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Owosso (ə-WOSS-oh) is the largest city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [4] The population was 14,714 at the 2020 census . It is located 29 miles (46.7 km) west of Flint , and 32 miles (51.5 km) northeast of Lansing .
Shiawassee County (/ ˌ ʃ aɪ ə ˈ w ɒ s i / SHY-ə-WOSS-ee) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 68,094.The county seat is Corunna, [2] and the largest city in the county is Owosso.
The Oliver Street Historic District is a primarily residential historic district, located along Oliver Street between Third and Oak Street, as well as some adjacent sections of Williams and Goodhue Streets, in Owosso, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
When Owosso was established, most of the growth occurred in an area around the Shiawassee River. However, in 1856, the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway arrived in the city, followed by two more lines by 1867. By the 1880s, a fourth line was added, and the southwest part of Owosso became a busy hub of railway infrastructure.
Owosso Township, formally named Owosso Charter Township, is a charter township of Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,765 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] The township borders the city of Owosso on the east, but the two are administered autonomously.
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The land in the heart of Owosso was purchased in 1833 by Benjamin O. and Alfred L. Williams. The brothers has a millrace constructed in 1837, along which a series of mills were soon constructed. In 1838, they platted the land in the center of what is now Owosso, encompassing what is now the Owosso Downtown Historic District.