Constantine, Michigan
| Constantine, Michigan | |
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| Village | |
U.S. 131 through town
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 Location of Constantine, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 41°50′23″N 85°39′53″W / 41.83972°N 85.66472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | St. Joseph |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.77 sq mi (4.58 km2) |
| • Land | 1.61 sq mi (4.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,076 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 2,057 |
| • Density | 1,289.4/sq mi (497.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-17840 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1624472 |
Constantine is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,076 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Constantine Township. It is on U.S. Highway 131, leading to Kalamazoo to the north and to the Indiana Toll Road six miles to the south. The non-navigable St. Joseph River passes through it toward Lake Michigan. The telephone provider is Verizon and the electric provider is AEP Indiana Michigan Power. Constantine is also the Seed Corn Capital of the World with both Monsanto and Pioneer having their biggest facilities located here.
Constantine is the birthplace of Harry Hill Bandholtz, US Brigadier General in World War I and head of the US Military Mission to Hungary.
The village was platted in 1831 at the St. Joseph River's confluence with the Fawn River, where three families had settled. Constantine was named for the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. A gristmill, the first in the county to run by water, had been built there in 1830.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.77 square miles (4.58 km2), of which 1.61 square miles (4.17 km2) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,076 people, 728 households, and 522 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,289.4 inhabitants per square mile (497.8/km2). There were 829 housing units at an average density of 514.9 per square mile (198.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 91.5% White, 1.8% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 2.4% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.
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