Van Buren County, MI

VAN BUREN COUNTY, situated on the west boundary of Michigan, with Lake Michigan on the west. Area, 633 squre miles. Face of the country, level; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Paw-Paw. Pop. in 1830, 5; in 1840, 1,910; in 1850, 5,800. (Fanning's, 1853)