlas of Livingston County, Michigan -…Map
1900–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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Green Oak, decade by decade

1900s–
1990s
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Then & now

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Historic places

National Register · via Wikidata

From Wikimedia Commons (22) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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