Edmore is a village in Montcalm County of the

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. The population was 1,210 at the 2020 census.

History

Edmore was founded and

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ted by Edwin B. Moore, a

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man, in 1878, and named with a contraction of his name. A post office was established on July 22, 1878, with Abraham West as the first postmaster. Its station on the

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was called "Edmore Junction". It was incorporated as a village in 1879 with Moore as its first president. The Edmore post office, with ZIP code 48829, serves most of Home Township as well as portions of Belvidere Township to the west, Douglass Township to the southwest, Day Township to the south, Ferris Township to the southeast, and Rolland Township to the north in

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. Edmore is close to the site of the finds of the forged

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.Stamps, Richard B. "Tools Leave Marks: Material Analysis of the Scotford-Soper-Savage Michigan Relics" in ''BYU Studies'' Vol 40, no. 3, p. 211 The Edmore

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was discovered on a nearby farm in 2018. It had reportedly fallen to earth in the 1930s on another farm and had been used as a doorstop since then.

Geography

Edmore is in northeastern Montcalm County, in the south-central part of Home Township. It is by road north-northeast of Stanton, the

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. According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Highways

* is a highway that nearly bisects the

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latitudinally. The highway leads east to

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and west to Lakeview.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 1,201 people, 512 households, and 324 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 565 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.9%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.5% Native American, 0.2%

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, 0.9% from

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, and 3.0% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.1% of the population. There were 512 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were

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living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.7% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.85. The median age in the village was 38.8 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.0% male and 54.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 1,244 people, 491 households, and 334 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 524 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.50%

, 0.40%

, 0.80% Native American, 0.56% from

, and 2.73% from two or more races.

of any race were 2.97% of the population. There were 491 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were

living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05. In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $24,926, and the median income for a family was $35,391. Males had a median income of $30,156 versus $22,045 for females. The

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for the village was $12,853. About 16.8% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the

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, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Montcalm County, Michigan Villages in Michigan Populated places established in 1878