History · Somerset

Somerset’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Somerset Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,532 at the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 4,623 people in 2010, 4,588 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1986.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Somerset 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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Historic places

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