Michigan

Lenawee

99,423
2020 population
1830
first census record
20
census records

About Lenawee

Lenawee, Michigan, first appears in the United States federal census in 1830, when it recorded a population of 1,491. At the most recent census, in 2020, its population stood at 99,423.

Its recorded population peaked at 99,892 in 2010.

On the ground today, 46 places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population by decade

Census YearPopulationChart
202099,423
201099,892
200098,890
199091,476
198089,948
197081,609
196077,789
195064,629
194053,110
193049,849
192047,767
191047,907
190048,406
189048,448
188048,343
187045,595
186038,112
185026,372
184017,889
18301,491
Source

Population data from the United States decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain).

Historic places in Lenawee

National Register of Historic Places listings in Lenawee, Michigan.

St. John's Lutheran Church
Adrian
First Presbyterian Church of Blissfield
Blissfield
Dennis and State Streets Historic District
Adrian
Adrian Union Hall-Croswell Opera House
Adrian
Saint Joseph Church and Shrine
Cambridge Township
Civil War Memorial
Adrian
Wheeler, Nathaniel S., House
Onsted
Downtown Adrian Commercial Historic District
Adrian
Adrian Engine House No. 1
Adrian
Kempf, George J., House
Tecumseh
Saint Elizabeth's Church
Tecumseh
Catlin, Dr. Samuel, House
Tecumseh
Hayden, William, House
Tecumseh
Irish Hills Towers
Cambridge Township
Tecumseh Downtown Historic District
Tecumseh
Dennis and State Streets Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Adrian
Clark Memorial Hall
Adrian
Van Wagoner, Murray D., Memorial Bridge
Morenci
Walker's, S., Hotel
Cambridge Township
Davenport Hotel
Franklin Township
Keeney, John W. and Erena Alexander Rogers, Farm
Franklin Township
Carpenter, David, House
Blissfield
Saint Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church and Cambridge Township Cemetery
Cambridge Township
Blissfield Downtown Historic District
Blissfield
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Frequently asked about Lenawee

When does Lenawee first appear in the US census?
Lenawee, Michigan first appears in the federal census in 1830, with a recorded population of 1,491.
What is the population of Lenawee?
At the most recent federal census (2020), Lenawee had a recorded population of 99,423.
When did Lenawee's population peak?
Lenawee's recorded population peaked at 99,892 in 2010.
How many historic places are in Lenawee?
46 sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Lenawee, Michigan.
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