Dexter, Michigan
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Dexter City. It lies in ZIP code area 48130. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dexter quadrangle. 4,500 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 869 feet above sea level.
On record in Dexter
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Gordon Halllisted 1972
James Litchfield Houselisted 1984
Population over time
2 figuresDexter grew from 4,067 to 4,500 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,067 | |
| 2020 | 4,500 | +433 (+11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1902 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1908 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Dexter between 2018 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SCIO TOWNSHIP FD 0821457 - 2018 |
| 28 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SCIO TOWNSHIP FD 0823523 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000629 - 2018 |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000695 - 2018 |
| 22 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000688 - 2018 |
| 8 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SCIO TOWNSHIP FD 19500 - 2019 |
| 16 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000576 - 2018 |
| 7 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SCIO TOWNSHIP FD 200301 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Dexter: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Portland Cement Plnt Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Dunston Pit No 8 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pleasant Hills Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Washtenaw County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Washtenaw County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
47 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dexter in 47 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 31 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $25,000 | Several trees were reported down, including one which fell onto a road. A car subsequently crashed into the fallen tree, causing 1 fatality. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $25,000 | Numerous trees and powerlines reported down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $25,000 | Tree fell onto a car at Huron River Drive and North Territorial. |
| September 2008 | Lightning | Dexter | $21,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $20,000 | A local newspaper article reported that the top 20 feet of a tree was blown down, crashing through the roof and into the kitchen of a home on Dolph Drive near Jackson Road. The residents of the home narrowly escaped injury. Property damage was roughly estimated at $20K. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $15,000 | A local newspaper article reported a tree blown down across Newport Road near M-14 and another larger tree, about 3 feet in diameter, blown down on part of a house being renovated. No injuries were reported. Property damage was roughly estimated at $15K. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down. One landed on a house. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $5,000 | Tress blown down onto a vehicle. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | $3,000 | The public reported large trees down. The high winds also lifted and flipped a pontoon boat. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Power lines reported down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Two ten inch diameter trees down, one down on a vehicle. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Spotter estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Power lines reported down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | A trained spotter reported trees 10 to 12 inches in diameter uprooted. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Emergency management reported a large tree down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | A trained spotter measured a 60 MPH wind gust. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | A local nespaper article reported that 3 trees that had blown down were removed from area roadways and seven others were attended to as well. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Spotters reported that several large tree limbs were blow down in thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | The public reported trees down. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Several 8 inch diameter trees were blown down. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Dexter | - | Skywarn spotters reported hail to 0.75 inch in both Dexter and Whitemore Lake. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | Tree limbs were blown down by 60 mph winds three miles west of Dexter. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scio | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hudson Mills | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Delhi Mills | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Fourmile Lake | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Dover | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Lima Center | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Foster | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Webster | 5.9 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Dexter | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2795199 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 624624. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










