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Montcalm County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 66,614. The county is geographically located in the West Michigan region of the Lower Peninsula. The county seat is Stanton, and the largest city is Greenville. The county is named for General Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, military commander of French troops during the French and Indian War. The county was set off in 1831 and organized in 1850.[1]
Montcalm County is part of the Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
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| 1831 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1855 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1867 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 891
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| 1860 | 3,968
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| 1870 | 13,629
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| 1880 | 33,148
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| 1890 | 32,637
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| 1900 | 32,754
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| 1910 | 32,069
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| 1920 | 30,441
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| 1930 | 27,471
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| 1940 | 28,581
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| 1950 | 31,013
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| 1960 | 35,795
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| 1970 | 39,660
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| 1980 | 47,555
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| 1990 | 53,059
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Montcalm County, Michigan, United States
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Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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