New Haven

History

The first settlers in the New Haven area were chiefly the Native Americans of the Ojibwa tribe. The Swan Creek Chippewa is a predominant segment of the tribe. French settlers came to the area in 1835 when the first land was purchased from the federal government. The settlement was originally called "New Baltimore Station" because of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad depot located there that did its main commerce with the village of New Baltimore, on Anchor Bay of Lake St. Clair and at the other end of the New Haven/Romeo plank road (also known as the Ashley/Romeo Plank Road) that served the area. The portion of the plank road that went through the village became the main road of New Haven. This road changes its name a few times, becoming Main Street in New Haven and Washington Street in New Baltimore. The Grand Trunk Western railroad company that built the railroad station in 1865 handled freight, livestock, and later farm goods shipped by rail throughout the Midwest. The depot had a living quarters for the station agent and his family at one end. With rounded windows in the Italianate style, it was similar to the Smiths Creek depot that is now in Greenfield Village. The depot is still located in its original location, one of the few in the Midwest that can claim that distinction. It has been restored as the village museum. New Haven received its first post office on January 6, 1838, and Charles B. Matthews was the postmaster. Adam Bennett was the most active organizer of the village in its earliest days. Benjamin L. Bates was elected as the first village president when the village of New Haven was incorporated on May 3, 1869. New Haven is the largest incorporated area in Lenox Township of Macomb County. By around 1875, early industries in the village of New…

Geography

New Haven is in eastern Macomb County, northeast of Mount Clemens, the county seat, and southwest of Port Huron. Highway M-19 passes through the east side of the village, leading south to Exit 247 on Interstate 94 and northeast to Richmond. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village of New Haven has a total area of , of which , or 0.04%, are water. The Salt River passes through the east side of the village, flowing south to Lake St. Clair at Point Lakeview.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  9,753
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,541
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,309
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,234
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  8,162
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,029
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  7,997
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  7,673

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2026-05-04
  8 km N of Maybee, Michigan
• M 3 — 2026-04-26
  7 km SSE of Amherstburg, Canada
• M 2.5 — 2022-05-23
  2 km NNW of Corunna, Canada
• M 3.4 — 2018-04-20
  Michigan
• M 2.6 — 2017-05-14
  18 km ENE of Leamington, Canada
• M 2.5 — 2013-02-17
  31 km E of Leamington, Canada