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Welcome to Montcalm County ...

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

The community of Stanton is the Seat for Montcalm County.

Montcalm County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Ionia County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Montcalm had a population of 63,888 people. This is an increase of 0.9% since the last Census (which gave a population of 63,315 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montcalm represented 0.64% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Montcalm County:

  • Carson City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Edmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Edmore is located in Montcalm County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <2>
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Howard City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McBride
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McBride is located in Montcalm County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBride <2>
  • Pierson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pierson is located in Montcalm County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <2>
  • Sheridan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stanton is located in Montcalm County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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