The Rebirth of Mill Creek

Dexter's growth helps a downtown park

by James Leonard

posted 6/21/2012

Dexter village's astounding 74 percent population increase in the last census--from 2,338 in 2000 to 4,067 in 2010--made it the fastest-growing community in the state. Yet even as new subdivisions sprouted in former farmland around the historic village, a new riverfront park was being created downtown.

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