Almont, Michigan
Almont is a village in
Lapeer County, Michigan. As of the
2000 census, the village population was 2,803. The village is located within
Almont Township.
Almont was first settled in 1827/1828 by James Deneen. It received a post office in 1835 named
Bristol, for Oliver Bristol, the second permanent settler. The village was platted as
Newburg in 1836. James Thompson, who donated the town clock, had the name changed in 1846 to honor the
Mexican general,
Juan Almonte. It incorporated as a village in 1855.
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Location of Almont, Michigan |
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.9
km² (1.5
mi²), all land. The village center of Almont is located at the crossing of M-53 and St. Clair Road. To the east, St. Clair is known as Almont Road, and to the west it is known as General Squire Road. In addition, this is also sometimes deemed as "40 Mile Road", although the nearby ascending "mile roads" officially end at "37 Mile Road". Nearby towns include Bruce Township, MI and Romeo, MI to the south; Dryden, MI to the northwest; Imlay City, MI to the north; and Allenton, MI and Capac, MI to the east. Almont is placed 32 miles north of Detroit.
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 2,803 people, 1,022 households, and 747 families residing in the village. The
population density was 716.7/km² (1,857.2/mi²). There were 1,058 housing units at an average density of 270.5/km² (701.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.54%
White, 0.32%
African American, 0.54%
Native American, 0.36%
Asian, 2.32% from
other races, and 0.93% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.14% of the population.
There were 1,022 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were
married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the village the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $53,984, and the median income for a family was $63,261. Males had a median income of $50,644 versus $26,667 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $21,252. About 4.2% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
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St. Clair County Rootsweb page on old town names*Walter Romig, L.H.D.
Michigan Place Names. Detroit:Wayne State University Press, 1986
