Map of Dryden village, Michigan

Dryden is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 951 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Dryden Township.

Dryden village overview:
Name:	Dryden village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Lapeer County
Elevation:	935 ft (285 m)
Total Area:	1.10 sq mi (2.85 km²)
Land Area:	1.10 sq mi (2.85 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,023
Population Density:	928.31/sq mi (358.53/km²)
ZIP code:	48428
Area code:	810
FIPS code:	2623140
GNISfeature ID:	0624906

Online Interactive Map

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

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Dryden location on the U.S. Map. Where is Dryden village. — Dryden location on the U.S. Map.

Dryden location on the Michigan map. Where is Dryden village. — Location of Dryden in Michigan.

History

The Village of Dryden was settled in 1836 and was called Amboy. It was located 1 mile North of its present-day located at Dryden and Mill Roads. In 1837, then known as Lomond, held its first town meeting since settling the previous year. A store was built here as early as 1840 by Mr. Johnathan Sweet who owned most of the land. It was known as Lamb’s Corners in homage to the man who bought the land from Mr. Sweet, John M. Lamb, starting in 1846 and the named stayed for several years. The name Dryden for its village was eventually picked and it was to pay honor to the poet, John Dryden. The 1840s was the decade in which many businesses were first established in the village. It was incorporated as a village in 1887.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.10 square miles (2.85 km), all land.