Pittsford is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

(CDP) in

Hillsdale County Hillsdale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 45,746. The county seat is Hillsdale. Hillsdale County is the only county in Michigan to border both Indiana and Ohio. Due to an ...

in the U.S. state of

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

. The population of the CDP was 553 at the 2020 census. The community is located along M-34 on the border between Jefferson Township to the west and Pittsford Township to the east. As an unincorporated community, Pittsford has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 49271 ZIP Code.

History

The community was first settled as early as 1833 when Hiram Kidler moved to the area. It was originally known as Locust Corners. It was soon renamed to Pittsford by Alpheus Pratt, who came to the area from

Pittsford, New York Pittsford is a town in Monroe County, New York. A suburb of Rochester, its population was 30,617 at the time of the 2020 census. The Town of Pittsford (formerly part of the town of Northfield) was settled in 1789 and incorporated in 1796. The ...

. A post office named Pittsford opened on September 19, 1840. The post office closed very briefly from September 12 to December 3, 1845. The post office was then moved to west part of Pittsford Township and renamed Sparta on January 4, 1846. The nearby Keene post office was transferred and renamed Pittsford on January 30, 1846. The community of Pittsford later had a station along the

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, established in 1833 and sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, New York, to Chicago, Illinois, primarily along the ...

. For the 2020 census, Cambria was included as a newly listed

, which is included for statistical purposes only. Cambria continues to remain an unincorporated community with no legal autonomy of its own.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The community is served by Pittsford Area Schools, which also serves portions of several adjacent townships.

Demographics

Images

File:Pittsford, Michigan post office.jpg, File:Pittsford, MI road signage.jpg,

References

External links

Hillsdale County Historical Society
– Pittsford {{authority control Census-designated places in Hillsdale County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Hillsdale County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Populated places established in 1833 1833 establishments in Michigan Territory