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Britton, Britton, Michigan

BRITTON

Michigan
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The village of Britton was originally called Balch and was established after the Wabash Railroad built a station there in 1881 and a post office opened on August 13, 1881. Britton is the birthplace of Duane Below, baseball pitcher.

The Britton Collection

Made for Britton. Printed to order.

Britton, Michigan gifts and souvenirs: 19 designs made from Britton's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.

PopularPrice
Britton Hometown Ornament$23
Britton Vintage Travel Posterfrom $40
Britton Varsity Crewneckfrom $57
Britton Est. Teefrom $33
Britton Town Line Mugfrom $26
Britton Market Tote$37
Hometown roll

Born in Britton

By the numbers

Britton over time

Population 2010: 586 → 2020: 537

From Wikidata (CC0).

A short history of Britton

The village of Britton was originally called Balch and was established after the Wabash Railroad built a station there in 1881 and a post office opened on August 13, 1881. In 1888, a local storekeeper in charge of the post office named John Britton, paid $500 to have the town renamed after himself. The post office name was changed from Balch to Britton on April 13, 1888.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Britton, Michigan, revision 1377950219 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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We share a part of every Britton sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.

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Free printables

Color Britton

1 free coloring page of Britton, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.

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Britton's population was 537 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 586 in 2010.