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Gaines is a village in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 380 at the 2010 census. The village is within Gaines Township.

Gaines village overview:
Name:	Gaines village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Genesee County
Incorporated:	1875
Elevation:	856 ft (261 m)
Total Area:	0.37 sq mi (0.97 km²)
Land Area:	0.37 sq mi (0.97 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	377
Population Density:	1,008.02/sq mi (389.59/km²)
Area code:	989
FIPS code:	2631200
GNISfeature ID:	0626594

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History

The Village of Gaines area did not see a settler until 1856. The first passenger train passed through the future village site on July 4, 1856, and a post office, Gaines Station, was established that same year. In 1859, the village was platted. The Grand Trunk Western Railroad depot, built in 1884. The Village of Gaines was incorporated in 1875.

The Gaines Train Station saw its last passengers boarded and disembarked in 1957. In the 1970s, a business occupied the building. After setting vacant for years, the S.O.S. – Save Our Station group of Gaines residents organized in 1992 to restore the station. SOS later incorporated as the nonprofit Gaines Station Incorporated. After $100,000 in repairs in 1997, the station was turned over to the village. The station was then began its use as the smallest branch of he Genesee District Library. On July 15, 2017, a Michigan Historical Marker was unveiled for the station.

In August 2016, the village’s lone police officer retired. By March 9, 2017, the village council formally dissolved the police department and Gaines Township purchased the police car.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.37 square miles (0.96 km), all land. It lies within Gaines Township at the border with Argentine Township.