Process Server in Flint, Michigan

About Flint

Flint is the seat of Genesee County on the Flint River 66 miles northwest of Detroit, a city of 81,252 residents at the 2020 census that earned the nickname Vehicle City as a leading manufacturer of carriages and later automobiles. The Census Bureau counts 42,543 housing units here, at an average household size of 2.33 and a median household income of $36,194.

Places our servers know in Flint

• Sloan Museum of Discovery: 107,000 sq ft hands-on science and history museum in the Flint Cultural Center; its Durant Gallery displays historic vehicles built in Genesee County, including the first Buicks.
• Flint Cultural Center: Campus that houses Sloan Museum, Longway Planetarium, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint Repertory Theatre, The Whiting, and Applewood Estate.
• Longway Planetarium: Planetarium and dome theater on the Flint Cultural Center campus, operated alongside the Sloan Museum.
• The Whiting Auditorium: Performing arts auditorium within the Flint Cultural Center hosting concerts and touring productions.
• University of Michigan-Flint: Public university and one of three regional University of Michigan campuses, located in downtown Flint.
• Kettering University: Private STEM and cooperative-education university in Flint, historically tied to General Motors (formerly GMI).
• Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad: Living-history village of 34 historic structures with a narrow-gauge steam railroad along Mott Lake, run by Genesee County Parks.
• For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum: Nature preserve and arboretum in the Genesee County Parks system with trails, camps, and educational programs.
• Flint Institute of Arts: Art museum on the Flint Cultural Center campus, among the largest fine-art museums in Michigan.
• Applewood Estate: Historic estate and gardens, former home of GM co-founder Charles Stewart Mott, on the Flint Cultural Center campus.
• Flint River: River running through the city that gave Flint its name and its early trading-post site.
• Capitol Theatre: Restored 1920s downtown theater and Flint entertainment landmark.
• Carriage Town: Historic district near downtown tied to Flint's carriage-making and early auto era.
• Grand Traverse Street District: Recognized historic residential district in Flint.
• Mott Park: Established residential neighborhood on Flint's west side.
• Buick City: North-side area named for the former sprawling Buick manufacturing complex.
• Central Park: Named Flint residential neighborhood.
• Fairfield Village: Named Flint residential neighborhood.
• Eastside (State Streets): East-side neighborhood also known as the State Streets area.
• Flint Institute of Arts: Second largest art museum in Michigan with a collection exceeding 8,500 objects on the Flint Cultural Center campus.
• Sloan Museum of Discovery: Hands-on science and history museum on the Flint Cultural Center campus that reopened in July 2022 after an expansion to 107,000 square feet.
• Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office: National Historic Landmark at 316 W Water Street that served as the office of General Motors founder William C. Durant and his partner Josiah Dallas Dort, added to the National Register in 1975.
• Chevy Commons: Park along the Flint River on the former Chevrolet factory site known as Chevy in the Hole, redeveloped since 2015 with trails and restored meadows and wetlands.
• Riverbank Park: Linear park straddling the Flint River in downtown Flint, designed by landscape architect Lawrence Halprin and built between 1974 and 1979 as part of a flood control project.

Flint background

• Flint is nicknamed 'Vehicle City' and is the birthplace of General Motors, founded there in 1908 by William C. Durant.
• Flint was founded in 1819 as a fur-trading post by Jacob Smith and incorporated as a city in 1855; it is the county seat of Genesee County.
• The 1936-1937 Flint sit-down strike against General Motors was central to the formation of the United Auto Workers (UAW).
• GM employment in Flint peaked around 80,000 workers in 1978 before falling below 8,000 by 2010, reshaping the city's economy.
• The 2014-2019 Flint water crisis involved lead contamination after the city's water source was switched to the Flint River, drawing national attention.
• Back to the Bricks, held annually in downtown Flint and Genesee County, draws over 500,000 car enthusiasts and began in 2005.
• Flint sits about 66 miles northwest of Detroit along the Flint River, with a 2020 census population of 81,252.
• The 1953 Flint-Beecher F5 tornado killed 116 people, one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.

Areas within Flint

Buick City, Carriage Town, Central Park, College Cultural, Eastside (State Streets), Fairfield Village, Flint Cultural Center, Grand Traverse Street District.

Addresses in Flint

What every serve includes. Where we cover.

45 percent of occupied homes are rented, out of 42,543 housing units. 55.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied. 79.4% of housing units are single-family detached homes.

Nearby communities we also cover

• Flint Township, about 4 miles
• Burton, about 4.1 miles
• Mount Morris Township, about 5.8 miles
• Genesee Township, about 5.8 miles
• Mount Morris, about 6.5 miles
• Grand Blanc, about 7.3 miles

ZIP codes we cover in Flint

48501, 48502, 48503, 48504, 48505, 48506, 48507, 48529, 48531, 48532, 48550, 48551.

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