Welcome to Baldwin ...

The village of Baldwin is located in Lake County<1> and is the County Seat for Lake County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baldwin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Baldwin has a population of 1,074 people<2> (see below for details).

Baldwin is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Baldwin: (231)

The ZIP code for Baldwin: 49304<4>

Websites for Baldwin ...

Official Website: www.baldwintownship.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Baldwin had an population of 1,074 people. This is a decrease of 11.09% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Baldwin had a population of 1,208 people (or 10.47% of the total population of Lake County). This makes Baldwin the county's most populous community.

The population of Baldwin represents 0.01% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 330th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,208 people, the population of Baldwin increased 9.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,107 people).

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

Communities Also Named Baldwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Baldwin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, New York (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Baldwin ...

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

• Reed City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed City
  • Reed City is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reed City <5>
• Luther
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Luther is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <5>
• Custer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Custer is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Former names for Custer:
  • Black Creek
  • Ferryville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <5>
• Walkerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <5>
• Fountain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <5>
• Nirvana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
  • Nirvana is located in Lake County
• Carr
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
  • Carr is located in Mason County
  • Carr has also been known as:
  • Carr Settlement
  • McCumber Settlement
• Bitely
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitely
  • Bitely is located in Newaygo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bitely <5>
• Chase
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Chase is located in Lake County
  • Former names for Chase:
  • Green Dell
  • Grendale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase <5>
• Peacock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
  • Peacock is located in Lake 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 Baldwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baldwin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baldwin. 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 Baldwin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Baldwin. See our Newspapers Page for Baldwin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baldwin ...

Looking for more information about Baldwin? 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 Baldwin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Baldwin.

Adding Baldwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baldwin 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 Baldwin was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Baldwin in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Baldwin post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baldwin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Baldwin: www.baldwintownship.net/

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