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62-677: The name is derived from the Chippewa " shia-was-see " meaning "the river straight ahead." The Shiawassee watershed is located south and west of Saginaw Bay in Central Michigan . Its basin is shaped like an hourglass, approximately 65 miles (105 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide at each end, and narrows to 5 miles (8.0 km) wide near Corunna . The river rises in Oakland County in Springfield Township at Shiawassee Lake. It

124-439: A composition of stems and affixes. The Chippewa uses prefixes, suffixes and even infixes. To show plurality, suffixes are added onto the ends of words. Prefixes are used to show possession, and are also used to show verb or noun type and also tense. Because of all of the incorporation of meanings into one word, it can be very difficult to pull apart the meanings of some of the phrases used. Since prefixes are used so frequently,

186-504: A county-wide institution with a referendum and millage proposal passing the voters in 1969. To reflect this, the college was renamed Genesee Community College on July 5, 1970. In 1973, it was renamed to Charles Stewart Mott Community College after the death of C.S. Mott. In October 2009, County Commissioners directed County Corporate Counsel to discuss with the County Prosecuting Attorney a possible merger of his office with

248-555: A female householder with no husband present, 34.0% were non-families, and 28.4% were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03. In the county, 25.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. The 2010 American Community Survey 1-year estimate indicates

310-403: A great deal of information is already contained in the words, so the sentence order can be quite free, but the primary word order is subject–verb–object . There are three general parts of speech: nouns, verbs, and others. Nouns types are broken down by number and by whether they are animate or inanimate gender . There are four verb types used to show if the verb is transitive, if the subject of

372-722: A language session to address the need of vocabulary associated with math and sciences. Together with other reservations that were not surveyed, Treuer estimates only around 1,000 first-language speakers of the Chippewa dialect in the United States. According to Ethnologue , the Chippewa Language or the Southwestern dialect of the Ojibwe language is divided into four smaller dialects: Like other varieties of Anishinaabemowin , in Chippewa

434-632: A limited jurisdiction as charged under state law. The 67th District Court operates in seven divisions, each with a single judge except for the Central Court Division, which is used for jury and felony cases. Genesee County is a founding member of the Karegnondi Water Authority The "outcounty" area (all but the city of Flint) receives library services from the Genesee District Library. The county equivalent for school

496-634: A manager level post while eliminating a programming coordinator. In July 2010, the County Board voted to merge the clerk and register of deeds offices, effective January 1, 2013. On October 26, 2010, Genesee County became a founding member of the Karegnondi Water Authority with Board of Commissioners Chair Jamie W. Curtis representing the County on the Authority Board. On May 30, 2012, it

558-511: A several thousand-year period when glacial Lake Saginaw covered much of the area, after the most recent retreat of the ice at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation . The present day river bed has eroded into the till plain surface and is now deeply incised, as are the tributary streams and agricultural drains flowing into it. HeadWaters Trails Inc. in Holly (Oakland County) promotes the navigability of

620-720: A single consonant followed by a w before a vowel. Most letters are pronounced similarly to how they are pronounced in English. Letters b , d , and g are often devoiced when placed near voiceless consonants or at the beginning of words. Sometimes s , t , and ch are pronounced with more force than how pronounced in English and also with a rounding of the lips. The Chippewa language uses voiced and voiceless stops, fricatives, affricates, nasal stops, and approximates. It also uses labial, alveolar, palatal, velar, and glottal consonant places. Genesee County, Michigan Genesee County ( / ˈ dʒ ɛ n ə s i / JEN -ə-see )

682-547: A single survey township area with its two halves taken from Flushing and Genesee townships. Flint Township was split into three parts upon the formation of the City of Flint. The County Board of Supervisors split the remaining township survey area into two; the western area become Garland Township (this name only last until the Flint name was restored on February 5, 1856) and the remaining eastern survey area became Burton Township . Plans for

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744-642: A small portage at Fenton dam, and continue on to Lake Ponemah. The more adventuresome can go as far as the dam in Byron. Every year Headwaters Trails hosts an annual Shiawassee River Paddle along the river between Holly and Fenton in June, known as the "Adventure Paddle". In the October, it hosts "Canoeing in Color", a time to see migrating birds and the changing of the leaves to brilliant fall colors. These paddles are to raise awareness of

806-455: Is a Democratic stronghold. It has only voted for a Republican candidate five times since 1932. The county, however, has shifted to the right since 2016 , with the Democrats carrying it by less than 10 points in each election since, including by less than 5 points in 2024 . It last voted for a Republican during the 1984 landslide reelection of Ronald Reagan . The county government operates

868-508: Is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan . As of the 2020 Census , the population was 406,211, making it the fifth-most populous county in Michigan. The county seat and population center is Flint (birthplace of General Motors ). Genesee County consists of 33 cities , townships , and villages . It is considered to be a part of the greater Mid Michigan area. The county was named after Genesee County, New York , which in turn comes from

930-409: Is a decrease of 10,351 people from the 2000 United States Census . Overall, the county had a -2.4% growth rate during this ten-year period. In 2010 there were 169,202 households and 111,620 families in the county. The population density was 668.5 per square mile (258.1 square kilometers). There were 192,180 housing units at an average density of 301.7 per square mile (116.5 square kilometers). 74.5% of

992-501: Is a large amount of variation in the language. Some of the variations are caused by ethnic or geographic heritage, while other variations occur from person to person. There is no single standardization of the language as it exists as a dialect continuum , according to Nichols: "It exists as a chain of interconnected local varieties, conventionally called dialects." Some varieties differ greatly and can be so diverse that speakers of two different varieties cannot understand each other. In

1054-1156: Is predominantly a rural watershed that is dominated by agriculture uses in its lower region and agricultural and rural/small community residential uses upstream. Near its confluence with the Tittabawassee River, within the bounds of the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge , the Shiawassee receives the waters of the Bad , Flint , and Cass rivers. Smaller tributaries of the river include: Denton/North Ore Creek, South Branch Shiawassee, Jones Porter Drain, Beaver Creek, Birch Run Creek, and Swan Creek. It flows through Holly , Fenton , Linden , Byron, Corunna, Owosso , and Chesaning . Supporting approximately 1,201 square miles (3,110 km) of watershed environment, there are over 61 species of fish, including darters , minnows , channel catfish , pugnose shiner , greater redhorse , stonecat , river chub and striped shiner . There are also 14 species of freshwater mussel found in

1116-523: Is preserved. The number of Kingfishers, Blue Herons and other fishing birds is a tribute to that effort. Other groups that help maintain and conserve the Shiawassee River include local advocates, the Friends of the Shiawassee River, and many others. The Friends of the Shiawassee River is a special interest group and non-profit organization founded in 1996. Their mission is to Care , to maintain and improve

1178-586: Is the Genesee Intermediate School District , which consist of school districts considered primarily within Genesee County. Charles Stewart Mott Community College is the local community college serving the same area as the GISD. The county has a park system headed by a Parks and Recreation Commission and a director appointed by the county board of commissioners recommended by

1240-536: Is the launch site for the beginning of the trail. Strom Park in (42°47.172′N 83°37.565′W) in Fenton is the take-out point after 7 miles (11 km) of paddling. Although this is the official length of the Shiawassee River Heritage Water Trail as it was originally conceived, Headwaters Trails and the communities along the river, Linden, Argentine Township, Holly and Fenton, have extended the trail and

1302-492: Is used only in a digraph, and the letter ⟨h⟩ is mostly used in digraphs, but on very rare occasions, usually in exclamations, occurs independently. Letters ⟨l⟩ , ⟨f⟩ , and ⟨r⟩ only occur in words loaned from other languages. There are certain consonant clusters that occur in Chippewa: sk , shp , sht , shk , mb , nd , nj , ng . A consonant cluster also may occur with

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1364-530: The jail , maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains vital records , administers public health regulations and safeguards public health, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions—police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc.—are

1426-445: The 20th century. However, the Chippewa dialect of Ojibwemowin has continued to steadily decline. Beginning in the 1970s many of the communities have aggressively put their efforts into language revitalization, but have only managed to produce some fairly educated second-language speakers. Today, the majority of the first-language speakers of this dialect of the Ojibwe language are elderly, whose numbers are quickly diminishing, while

1488-533: The County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. As of December 2011, County Counsel Ward Chapman was intending to retire by the end of the year raising the possibility again of a merger. By August 9, 2016, the two offices were merged. Emergency Management & Homeland Security Department was merged by the County Commission into the Sheriff's Department in June 2010 with the department director position being demoted to

1550-596: The English words in , at , on , by . Chippewa also generally uses an adjective-noun order; however, sometimes the two words are modified and combine to form a single word. Many times one word is used to show phrases. Prepositional phrases and some noun phrases are expressed in a single word. Noun-verb combinations are also sometimes expressed in a single word. The Chippewa language has pronouns to show person (first, second, or third), and number (singular or plural). The language also has an inclusive and an exclusive first-person plural pronoun. These pronouns are included in

1612-535: The Genesee Recreation Area was placed in Flint's master plan in 1950. This was present to Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Board of Trustees in 1964 with C.S. Mott getting behind the plan. In 1968, the county park system was started with the purchase of vacant land. with funds from the Mott Foundation, with a stipulation that a parks commission be formed. Flint Community Junior College was turned into

1674-559: The North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy (NOHLC), the Michigan Nature Association (MNA) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have either purchased land or have easements that seek to protect the land from development. This lack of development along the banks of the upper Shiawassee make it one of the least flashy, with regard to floods, in the lower part of the state. It means that as one paddles down

1736-527: The Poulos family, owners of the White Horse Tavern in Flint, with assistance from a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grant. The new Atlas County Park opened on April 29, 2018. Parks and other venues in the county system totaling 11,500 acres are: Genesee County is the only one in Michigan without a state park. Public school districts include: There is a state-operated school: Michigan School for

1798-554: The Seneca word Gen-nis'-hee-yo, meaning "Beautiful Valley". Genesee County comprises the Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area . A major attraction for visitors is Crossroads Village , a living history village north of Flint. Genesee County is noted for having had the fossil of an ancient whale known as Balaenoptera Lacepede unearthed in Thetford Township during quarry work and estimated at 11,000 years old. Genesee County

1860-454: The ability to paddle the river all the way to Byron and are working to create new canoe launches and parks along the river. Chippewa language Chippewa (native name: Anishinaabemowin ; also known as Southwestern Ojibwa, Ojibwe, Ojibway, or Ojibwemowin ) is an Algonquian language spoken from upper Michigan westward to North Dakota in the United States . It represents

1922-512: The beginning of the word if other meanings are added to the word. Hyphens in Chippewa signify the break between a stem and a pre-noun or pre-verb. The language uses postpositions, which are attached to the ends of words and are not separated from the words they govern. For example, the word ashangewigamig means 'welfare office' in Chippewa, but the word ashangewigamigong means 'to the welfare office'. The -ong ending and other similar endings in Chippewa are locatives that corresponds with

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1984-402: The current Argentine area west of Fenton. In the organizing act of March 11, 1837, two townships (Mundy and Vienna) were organized in the county. Mundy had an additional township area to the west. Vienna consisted of the northern tier of three township areas in the county at the time taking two areas from Flint Township. With this act just a week after Michigan's admission as a state, the county

2046-506: The economic well being of the communities served by the Shiawassee River. Headwaters Trails, a 501 (c)(3)non-profit, has received grants to put in a launch in Water Works Park in Holly; put a bridge over the sluice in Water Works Park to make the launch more accessible from the parking lot; put up kiosks and signs that describe historic and natural features of the river, put mile markers along

2108-468: The fine-grained glacial till and lake clays found in the downstream. The upper half of the watershed has variable (high) relief and is generally well-drained with numerous shallow aquifers that contribute groundwater flow to the headwaters of the Shiawassee River. The Lower Shiawassee is bordered by a low-relief till plain overlain by relatively impermeable and are poorly-drained fine-grained glacial lake clays and relict beach deposits that were deposited over

2170-580: The introduction of invasive plants. In many cases, these invasive plants were planted because they have fierce thorns that make impenetrable natural fences or because the flowers or berries are pretty. Each has its own destructive effect. The Shiawassee River Heritage Water Trail complete with mileage markers and kiosks is open for kayakers and canoeists. Water Works Park at 690 Broad Street in Holly, Michigan ( 42°47.172′N 83°37.565′W  /  42.786200°N 83.626083°W  / 42.786200; -83.626083 , GPS data: 17T E 285205 N 4740417)

2232-598: The land in the county is very flat, but the southern end is hilly and covered by several lakes. The county is mostly drained by the Flint River , which is dammed into Mott Lake and the Holloway Reservoir in the northeast corner of the county. The southeast corner and southern end are drained by the Shiawassee River . The 2010 United States Census indicates Genesee County had a 2010 population of 425,790. This

2294-411: The legislature on March 2, 1836, splitting away from Grand Blanc with the township areas of Burton, Genesee and Mount Morris plus additional township areas of the present day Clayton, Montrose, Flushing, Thetford and Vienna. On April 4, 1836, the county was fully organized. Organized on July 26, 1836, Argentine Township included two township survey areas taking Fenton away from Grand Blanc Township plus

2356-400: The median income for a household in the county was $ 38,819 and the median income for a family was $ 48,979. Males had a median income of $ 27,269 versus $ 18,082 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 19,860. About 16.9% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 31.0% of those under the age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. Genesee County

2418-451: The number of second-language speakers among the younger generation are growing. However, none of the second-language speakers have yet to transition to the fluency of a first-language speaker. In the summer of 2009, Anton Treuer of Bemidji State University conducted an informal survey of number of first-language speakers of the Chippewa dialects in Minnesota and Wisconsin in order to convene

2480-529: The parks commission. Commission president is Joe Krapohl with Barry June as acting director. In 1968, the county park system was started with the purchase of vacant land with funds from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation , with a stipulation that a parks commission be formed. In January 2018, Genesee County Parks & Recreation purchased land along the Kearsley Creek for $ 700,000 from

2542-472: The population were White , 20.7% Black or African American , 0.9% Asian , 0.5% Native American , 0.7% of some other race and 2.6% of two or more races . 3.0% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 18.0% were of German , 11.0% Irish , 10.6% English , 5.5% Polish 5.4% American and 4.8% French ancestry. , There were 169,202 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were husband and wife families , 17.2% had

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2604-811: The protection of critical breeding habitat for the Blanding's turtle and has been waging war against invasive plants like the Autumn olive tree, the Buckthorn tree, the Multiflora Rose bush, Japanese barberry, Asian Bittersweet, Phragmites, Purple Loosetrife, Garlic Mustard, Swallow-wort and others. These invasives crowd out native plants that are needed by many native species of animals for survival. The decrease in Warblers and other beautiful and colorful native birds, for instance can in many cases be tied to habitat loss exacerbated by

2666-440: The responsibility of individual cities and townships. The Genesee County Road Commission , an independent county government unit, is head of a five-member Road Commission. Road Commissioners are appointed by the County Board of Commissioners with the daily management is handled by a manager-director. Genesee County, except for the City of Flint, is under the jurisdiction of the 67th District Court of Michigan. District Courts have

2728-433: The river and emergency takeout markers; marked the bridges with their names and purchased land for a takeout at Fish Lake Road. They are still attempting to raise money to build that takeout, which will be expensive due to the soil conditions, current lack of parking and the fact that it will need to be handicap accessible. Headwaters Trails Inc. sought and received the designation of Shiawassee River Heritage Water Trail, for

2790-576: The river below Walnut Hills campground, on down to Owosso. The Keepers of the Shiawassee are a new group that has grown out of the efforts started by Headwaters Trails, Inc. in Holly that created a paddling trail along the river from Holly to Fenton. The Keepers organize and link volunteers in Genesee County to continue the creation and evolution of a navigable river throughout Michigan. They promote paddling events to create public awareness, such as moonlight and sunrise paddles. These events contribute to

2852-463: The river through Fenton towards Lake Ponemah , all the way to Byron, Michigan and the protection of the habitat along the river and in the river to make that experience special. They have cleaned the river as far down as Byron each year. Volunteer crews remove dead falls, and woody debris, which are anchored to the banks for shore protection and fish habitat; and remove garbage to allow canoe/kayak paddling. This will allow paddlers to start in Holly, do

2914-416: The river to the community and help support the efforts of Headwaters Trails to continue making improvements in the form of new places to put in the river as well as signage and fund the purchase of things like steel cables to anchor logs to the banks of the river. They work closely with the communities along the river to promote and conserve that trail as a place where paddle craft can go and where fish habitat

2976-413: The river, mostly you see trees and fields as opposed to houses and lawns and the river does not go into flood stage because a rainstorm came through, making paddling safer than on flashy rivers. It means that habitat for the endangered Blanding's turtle and the fringed gentian, is preserved. More still needs to be done. These efforts are ongoing. NOHLC is currently seeking grants and volunteers to increase

3038-523: The river. This effort was supported by Oakland County Parks, who designed a logo for the trail and helped with creating the art work that describes the historic and natural features of the river. Headwaters Trails hired renowned artist Gayle Vandercook to create the signs on the kiosks. Kristen Wiltfang of Oakland County Parks helped with the colorful graphics of the Saginaw Bay Watershed and descriptions. Several Land Conservation groups, including

3100-521: The row below (township 7 North range 5,6 East). Thus Flint Township consisted of one and a half township survey areas. Fifteen northerly sections of survey area township 7 north range No. 7 east in Flint Township plus southerly sections of Genesee Township were set off by the Michigan Legislature as Kearsley Township in 1839. On March 7, 1843, the legislature abolished this township returning

3162-458: The sections back to Flint and Genesee townships. Thus Flint Township consisted of approximately one and a half township survey areas. Two new townships were formed by the state on March 9, 1842. Thetford was the eastmost survey area split off from Vienna. While Gaines was formed with the western township survey of Mundy. The county was enlarged on March 9, 1843, by adding a column of townships on its east from Lapeer County. From north to south,

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3224-828: The southern component of the Ojibwe language . Chippewa is part of the Algonquian language family and an indigenous language of North America. Chippewa is part of the dialect continuum of Ojibwe (including Chippewa, Ottawa , Algonquin , and Oji-Cree ), which is closely related to Potawatomi . It is spoken on the southern shores of Lake Superior and in the areas toward the south and west of Lake Superior in Michigan and Southern Ontario. The speakers of this language generally call it Anishinaabemowin ('the Anishinaabe language') or more specifically, Ojibwemowin ('the Ojibwa language'). There

3286-538: The southern range of are where the language is spoken, it is mostly spoken by the older generations of the Anishinaabe people, and many of its speakers also speak English. The language is classified as severely endangered by UNESCO. The Chippewa dialects have been the focus of many academic works, from William Whipple Warren and Fr. Frederick Baraga in the 19th century, and Frances Densmore , Jan P. B. de Josselin de Jong , Charles Fiero, Earl Nyholm and John Nichols in

3348-709: The stem of some words may be hidden somewhere in the middle. It might be difficult to find a word in the dictionary for one who has never been exposed to the language. The Chippewa language has three short vowels ( a i o ) and four long vowels ( aa e ii oo ). There are also nasal vowels which consist of a basic vowel followed by nh . The h may be omitted before a y or a glottal stop. Nasalized vowels are vowels before ns , nz , or nzh . Consonants are comparable to their English counterparts and are written: ⟨b ch d g h ' j k l n nh p r s sh t w y z zh⟩ . Letters not used in Chippewa are ⟨f l r u v⟩ and ⟨x⟩ . The letter ⟨c⟩

3410-408: The townships were Forest , Richfield , Davison and Atlas . On March 25, 1846, an additional two townships were formed, Clayton and Pewanagawink . Clayton split the southernmost survey area from Flushing Township. Pewanagawink took the westernmost survey area from Vienna and changed its name to Montrose by act of January 15, 1848. Mount Morris Township was created on February 12, 1855, from

3472-517: The verb and usually serve at the beginning of the verb along with a relational suffix. The Chippewa language uses inflection to make new forms of words and also derivation to make new words from parts of others. It uses noun incorporation, which is the inclusion of nouns within verbs and has many affixes attached onto nouns and verbs. For these reasons, Chippewa's basic morphological type is polysynthetic . The language uses compound nouns. There are few simple nouns. The majority of nouns are formed by

3534-601: The verb is animate or inanimate, if the object of the verb is animate or inanimate, and the plurality of the subject. There is also a verb type that may only be used in the inverse. There are case markings that come at the beginning of words to show what verb type or noun type the word is. Other classes of words include adverbs, numbers, particles, pre-nouns, and pre-verbs. Pre-verbs and pre-nouns are not whole words; however, they are modifying forms that freely combine with nouns, verbs, or adverbs to add meaning. These words come before that which they are describing, and may not be at

3596-399: The water quality and habitats of the Shiawassee River watershed; Share , to enhance the community’s appreciation and knowledge of the river, especially among youth; and Enjoy , to increase recreational access and responsible use of the Shiawassee River. The Friends also hold an annual river clean-up and conduct invasive species removal workdays. They mainly concern themselves with the part of

3658-409: The watershed. The swamps and fens adjacent to the river's headwaters support several rare species of plants and animals and play a major role in the travels of migratory waterfowl and shorebirds. The Upper Shiawassee River is bordered by alternating east-west trending moraines, glacial till, and outwash plains. The moraines and outwash plains contain sand and gravel deposits that are more permeable than

3720-551: Was created on March 28, 1835, from territory taken from Lapeer , Shiawassee and Saginaw counties. The county was attached to Oakland County for judicial purposes. The only township organized at the time was Grand Blanc , formed in 1833 consisting of additional township areas of the present Fenton, Mundy, Flint, Mount Morris, Genesee, Burton, Atlas and Davison townships. (Atlas and Davision township survey areas were then in Lapeer County.) Flint Township followed in formation by

3782-474: Was fully cover with 5 township governments. The townships of Genesee, Fenton, and Flushing were formed on March 6, 1838. Genesee and Flushing were split off from Flint Township. Fenton was split off from Argentine Township. Genesee included half the survey area to the west. While Flushing included the other half of that survey area (township 8 North range 6 East), the full township area further west (township 8 North range 5 East) then another survey area and half

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3844-399: Was reported Genesee County has had 45 confirmed tornadoes since 1950 (most notably the 1953 Flint–Beecher tornado ), more than any other county in Michigan in that time period. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 650 square miles (1,700 km ), of which 637 square miles (1,650 km ) is land and 13 square miles (34 km ) (1.9%) is water. Most of

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