County · code 26093
Livingston CountyMichigan
Livingston County is a county in Michigan with its seat in Howell. The county was created on March 21, 1833, and named after Edward Livingston.
- Founded1833
- County seatHowell
- Named forEdward Livingston
- Land area565 sq mi + 20 sq mi water
- Population193,866 2020 Census
Where it is
Livingston on the map of Michigan
Michigan has 83 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1833 from Shiawassee County, Oakland County and Washtenaw County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Livingston County was created on March 21, 1833, by Michigan Territory from portions of Shiawassee, Oakland, and Washtenaw counties. Upon its creation, Livingston was not fully organized; parts of it were attached to Shiawassee and Washtenaw counties for judicial purposes. The county became fully organized on April 4, 1836, when it was detached from both Washtenaw and Shiawassee counties.
- 1833Livingston County created Livingston created by Michigan Territory from Shiawassee (which was attached to Oakland) and Washtenaw; Livingston not fully organized, part attached to Shiawassee and indirectly through Shiawassee to Oakland, and part attached to Washtenaw. Livingston attachments were "for judicial purposes." · Mich. Terr. Laws, 3:993
- 1836Changed Livingston fully organized, detached from Washtenaw, and detached from Shiawassee and indirectly through Shiawassee from Oakland. · Mich. Acts 1836, ann. sess., p. 65
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Livingston
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Livingston County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (co.livingston.mi.us).
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Livingston County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Livingston by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Livingston County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Livingston County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Livingston County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Livingston County
- When was Livingston County founded?
- Livingston County was founded in 1833, formed from Shiawassee County, Oakland County and Washtenaw County, and named after Edward Livingston.
- What is the county seat of Livingston County?
- The county seat of Livingston County is Howell.
- Is there an online parcel map for Livingston County?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Livingston County's boundary or name changed?
- Livingston County was created in 1833 from Shiawassee County, Oakland County and Washtenaw County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Oakland County, Shiawassee County and Washtenaw County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Livingston County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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