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Welcome to Eaton County ...

Time Zone: Eaton County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Charlotte is the Seat for Eaton County.

Eaton County was founded ?. Eaton was created by taking area from Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Eaton had a population of 110,268 people. This is an increase of 2.34% since the last Census (which gave a population of 107,746 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eaton represented 1.09% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Eaton County:

  • Bellevue
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlotte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dimondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eaton Rapids
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Ledge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mulliken
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Olivet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Olivet is located in Eaton County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
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  • Potterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Vermontville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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