Welcome to Stanton ...

The city of Stanton is located in Montcalm County<1> and is the County Seat for Montcalm County.

The location of Stanton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanton has a population of 1,422 people<3> (see below for details).

Stanton is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Stanton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Stanton is within the boundaries of the (989) area code.

The ZIP code for Stanton: 48888<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stanton had an population of 1,422 people. This is an increase of 0.35% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanton had a population of 1,417 people. This makes Stanton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Stanton represents 0.01% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 306th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,417 people, the population of Stanton decreased 5.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,504 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stanton.

Communities Also Named Stanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Stanton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), California, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stanton.

Communities near Stanton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stanton.

• Greenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
• Belding
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <6>
• Edmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
  • Edmore is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <6>
• Carson City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
  • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <6>
• Lakeview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <6>
• Sheridan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <6>
• Hubbardston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
  • Hubbardston is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardston <6>
• McBride
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
  • McBride is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <6>
• Sidney
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Montcalm County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <6>
• Amsden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
  • Amsden is located in Montcalm County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stanton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stanton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stanton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stanton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanton. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Stanton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanton ...

Looking for more information about Stanton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stanton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stanton.

Adding Stanton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stanton was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Stanton in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Stanton post office opened in 1862.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stanton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montcalm County: www.montcalm.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/