Norton Shores, Michigan

Amos Norton, a Canadian patriot who was implicated in the rebellion of 1837.

Norton Township was originally organized in 1845 by settlers of the village of Mill Point (now Spring Lake).

In 1847 the first sawmill in Norton Township was built.

In 1850, Ira Porter arrived at Mona Lake.

In 1855 Spring Lake Township was detached from Norton and organized as a township in Ottawa County.

Norton Township was separated from Ottawa County in 1859 and became a part of Muskegon County.

Cobb, who also operated a box factory for fifteen years beginning in 1869.

In 1894 a summer resort community called Hackley Park was established on Lake Michigan and Mona Lake.

The name was shortened to "Hackley" when it got a post office in 1895, although the post office closed in 1897.

Roosevelt Park was built as a subdivision in 1926 and incorporated as a city in 1946.

The remainder of the township was incorporated as the City of Norton Shores in 1968; the move protected it from annexation by nearby cities.

=== 2000 census === As of the census of 2000, there were 22,527 people, 8,996 households, and 6,396 families residing in the city.

== Demographics == === 2010 census === As of the census of 2010, there were 23,994 people, 9,977 households, and 6,667 families residing in the city.