Edmore, Michigan
| Edmore, Michigan | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Edmore, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 43°24′29″N 85°2′19″W / 43.40806°N 85.03861°WCoordinates: 43°24′29″N 85°2′19″W / 43.40806°N 85.03861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Montcalm |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2) |
| • Land | 1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,201 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,195 |
| • Density | 800/sq mi (310/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| 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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.51 square miles (3.91 km2), all land.
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.
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