{"id":4688,"date":"2023-06-27T10:33:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T10:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4688"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:15","slug":"eaton-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/eaton-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Eaton County, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eaton County is a county in Michigan, United States, on the southwestern edge of the Lansing-East Lansing metropolitan area. It had a population of 109,175 at the 2020 census and covers 579 square miles (1,500 km2), of which 575 square miles are land and 4.3 square miles are water, centred near 42\u00b035\u2032N 84\u00b051\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Charlotte is the county seat, and its postal code is 48813. The county contains 5 cities, 5 villages, one census-designated place, and about thirty unincorporated communities spread across 16 townships. Eaton County is in the Eastern Time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Eaton County<\/h2>\n

Eaton County has 5 incorporated cities (one, Lansing, extends into the county from neighboring Ingham and Clinton counties), 5 incorporated villages, one census-designated place (Waverly), and roughly thirty unincorporated communities and crossroads settlements. Population figures below are shown only where independently confirmed; unverified figures are marked with an em dash rather than guessed.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Charlotte<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n9,299<\/td>\n48813<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eaton Rapids<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nEaton Rapids Township (adjacent)<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48827<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Ledge<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48837<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Olivet<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49076<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Potterville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48876<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lansing (partial)<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48917 \/ 48908<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bellevue<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nBellevue Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dimondale<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mulliken<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48861<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunfield<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nSunfield Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48890<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vermontville<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nVermontville Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49096<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waverly<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ainger<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bismark<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brookfield<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBrookfield Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada Settlement<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carlisle<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlesworth<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chester<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nChester Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clinton Junction<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delta Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nDelta Charter Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delta Mills<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nDelta Charter Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delwood<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Walton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWalton Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elmira<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Five Points Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gresham<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoytville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kalamo<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nKalamo Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kelly<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingsland<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little Venice<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Millett<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moore’s Station<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Needmore<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oneida Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nOneida Charter Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Packard<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petrieville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shaytown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stalls Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWalton Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Benton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBenton Charter Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Windsor<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWindsor Charter Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodbury<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Lansing, Michigan’s state capital, is centred in neighboring Ingham and Clinton counties but its city limits reach a short distance into Eaton County’s northeast corner, which is why it appears in the table above without a full population figure attributed to this county alone.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Eaton County is organized into 16 civil and charter townships. Verified 2020 township-level population totals were not available from the sources used for this rewrite, so populations are shown as unknown rather than estimated.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Benton Charter Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWest Benton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delta Charter Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nDelta Center, Delta Mills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oneida Charter Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nOneida Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windsor Charter Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWest Windsor, Dimondale (partial)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bellevue Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBellevue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brookfield Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBrookfield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carmel Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chester Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nChester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eaton Rapids Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nEaton Rapids (adjacent)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eaton Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hamlin Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kalamo Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nKalamo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roxand Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMulliken (partial)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunfield Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSunfield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vermontville Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nVermontville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walton Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWalton, East Walton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n