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Genesee County, about 29,000 residents.
Burton, Genesee County
Well-Known Places in Burton
For-Mar Nature Preserve, Genesee Valley Center, Bentley Arena.
Burton Business Districts
- Saginaw Street Corridor
- Center Road Commercial
- Court Street Business District
- Belsay
- Lapeer Heights
Major Employers in Burton
Genesee Intermediate School District, McLaren Health Care, Burton City Government, Genesee Valley Center.
About Burton, Genesee County
Burton is Genesee County's second-largest city, a roughly 24-square-mile Flint suburb where farmland still meets subdivisions. It began as the Atherton settlement on Thread Creek in 1835, incorporated as a city only in 1972, and is anchored today by the 383-acre For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum.
History of Burton
- First known as the Atherton settlement for about 20 years, after brothers Shubael and Perus Atherton and nephew Pliny Atherton Skinner settled on Thread Creek in 1835.
- Many original settlers came from Adams and Henderson in Jefferson County, New York.
- Burton Township was organized on April 7, 1856, and named for prominent local farmer John Burton.
Landmarks and Places in Burton
- For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum, 383 acres donated by dairy farmers Forbes and Martha Merkley, opened as a county park in 1970 with two nature centers and gardens.
The Burton Economy
- Grew as an affordable-land suburb serving the General Motors and Buick City workforce centered in neighboring Flint.
- Manufacturing and ancillary auto-supply operations expanded here through the mid-20th century, then contracted with the regional auto decline of the 1980s and 1990s.
- Second-largest city in Genesee County, with a population of 29,715 at the 2020 census.
Community Life in Burton
- For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum hosts environmental education, guided programs, and wildlife watching across seven miles of trails.
- Comedy rapper Froggy Fresh (Tyler Cassidy), whose video The Baddest went viral in 2012, grew up in Burton.
- Community life centers on the parks system rather than a single historic downtown district.
Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, www.mycitymag.com, geneseecountyparks.org
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