| Official Name: | Henderson, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Henderson |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shiawassee |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rush |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.49 |
| Area Land Km2: | 9.32 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.17 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.67 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.60 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 413 |
| Population Density Km2: | 44.30 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 114.72 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 732 |
| Coordinates: | 43.0872°N -84.1933°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 48841 |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2628666 |
Henderson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 399 as of the 2010 census.[2] The community is located within Rush Township. Henderson was named for early settler John Henderson, and the community was formerly referred to as Hendersonville and Hazel Green.
In 1836, Gideon Lee of New York City was first to enter the land here. Lee sold the land to Josiah Isham. Isham sold the land in 1858 to Andrew Henderson. In 1868, Andrew's son and community's name sake, John, built the first store in 1868 followed by the first hotel in 1875. The community became known as Hendersonville.[3]
On May 14, 1868, the Hazel Green post office was opened here under postmaster William Cook. The Michigan Central Railroad station was called Henderson.[3] The post office was renamed on October 16, 1876 to Henderson. For Andrew Henderson, Ezra Mason platted the village in 1879.[4]
The community of Henderson was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[5]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 3.67mi2, of which 3.6mi2 is land and 0.07mi2 (1.91%) is water.[2]
The Shiawassee River passes through the community, and M-52 forms part of the eastern border with New Haven Township.