Map of Almont village, Michigan

Almont is a village in Almont Township, Lapeer County, Michigan. Its population was 2,846 at the 2020 census.

Almont village overview:
Name:	Almont village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Lapeer County
Elevation:	850 ft (259 m)
Total Area:	1.34 sq mi (3.48 km²)
Land Area:	1.34 sq mi (3.48 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	2,846
Population Density:	2,117.56/sq mi (817.45/km²)
ZIP code:	48003
Area code:	810
FIPS code:	2601660
GNISfeature ID:	2397941

Online Interactive Map

Almont online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Almont location map. Where is Almont village?

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History

Almont was first settled in 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, and renamed Almont in 1846.

The naming of Almont

According to HildaMae Bowman’s “Almont, The Tale of Then and Now,” Almont’s name was changed in 1845 to honor the Mexican general, Juan Almonte.

Almont Road Map

Almont city Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.42 square miles (3.68 km), all land. The village center of Almont is located at the intersection of M-53 (also known as Van Dyke) and St. Clair Street. 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 and Romeo to the south; Dryden to the northwest; Imlay City to the north; and Allenton to the east, and Capac to the northeast. Almont is approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of Detroit.