Fostoria, Michigan

Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Fostoria, Michigan

Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community

Fostoria, Michigan

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Fostoria, Michigan

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Coordinates: 43°15′12″N 83°22′19″W﻿ / ﻿43.25333°N 83.37194°W﻿ / 43.25333; -83.37194
Country| United States
State| Michigan
County| Tuscola
Area

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• Total| 4.01 sq mi (10.38 km2)
• Land| 4.01 sq mi (10.38 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

| 853 ft (260 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 664
• Density| 165.71/sq mi (63.98/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

48435

Area code| 989
GNIS feature ID| 626321[2]

Fostoria is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Watertown Township, Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 694 as of the 2010 census.[3] Fostoria has a post office with ZIP code 48435.[4][5]

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 3.861 square miles (10.00 km2), of which 3.860 square miles (10.00 km2) is land and 0.001 square miles (0.0026 km2) is water.[3]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 664| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

## History

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Michigan Governor Henry H. Crapo once owned most of the pine forestland in the area and had a line of the Pere Marquette Railway run through Fostoria. The community was named in 1881 for Crapo's foreman, Thomas Foster. Its first post office operated from July 1882 until May 1883.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
2. ^ "Fostoria". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. ^ a b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
4. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved May 6, 2018.
5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.

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Municipalities and communities of Tuscola County, Michigan, United States

County seat: Caro

Cities|

* Caro
* Vassar

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Villages|

* Akron
* Cass City
* Fairgrove
* Gagetown
* Kingston
* Mayville
* Millington
* Reese‡
* Unionville

Charter
township|

* Almer

General law
townships|

* Akron
* Arbela
* Columbia
* Dayton
* Denmark
* Elkland
* Ellington
* Elmwood
* Fairgrove
* Fremont
* Gilford
* Indianfields
* Juniata
* Kingston
* Koylton
* Millington
* Novesta
* Tuscola
* Vassar
* Watertown
* Wells
* Wisner

CDP|

* Fostoria

Other
communities|

* Bay Park
* Bradleyville
* Colling
* Colwood
* Dayton
* Deford
* Denmark Junction
* East Dayton
* Ellington
* Elmwood
* Gilford
* Juniata
* Karrs Corner
* Oakhurst
* Quanicassee
* Richville
* Silverwood‡
* Thomas
* Tuscola
* Wahjamega
* Watrousville
* Wisner
* Wilmot

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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