Carson City

History

Carson City was first platted in 1866 on land owned by R. M. Abbott, Delia Miner, and Hiram T. Sherman, and recorded in 1871. The first lot was sold to Thomas Scott and two nephews, John and Thomas LaDue, in 1867. With the corporate name Scott & LaDue, they built a sawmill in 1868 and a grist mill in 1870. The post office from North Shade in Gratiot County was transferred to this location on August 3, 1868, with Hiram T. Sherman as the first postmaster. The name "Carson City" was given to the post office by Thomas Scott, who had been in Carson City, Nevada, during the gold and silver mining boom days. Carson City incorporated as a village in 1887 and as a city in 1960. The first mayor of Carson City was John T. Hallett.

Geography

Carson City is in southeastern Montcalm County, bordered to the north, west, and south by Bloomer Township and to the east by North Shade Township in Gratiot County. State highway M-57 runs through the city as Main Street, leading west to Greenville and east to Chesaning. Stanton, the Montcalm county seat, is by road to the northwest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Carson City has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.47%, are water. Fish Creek, a tributary of the Maple River and part of the Grand River watershed leading to Lake Michigan, flows southward along the western edge of the city.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  393
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  390
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  375
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  326
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  325
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  269
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  260
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  256