Freeland, Michigan facts for kids
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Freeland, Michigan
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Location within Saginaw County
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 Freeland, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Freeland, Michigan
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Saginaw |
| Township | Tittabawassee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.72 sq mi (17.41 km2) |
| • Land | 6.59 sq mi (17.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 7,630 |
| • Density | 1,158.17/sq mi (447.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) |
48623
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| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-30540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393012 |
Freeland is a census-designated place in Tittabawassee Township, Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Saginaw-Midland-Bay Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 5,147. The CDP covers an area in the central portion of Tittabawassee Township. The Freeland post office, ZIP code 48623, serves nearly the entire township, as well as portions of Midland and Williams townships to the north, Frankenlust and Kochville townships to the east, Thomas and Richland townships to the south, and Ingersoll Township to the west.
It is the location of MBS International Airport, which serves three major nearby cities: Saginaw, Bay City and Midland.
It is also the location of the Saginaw Correctional Facility, which is a level I, II and IV maximum security prison.
History
The place was home to Native Americans long before the arrival of European settlers. In the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw, in which the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Pottawatomi ceded a large portion of land including Saginaw County to the United States federal government. In that treaty, within the ceded territory, several tracts were reserved for specific groups of Chippewa. One such tract, Black Bird's Village, consisted of 6,000 acres (24 km2) on the Tittabawassee (named as the Tetabawasink river in the text of the treaty), very near to the present location of Freeland.
In the 1850s, lumbering outposts developed in the area, one of which was called "Loretta", which was given a post office named "Jay" in April 1856. The office was named for the first postmaster, Jefferson Jaqruth. This outpost was very nearly at the geographical center of Tittawabasse Township. Another settlement was placed just a little to the north. in 1867, one resident of the second locale, George Truesdale, instigated moving the post office from Loretta to his settlement, which retained the name of Jay for several years afterwards.
The name of Freeland comes from "Mammy Freeland" who operated a popular tavern on the river, frequented by lumbermen and rivermen, who came to refer to the entire settlement as Freeland. The name of the post office was changed to Freeland in January 1879. It was also a station on the Pere Marquette Railroad. By another account (Moore), the Freeland family name was prominent in business and politics of the area.
During World War II, the airport now known as MBS international was used to hold German and Japanese prisoners of war.
In 1985, Freeland's Lions Clubs International chapter began the annual Freeland Walleye Festival.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17 km2), of which 6.7 square miles (17 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.45%) is water.
Notable people
- Aleda E. Lutz, WWII Army Flight Nurse, second most decorated woman in U.S. history.
Demographics
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| 2020 | 7,630 | — | |
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Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Freeland has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
Transportation
The main highway running through Freeland is M-47, which goes northbound to US-10, and southbound towards Thomas Township, Michigan, and Saginaw, Michigan
See also
In Spanish: Freeland (Míchigan) para niños
