New Haven is a village in Lenox Township, Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,642 at the 2010 census. The 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 5,132. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.53 square miles, all land, with the exception of the Salt River running through parts of the village.

Now, uptown on Main Street, mainly the post office and a gas station/store remain, with most of New Haven’s commercial growth taking place along Gratiot Avenue between 26 and 27 Mile Road (known as Clark in the village).The first shopping mall in New Haven was Huck’s Plaza at Clark Street and Gratiot. It was built in 1980 by Ron Huck, who had previously operated his party store/delicatessen on the site for eight years.

Due to a number of subdivisions recently built in New Haven in the 2000s, the population has grown by over two thousand residents. New businesses abound on Gratiot, including an industrial park, a McDonald’s, and a farm supply store. Although it has seen many changes with many tempestuous Village Council meetings in the last two centuries, the biggest strength of the village has always been in its people. Besides the early pioneers mentioned earlier, there are more modern examples, such as the first woman on the school board, community organizer, job coordinator and humanitarian known simply as Mama Bea during the mid-twentieth century, along with others like Marilyn Kaake and  George Drake, who have been the leaders in the preservation and maintenance of New Haven’s history.

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