Michigan · Census place 2676220

Stanton, Michigan

Stanton is a city in Montcalm County, Michigan with an estimated 1,393 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 307th largest of 353 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,393; #307 of 353 in Michigan
Change since 2020: +3.6%; +49 people
Land area: 2.2 sq mi
Density: 648 / sq mi; State median 2,478

Orange pin: Stanton. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Lansing.

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Stanton population, 2020 to 2024

Stanton added 49 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +3.6%. In the latest year it moved by +14.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,344. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Stanton covers 2.15 square miles of land, for 648 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so Stanton is less dense than the typical town.

What county Stanton is in

All of Stanton's residents live in Montcalm County, which had 69,314 residents in 2024. Stanton holds 2.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Stanton

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Stanton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 48888. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Stanton is

The Census internal point of Stanton is at 43.293200, -85.079600. Lansing, the capital, is 46.9 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Greenville, MI (9,110 people), 11.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Grand Rapids, MI, 37.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 43.293200, -85.079600
DMS: 43°17'35.52"N 85°04'46.56"W
UTM: 16N 655784.1E 4795165.6N
Geohash: dpeqrcqcj
Plus code: 86MP7WVC+75

Daylight in Stanton

At 43.29° N, Stanton gets about 15 h 24 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 58 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 26 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Stanton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is Edmore, 8.2 miles away, with 1,277 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Stanton, MI?

1,393 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 49 (3.6%) from 1,344 in July 2020.

What county is Stanton in?

Montcalm County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Stanton?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 48888.

How far is Stanton from Lansing?

46.9 miles (75.4 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Stanton.

What is the nearest larger city to Stanton?

Greenville, MI, with 9,110 residents, 11.8 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.