Williamston, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Williamston City. It lies in ZIP code area 48895. It stands on Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Williamston quadrangle. 3,819 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 860 feet above sea level.
On record in Williamston
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 1 record
Williamston Downtown Historic Districtlisted 2012
Population over time
2 figuresWilliamston fell from 3,854 to 3,819 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 | 3,854 | |
| 2020 | 3,819 | -35 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1909 USGS Mason quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Mason quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Williamston quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Lansing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Williamston between 2003 and 2020, burning about 77 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1903267 - 2019 |
| 25 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 18733 - 2018 |
| 28 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 18732 - 2018 |
| 20 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 20718 - 2020 |
| 8 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1802006 - 2018 |
| 28 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 19537 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Williamston: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Clay Products Co Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Williamston Clay Prod Co Shale Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Ingham County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weaver Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williamston in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamston | $50,000 | An Ingham county emergency manager reported that numerous trees and power lines were blown down between Williamston and Webberville. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamston | $25,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Williamston. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamston | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamston | $20,000 | Several large trees were blown down and three quarters inch hail was reported near Williamston, Stockbridge and Webberville. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Williamston | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamston | $15,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along Sherwood Road two miles north of Williamston. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamston | $10,000 | Ingham county dispatch reported downed trees and power lines near Williamston. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Williamston | $10,000 | Law enforcement two miles south of Williamston reported three quarters inch diameter hail. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Williamston | - | The tornado caused damage to multiple homes including a two story home that lost its rood. Several other homes had roof and siding damage. There was also damage to barn and outbuildings along the path. Tree damage was also noted during the survey. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamston | - | Assisted living facility had roof partially torn off. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Williamston | - | One inch diameter hail was reported by a trained spotter just northwest of the town of Williamston. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Williamston | - | The public reported that golf ball sized hail fell two miles south of Williamston. A report from a gas station in that area also noted that a one foot diameter tree was blown down near Williamston road in the area near Interstate 96 and Williamston road. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Williamston | - | Golf ball-size hail covering the ground. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Williamston | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Village Home Court | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Meridian | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Pollok | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Webberville | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bell Oak | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Forest Hills | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Vantown | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Haslett | 7.4 miles | 13 |
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 Williamston | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3308171 | 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 1616515. 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.






