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Raisinville, Michigan

Raisinville is in Monroe County.

Well-Known Places in Raisinville

Bridge School, The Potter's Field Historical Marker, River Raisin.

Raisinville Business Districts

• Grape
• Raisinville
• Strasburg

About Raisinville, Michigan

History of Raisinville

• First organized in 1823 in Monroe County, Michigan Territory, with early settler Riley Ingersoll as the first township supervisor; several later Monroe County townships were carved out of its original boundaries

Landmarks and Places in Raisinville

• Bridge School, 96 Ida Maybee Road, a one-story red brick end-gable schoolhouse on a limestone foundation with a tin roof, now Raisinville Township Hall and a Michigan State Historic Site
• The 1928 centennial obelisk in front of the school, built from stones that current pupils and alumni each carried to the celebration; it was unveiled Saturday, June 23, 1928 by Fred Knaggs, aged 83, and Tryphine Thomas, aged 80
• The River Raisin, running the length of the township, and Sandy Creek in the northeast

The Raisinville Economy

• The 1890 county history describes the former wilderness as "fine farms, mostly under a high state of cultivation, with fine residences, commodious barns"
• Median household income was $62,734 at the 2000 census and median family income $69,896, with only 1.4% of families below the poverty line

Community Life in Raisinville

• Three separate school districts split the township: Monroe Public Schools in the northeast, Ida Public Schools across the southern half, and Dundee Community Schools in the northwest corner
• Raisinville Elementary School is the only public school located inside the township

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, www.raisinville.org, www.raisinville.org