Beaverton is a city in Gladwin County

Gladwin County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 26,023 people, 10,561 households, and 7,614 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 16,828 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

. The population was 1,106 at the 2000 census.

The city is adjacent to Beaverton Township

Beaverton Township, Michigan

Beaverton Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,815....

 and incorporates some land formerly in the township.

According to Romig's Michigan Place Names, the community was first settled by lumbermen in about 1863 and was first known as Grand Forks, after the confluence of the Tobacco

Tobacco River (Tittabawassee River)

The Tobacco River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in Gladwin and Midland counties, the river rises in Beaverton at the confluence of the river's North, Middle, and South branches in Ross Lake. The river flows southeast and empties into the Tittabawassee River at the community of...

 and Cedar

Cedar River (Gladwin County, Michigan)

The Cedar River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing though Clare County and Gladwin County.The main branch of the river is formed by the confluence of Cranberry Creek and the West Branch Cedar River at in Hamilton Township, Clare County...

 rivers.