Map of Manton city, Michigan

Manton is a city in Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,258 at the 2020 census.

Manton city overview:
Name:	Manton city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Wexford County
Incorporated:	1877 (village) 1923 (city)
Elevation:	1,132 ft (345 m)
Total Area:	1.61 sq mi (4.18 km²)
Land Area:	1.56 sq mi (4.04 km²)
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km²)
Total Population:	1,258
Population Density:	805.89/sq mi (311.14/km²)
Area code:	231
FIPS code:	2650880
GNISfeature ID:	1620691

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History

The townsite was purchased and cleared in 1872 along the proposed route of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, by two local settlers, Ezra Harger and George Manton, and a third partner, William Mears. The place was known locally as Cedar Creek, but the railroad named the new station “Manton” after its first postmaster, George Manton.

Manton was at one time the county seat for Wexford County. However, the county seat was forcibly moved to Cadillac in the Battle of Manton.

Amish community

In 1993 an Old Order Amish community was started near Manton, most of the members coming from the Evart-LeRoy area or from Vestaburg in Michigan. The community is more open to “seekers” – people who want to join the Amish – than other Old Order Amish communities. They are affiliated with the Amish community in Smyrna, Maine, which was founded as one of the “Christian Communities” under the leadership of Elmo Stoll, but joined the Amish, when the “Christian Communities” disbanded.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.61 square miles (4.17 km), of which 1.56 square miles (4.04 km) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km) (3.11%) is water.

Major highways

Bus. US 131 is a business loop of U.S. Route 131 that runs through Manton. US 131 runs just to the east of the city limits.
M-42 runs concurrent with Bus. US 131 through portions of Manton.