Henderson, MI

Henderson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 413 residents. The community is located within Rush Township. Henderson was named for early settler John Henderson, and the community was formerly referred to as Hendersonville and Hazel Green. In Henderson, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Henderson, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. In 1836, Gideon Lee of New York City was first to enter the land here. Lee sold the land to Josiah Isham. The Shiawassee River passes through the community, and M-52 forms part of the eastern border with New Haven Township.