Addison

History

In 1834, three years before Michigan became a state, John Talbot settled along a winding creek in a vast forest, dotted with clear blue lakes and occupied by the Potawatomi. With the raising of a simple grist mill along Bean Creek around December 1835, Addison's history was started, operating under the settlement name “Manetue.” Having failed to secure a spot along the river that provided enough water power to run his mill, Talbot dismantled the settlement and moved to the present location of Addison, and by the fall of 1836, milling operations restarted. The town was renamed “Peru” by 1838, and over the next generation would be given several other monikers before the final name of Addison was entered onto plat maps in 1851. Addison J. Comstock, a banker from Adrian, Michigan, purchased a sizable plat of the pioneer town and changed the identity to reflect this acquisition. The village itself was incorporated as such in 1893. The village grew sufficiently to attract the railroad in 1883, an event which contributed to a sudden expansion of the local economy. Businesses came to Addison in great numbers including a three-story hotel, designed to cater to the visiting tourist. The Addison Courier newspaper started its 76-year run in 1884, and the economic upturn brought on by the railroad continued well after the line ceased to operate through Addison. One of Addison's last landmarks, the old grist mill built in 1848, was removed in 1980. Despite the economic downturn of the village in the last half of the 20th century, a large 3-day sesquicentennial celebration was held in 1984. Additionally, a 175th Anniversary celebration spanning only one day was held in the village on August 8, 2009. Addison Community Schools is a K-12 central campus with 797 students, first…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,189
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  4,167
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,166
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,834
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,548
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,365
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,295
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  3,101

Largest nearby schools

• Onsted Elementary
  Elementary · ONSTED · 527 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• Hudson Area JRSR High School
  High · HUDSON · 438 students · 24.3:1 ratio
• Lincoln Elementary School
  Elementary · HUDSON · 435 students · 18.1:1 ratio
• Onsted Community High School
  High · ONSTED · 389 students · 20.5:1 ratio
• Addison Elementary School
  Elementary · ADDISON · 324 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• Onsted Middle School
  Middle · ONSTED · 284 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Addison High School
  High · ADDISON · 232 students · 17.8:1 ratio
• Hudson Middle School
  Middle · HUDSON · 200 students · 22.2:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2026-05-04
  8 km N of Maybee, Michigan
• M 2.9 — 2024-12-29
  1 km SSE of Hicksville, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2024-03-18
  4 km WSW of Millbury, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2023-05-20
  3 km SSE of Walbridge, Ohio
• M 3.2 — 2020-08-21
  2 km SSE of Detroit Beach, Michigan
• M 3.3 — 2015-06-30
  5 km NNE of Burlington, Michigan