Edmore, Michigan
Edmore, Michigan | ||
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FIPS code 26-25000[4] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2398789[2] | |
Website | www |
Edmore is a village in Montcalm County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,210 at the 2020 census.[3]
History
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.[5]
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.[6]
Edmore is close to the site of the finds of the forged
The Edmore meteorite was discovered on a nearby farm in 2018. It had reportedly fallen to earth in the 1930s on another farm and had been used as a doorstop since then.[8]
Geography
Edmore is in northeastern Montcalm County, in the south-central part of Home Township. It is 10 miles (16 km) by road north-northeast of
Highways
- M-46 is a highway that nearly bisects the Lower Peninsula of Michigan latitudinally. The highway leads east 21 miles (34 km) to St. Louis and west 12 miles (19 km) to Lakeview.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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% | |
2020 | 1,210 | 0.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] |
2010 census
As of the
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.
2000 census
As of the
There were 491 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $24,926, and the median income for a family was $35,391. Males had a median income of $30,156 versus $22,045 for females. The
References
- ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edmore, Michigan
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Edmore village, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ ZCTA Reference Map for 48829 Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
- ^ Stamps, Richard B. "Tools Leave Marks: Material Analysis of the Scotford-Soper-Savage Michigan Relics" in BYU Studies Vol 40, no. 3, p. 211
- ^ Gander, Kashmira (October 5, 2018). "Rock Used as a Doorstop for 30 Years Discovered to be $100k Meteorite". Newsweek. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 25, 2012.