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We would like to provide the residents of  East Jordan  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the East Jordan Home page. The East Jordan Home page provides as much information as possible on East Jordan. Knowing East Jordan’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within East Jordan’s Home page, you will also find East Jordan’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

East Jordan has a population of 2133. 51.4% of East Jordan’s inhabitants are Male, and 48.6 are female. 45.9% of East Jordan is married and 77.4% own their own home. The Average Home price is $94,817, and the average rent is $625. Household median income in East Jordan is $46,458, and the individual median income is $25,966. East Jordan’s Ethnic is the following: White(97.7%), Hispanic(3%), Multiple(1.6%), Native(0.4%), Asian(0.2%).


The area was first settled by Canadian William Empey in 1873. He built the first store here in 1874 at the mouth of the Jordan River at the southernmost point of Lake Charlevoix. He became the first postmaster when a post office opened on May 31, 1878. The community absorbed the nearby village of South Arm and incorporated as the village of East Jordan in 1887.


It incorporated as a city in 1911.East Jordan grew quickly, and by 1890, it boasted a large ironworks company now known as EJ. The city was serviced by two railroads. With these two railroad connections, East Jordan quickly grew into a major manufacturing center. To this day, four industrial corporations still operate within the town.


In 1899, the Detroit and Charlevoix Railroad built their mainline through the East side of the city, and in 1901, the East Jordan and Southern Railroad began operations on the western end of the city. With these two railroad connections, East Jordan quickly grew into a major manufacturing center. In 1932, the Detroit and Charlevoix was abandoned, and the East Jordan and Southern closed in 1961 after the East Jordan Iron Works ended shipping by rail. East Jordan contains two listing on the National Register of Historic Places.


The East Jordan Lumber Company Store Building and the Votruba Block were both built in 1899 and are located next to each other in the city's downtown area.


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