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Northfield’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Northfield Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,514 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 8,245 to 8,550 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1985.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Northfield 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

built from the dates on the items below
1895Standard atlas of Washtenaw County, Michigan - …Map
1900–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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