Welcome to Coldwater ...

The city of Coldwater is located in Branch County<1> and is the County Seat for Branch County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coldwater, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coldwater has a population of 12,197 people<2> (see below for details).

Coldwater is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Coldwater: (517)

The ZIP code for Coldwater: 49036<4>

Websites for Coldwater ...

Official Website:   www.coldwater.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.branch-county.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coldwater had an population of 12,197 people. This is an increase of 11.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coldwater had a population of 10,945 people (which is 24.19% of the total population of Branch County). This makes Coldwater the county's most populous community.

The population of Coldwater represents 0.11% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 83rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,945 people, the population of Coldwater decreased 13.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,697 people).

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

Communities Also Named Coldwater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Coldwater - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coldwater ...

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

• Hillsdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <5>
• Bronson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <5>
• Jonesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
• Fremont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Homer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
• Quincy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <5>
• Union City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Litchfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <5>
• Colon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <5>
• Reading
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <5>

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 Coldwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coldwater.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coldwater. Our list includes 32 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Coldwater.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coldwater ...

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

Adding Coldwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coldwater 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 Coldwater was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Coldwater on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coldwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Coldwater: www.coldwater.org/

The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.mi.us/

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