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Stanwood, Michigan
Village
Location of Stanwood, Michigan
Location of Stanwood, Michigan
Country United States
State Michigan
County Mecosta
Township Mecosta
Area
 • Total 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
 • Land 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
974 ft (297 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 194
 • Density 801.65/sq mi (309.21/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
49346
Area code(s) 231
FIPS code 26-76240
GNIS feature ID 1621761

Stanwood is a village in Mecosta County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 194 at the 2020 census. The village is within Mecosta Township.

Stanwood holds the record for the hottest recorded temperature in the state of Michigan along with Mio when it reached 112 °F (44 °C) on July 13, 1936.

Geography

Stanwood is in western Mecosta County, in southeastern Mecosta Township. It is bordered to the east by Austin Township. Big Rapids, the county seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the north, and Morley is 6 miles (10 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2), all of it recorded as land. Macks Creek cuts across the southwest corner of the village, flowing northwest toward the Muskegon River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 146
1910 185
1920 278 50.3%
1930 160 −42.4%
1940 182 13.8%
1950 189 3.8%
1960 205 8.5%
1970 241 17.6%
1980 209 −13.3%
1990 174 −16.7%
2000 204 17.2%
2010 211 3.4%
2020 194 −8.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

The area was settled by Ontario native John Bell in the 1850s. He was one of the first settlers in the area and logged in what would become Bell's Siding, which was a logging community, that was located near modern-day Morley Stanwood Middle School and High School.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 211 people, 76 households, and 59 families residing in the village. The population density was 879.2 inhabitants per square mile (339.5/km2). There were 84 housing units at an average density of 350.0 per square mile (135.1/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.3% White, 2.8% African American, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 76 households, of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.07.

The median age in the village was 37.4 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.

Transportation

Economy

Nestlé Waters North America has a plant in Stanwood that produces Ice Mountain and Nestlé Pure Life bottled water.

Notable people

  • Ray Herbert, baseball player

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Stanwood (Míchigan) para niños

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