History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

HISTORY OF OAKLAND COUNTY19

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Townships Real Estate Personal Total
Commerce...........$ 634,610o 142,130 $ 776,740
Farmington..1.......,048,550 188,750 1,237,300
Groveland........... 447,980 47,020 495,000
Highland........... 620,860 53,1I70 674,030
Holly............. 664,450 i67,590 832,040
Independence......... 750,560 134,940 885,500
Lyon............. 843,060 i67,430 I1,0I0,490
Milford............ 884,830 192,10I 1,076,840
Novi..9........... 16,155 I34,945 1,051,100
Oakland........... 75I,580 142,290 893,870
Orion............ 562,580 88,480 651i,06o
Oxford............ 741,413 1 52,617 894,030
Pontiac............ 745,040 I110,070 855, 11I0
First ward (Pontiac)...... 278,855 120,515 399,370
Second ward (Pontiac)..... 298,435 77,1I05 375,540
Third ward (Pontiac)..... 434,090 153,760 587,850
Fourth ward (Pontiac)..... 564,680 265,170, 829,850
Rose............. 476,280 79,460 555,740
Royal,Oak.......... 637,060 54,450 69i,5 10
Southfield........... 775,090 164,390 939,480
Springfield.574....3..0..82,6 656,77J
Troy.1...........,039,930 134,580 1,174,5IQ
Waterford........... 755,100 T30,320 885,420
West Bloomfield........ 681,260 127,210 808,470
White Lake.......... 493,660 96,820 *590,480
Totals.......... $19,71i6, i88 $3,900,042 $23,61i6,230
As thus equalized the total taxes levied in the countyT amounted to
$68,88.5,of which the state tax was $33,534.63 and the county $3,
3 53.191.
Within the next decade, as shown f rom. the same source for i89o,
the real estate of the county had reached a valuation of $19,o62,o90 and
the personal property wvas assessed at $3,937,910. In 1891 the taxes
were apportioned as follows: State tax, $37,821.19; county tax, $4I,000.
In igoo the real estate, as equalized, amounted to $22,084,805 and
the personal property, as assessed at $6,695,778; total, $28,740,583. The
committee on ways and means apportioned the taxes thus: State, $78,961.56; county, $35,000.
For purposes of comparison with the figures of i88o, the value of the
real estate, as equalized, and of personal property, as assessed, is given
for the year 191 T

Townships
Addison..............$
Avon...............
Bloomfieldl............
Brandon..............
Commerce.............
Farmington............

Real
Estate
637,500
1,~822,950
2,400,1i80
711,205
66i,8oo
1,405,800

Personal
Property
$ 108,755
450,150
669,750
241,715
15o,8oo
459,450

Total
$ 746,255
2,273, 100
3,06)9,950
952,920
812,6oo
1,865,250