Welcome to Saint Johns ...

The city of Saint Johns is located in Clinton County<1> and is the County Seat for Clinton County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Johns, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Johns: St. Johns

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Johns has a population of 7,939 people<3> (see below for details).

Saint Johns is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Saint Johns lies within the (989) area code.

The ZIP code for Saint Johns: 48879<5>

Websites for Saint Johns ...

Official Website: www.ci.saint-johns.mi.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Johns had an population of 7,939 people. This is an increase of 0.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Johns had a population of 7,865 people (which is 10.43% of the total population of Clinton County). This makes Saint Johns the county's most populous community.

The population of Saint Johns represents 0.08% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 116th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,865 people, the population of Saint Johns increased 5.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,485 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Johns.

Communities Also Named Saint Johns ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Saint Johns: This one is located in Clinton County and the other is located in Bay County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 30 communities that are also named Saint Johns - they are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Saint Johns ...

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

• Lansing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
• East Lansing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
  • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <6>
• Owosso
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
  • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <6>
• Grand Ledge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
  • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <6>
• De Witt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <6>
• Portland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <6>
• Ovid
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <6>
• Laingsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
  • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <6>
• Fowler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <6>
• Carson City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Johns. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Johns.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Johns ...

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

Adding Saint Johns to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Saint Johns in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Saint Johns post office opened in 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Johns.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Johns: www.ci.saint-johns.mi.us/

The official website for Clinton County: www.clinton-county.org/

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