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Edmore, Michigan
Village
Location of Edmore, Michigan
Location of Edmore, Michigan
Country United States
State Michigan
County Montcalm
Area
 • Total 1.52 sq mi (3.94 km2)
 • Land 1.52 sq mi (3.94 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
968 ft (295 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,201
 • Estimate 
(2019)
1,192
 • Density 783.18/sq mi (302.37/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
48829
Area code(s) 989
FIPS code 26-25000
GNIS feature ID 0625383

Edmore is a village in Montcalm County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,201 at the 2010 census.

Edmore was founded and platted by Edwin B. Moore, a real estate man, in 1878, and named with a contraction of his name. A post office was established on July 22, 1878, with Abraham West as the first postmaster. Its station on the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad was called "Edmore Junction". It was incorporated as a village in 1879 with Moore as its first president.

The Edmore post office, with ZIP code 48829, serves most of Home Township as well as portions of Belvidere Township to the west, Douglass Township to the southwest, Day Township to the south, Ferris Township to the southeast, and Rolland Township to the north in Isabella County.

Edmore is close to the site of the finds of the forged Scotford-Soper-Savage relics.

The Edmore meteorite was discovered on a nearby farm in 2018. It reportedly fell to earth in the 1930s on another farm and had been used as a doorstop since then.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.51 square miles (3.91 km2), all land.

Highways

  • M-46 is an east-west highway that nearly bisects the Lower Peninsula of Michigan latitudinally.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 704
1890 735 4.4%
1900 642 −12.7%
1910 752 17.1%
1920 772 2.7%
1930 897 16.2%
1940 825 −8.0%
1950 971 17.7%
1960 1,234 27.1%
1970 1,149 −6.9%
1980 1,176 2.3%
1990 1,126 −4.3%
2000 1,244 10.5%
2010 1,201 −3.5%
2019 (est.) 1,192 −0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,201 people, 512 households, and 324 families residing in the village. The population density was 795.4 inhabitants per square mile (307.1/km2). There were 565 housing units at an average density of 374.2 per square mile (144.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 94.9% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.

There were 512 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.85.

The median age in the village was 38.8 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.0% male and 54.0% female.

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