{"id":4796,"date":"2023-06-28T22:52:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T22:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4796"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:07:43","slug":"montcalm-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/montcalm-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Montcalm County, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montcalm County is a county in Michigan, United States, about 35 miles northeast of Grand
\nRapids. It had a population of 66,614 at the 2020 census, an estimated 69,406 by 2025, and
\ncovers 721 square miles (1,870 km2) centred near 43°19′N 85°09′W.<\/p>\n

Stanton is the county seat, and Greenville is the county’s largest city; its postal code is 48888.
\nThe county holds 3 cities, 6 incorporated villages and 15 unincorporated communities across 20
\ntownships, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS code is 26117.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Montcalm County<\/h2>\n

Montcalm County has 24 named places on record: 3 cities, 6 incorporated villages (labelled
\n“Town” below) and 15 unincorporated communities with no local government of their
\nown.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Stanton<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,348<\/td>\n48888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n8,816<\/td>\n48838<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carson City<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1,120<\/td>\n48811<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Howard City<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nReynolds<\/td>\n1,835<\/td>\n49329<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edmore<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nHome<\/td>\n1,210<\/td>\n48829<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lakeview<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nCato<\/td>\n1,024<\/td>\n48850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheridan<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nSidney<\/td>\n692<\/td>\n48884<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pierson<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nPierson<\/td>\n229<\/td>\n49339<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McBride<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nDay<\/td>\n189<\/td>\n48852<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trufant<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMaple Valley<\/td>\n510<\/td>\n49347<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Six Lakes<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBelvidere<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vestaburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nRichland<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48891<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gowen<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMontcalm<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49326<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coral<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMaple Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49322<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crystal<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCrystal<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sidney<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSidney<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amble<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar Lake<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conger<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entrican<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fenwick<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Langston<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wyman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Two entries on the county’s old settlement list were duplicates — Crystal and
\nTrufant each appeared twice under different township headings. Trufant sits entirely in Maple
\nValley Township, not split across a county line. Howard City is mostly in Reynolds Township, but
\na small part of the village extends south into Pierson Township, and Sheridan and the city of
\nStanton each sit at a four-township corner (Sheridan touches Evergreen, Bushnell, Fairplain and
\nSidney; Stanton touches Day, Evergreen, Sidney and Douglass) — the table above lists one
\ntownship per place for consistency.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Montcalm County has 20 civil townships. The ten largest by population:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bloomer<\/td>\n6,352<\/td>\nCarson City (adjoining)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reynolds<\/td>\n5,431<\/td>\nHoward City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eureka Charter<\/td>\n4,211<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montcalm<\/td>\n3,394<\/td>\nGowen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richland<\/td>\n2,646<\/td>\nVestaburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crystal<\/td>\n2,619<\/td>\nCrystal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sidney<\/td>\n2,538<\/td>\nSidney, Sheridan (partly)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belvidere<\/td>\n2,135<\/td>\nSix Lakes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maple Valley<\/td>\n1,908<\/td>\nTrufant, Coral<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Day<\/td>\n1,141<\/td>\nMcBride<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n