Quincy

History

The area was first settled by Horace Wilson, who first purchased land in 1830. He purchased of land from the government. John Cornish became the first permanent resident when he built his house here in 1833. The area would be set aside from Coldwater Township and organized as Quincy Township in 1836. The township and community were named Quincy on the suggestion from Dr. Hiram Allen, who recently moved to the area from Quincy, Massachusetts. A post office named Quincy began operating on December 16, 1836. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway built a depot in Quincy, and the community incorporated as a village in 1858.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. * is the main thoroughfare through the village.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  982
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  883
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  799
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  779
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  763
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  757
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  643
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  638

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2024-12-29
  1 km SSE of Hicksville, Ohio
• M 3.3 — 2015-06-30
  5 km NNE of Burlington, Michigan
• M 4.2 — 2015-05-02
  5 km S of Galesburg, Michigan
• M 3 — 2012-01-26
  5 km NE of Topeka, Indiana