Editing Coldwater, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Coldwater, Michigan
|official_name            = City of Coldwater
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|image_skyline            = Coldwater Downtown Historic District 2.jpg
|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = [[Coldwater Downtown Historic District]]
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|pushpin_label            = Coldwater
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|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]]
|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch]]
|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=City of Coldwater|url=https://www.coldwater.org/27/Your-Government|title=Coldwater: Your Government|date=2023|accessdate=June 19, 2023}}</ref>
|government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Thomas Kramer 
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Keith Baker
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1830
|established_title1       = Incorporated
|established_date1        = 1837 (village)<br>1861 (city)
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi         = 9.99
|area_land_sq_mi          = 9.65
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.34
|area_total_km2           = 25.87
|area_land_km2            = 25.00
|area_water_km2           = 0.88
|population_footnotes     = <ref name=C2020>{{cite web|last=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Coldwater_city;_Michigan?g=160XX00US2617020|title=Coldwater city; Michigan|date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|population_note          = 
|population_total         = 13822
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 1432.33
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|coordinates              = {{coord|41|56|24|N|85|00|00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 294
|elevation_ft             = 965
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49036
|area_code                = [[Area code 517|517]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-17020<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0623568<ref>{{GNIS|0623568}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.coldwater.org/|Official website}}
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
}}

'''Coldwater''' is a city in and county seat of [[Branch County, Michigan|Branch County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31}}</ref>  The city had a population of 13,822 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=C2020/>  The city is mostly surrounded by [[Coldwater Township, Branch County, Michigan|Coldwater Township]], but the two are administered autonomously.

==History==
American settlers first moved into the area around 1830, with many arriving from New York and New England.<ref name="A Brief History of Coldwater">{{cite web|url= http://www.coldwater.org/CommunityResources/History_Brief.html|title= A Brief History of Coldwater|publisher= City of Coldwater|access-date= June 17, 2014|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140621122812/http://www.coldwater.org/CommunityResources/History_Brief.html|archive-date= June 21, 2014}}</ref> Coldwater was incorporated as a village in 1837, and then incorporated by the legislature as a city in 1861.<ref>{{cite web|title=Historic Dates of Coldwater|url=http://www.coldwater.org/Content/Coldwater_HistoricDates.html|publisher=City of Coldwater|access-date=July 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504193325/http://www.coldwater.org/Content/Coldwater_HistoricDates.html|archive-date=May 4, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was designated in 1842 as the county seat of Branch County.<ref name="A Brief History of Coldwater"/>

==Geography==
The [[Coldwater River (Branch County)|Coldwater River]] flows into the city from the south, originating from Coldwater Lake.  The Coldwater chain of lakes also has an outlet called the Sauk River, which flows from its north end (near Quincy) and then through the south side of the city of Coldwater.  Both combine to form a series of shallow, connected lakes on the city's west side.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.27|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|8.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

===Climate===
Under the [[Köppen climate classification]] Coldwater has a [[humid continental climate]] that is borderline between categories ''Dfa'' (hot summer) and ''Dfb'' (long, warm summer).

[[National Weather Service]] records show that average January temperatures are a maximum of {{convert|30.9|°F|°C|1}} and a minimum of {{convert|15.9|°F|°C|1}}.  Average July temperatures are a maximum of {{convert|81.9|°F|°C|1}} and a minimum of {{convert|59.9|°F|°C|1}}. There are an average of 7.4 afternoons with highs of {{convert|90|°F|°C|1}} or higher and an average of 136.2 days with lows of {{convert|32|°F|°C}} or lower. The record high temperature of {{convert|108|°F|°C|1}} was on July 24, 1934, and the record low temperature was {{convert|&minus;29|°F|°C|1}} on January 31, 2019.<ref name = NCEI/><ref name = NOAA/>

Precipitation averages {{convert|39.12|in|mm|1}} annually. There is measurable precipitation on an average of 145 days. The wettest year was 2018 with {{convert|47.12|in|mm|1}} and the driest year was 1930 with {{convert|17.94|in|mm|1}}. The most precipitation in one month was {{convert|13.07|in|mm|1}} in August 2007. The most precipitation in 24 hours was {{convert|5.37|in|mm|1}} on June 26, 1978.<ref name = NCEI/><ref name = NOAA/>

Snowfall averages {{convert|42.7|in|cm}} annually. There is measurable snowfall on an average of 27.5 days. The snowiest season was from July 1977 to June 1978 when {{convert|84.8|in|cm}} fell, including {{convert|50.7|in|cm}} in January 1978.  A blizzard that month included {{convert|17.0|in|cm}} of snow on January 26, 1978.<ref name = NCEI/><ref name = NOAA/>

{{Weather box 
|location = Coldwater, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 70
|Feb record high F = 67
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 67
|year record high F = 108

|Jan avg record high F = 52.2
|Feb avg record high F = 54.2
|Mar avg record high F = 67.4
|Apr avg record high F = 77.1
|May avg record high F = 85.2
|Jun avg record high F = 91.0
|Jul avg record high F = 91.3
|Aug avg record high F = 89.8
|Sep avg record high F = 86.9
|Oct avg record high F = 79.3
|Nov avg record high F = 64.9
|Dec avg record high F = 54.5
|year avg record high F = 92.9

|Jan high F = 30.9
|Feb high F = 34.2
|Mar high F = 44.9
|Apr high F = 57.9
|May high F = 69.4
|Jun high F = 78.6
|Jul high F = 81.9
|Aug high F = 79.6
|Sep high F = 73.2
|Oct high F = 60.6
|Nov high F = 46.6
|Dec high F = 35.5
|year high F = 57.8
|Jan mean F = 23.4
|Feb mean F = 25.9
|Mar mean F = 35.3
|Apr mean F = 47.0
|May mean F = 58.2
|Jun mean F = 67.6
|Jul mean F = 70.9
|Aug mean F = 68.9
|Sep mean F = 62.0
|Oct mean F = 50.5
|Nov mean F = 38.5
|Dec mean F = 28.6
|year mean F = 48.1
|Jan low F = 15.9
|Feb low F = 17.6
|Mar low F = 25.7
|Apr low F = 36.1
|May low F = 47.1
|Jun low F = 56.6
|Jul low F = 59.9
|Aug low F = 58.2
|Sep low F = 50.7
|Oct low F = 40.3
|Nov low F = 30.5
|Dec low F = 21.7
|year low F = 38.4

|Jan avg record low F = -3.3
|Feb avg record low F = 1.0
|Mar avg record low F = 8.0
|Apr avg record low F = 22.8
|May avg record low F = 33.3
|Jun avg record low F = 43.5
|Jul avg record low F = 49.6
|Aug avg record low F = 48.0
|Sep avg record low F = 38.0
|Oct avg record low F = 28.3
|Nov avg record low F = 17.2
|Dec avg record low F = 4.9
|year avg record low F = -6.7

|Jan record low F = −29
|Feb record low F = −22
|Mar record low F = −13
|Apr record low F = 6
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 31
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 36
|Sep record low F = 27
|Oct record low F = 16
|Nov record low F = −4
|Dec record low F = −17
|year record low F = −29
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.53
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.30
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.22
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.42
|May precipitation inch = 4.30
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.85
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.03
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.41
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.27
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.66
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.75
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.38
|year precipitation inch = 39.12
|Jan snow inch = 13.1
|Feb snow inch = 10.7
|Mar snow inch = 4.9
|Apr snow inch = 1.1
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 3.6
|Dec snow inch = 9.2
|year snow inch = 42.7
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 14.4
|Feb precipitation days = 12.4
|Mar precipitation days = 11.2
|Apr precipitation days = 12.8
|May precipitation days = 13.2
|Jun precipitation days = 11.1
|Jul precipitation days = 9.8
|Aug precipitation days = 10.3
|Sep precipitation days = 10.9
|Oct precipitation days = 12.4
|Nov precipitation days = 12.8
|Dec precipitation days = 13.7
|year precipitation days = 145.0
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 8.3
|Feb snow days = 6.5
|Mar snow days = 3.2
|Apr snow days = 0.8
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 2.6
|Dec snow days = 6.0
|year snow days = 27.5
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=iwx
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 4, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00201675&format=pdf
| title = Station: Coldwater St School, MI
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 4, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 4381
|1880= 4681
|1890= 5247
|1900= 6216
|1910= 5945
|1920= 6114
|1930= 6735
|1940= 7343
|1950= 8594
|1960= 8880
|1970= 9155
|1980= 9461
|1990= 9607
|2000= 12697
|2010= 10945
|2020= 13822
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=March 19, 2023}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 10,945 people, 4,255 households, and 2,628 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1363.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,827 housing units at an average density of {{convert|601.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.6% of the population.

There were 4,255 households, of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.2% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.14.

The median age in the city was 35.2 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 12,697 people, 4,058 households, and 2,520 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,562.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 4,370 housing units at an average density of {{convert|537.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 85.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.75% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.92% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.52% of the population.

There were 4,058 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,913, and the median income for a family was $41,107. Males had a median income of $31,577 versus $22,088 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,833.  About 6.0% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
===Annual cultural events===
Several seasonal annual festivals are held in Coldwater. The Ice Festival held in January features ice carvings, a chili-tasting competition, and other family activities.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bluestarhighway.com/evt/2011/12/coldwater-ice-festival.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20140617233445/http://www.bluestarhighway.com/evt/2011/12/coldwater-ice-festival.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= June 17, 2014|title= COLDWATER ICE FESTIVA|publisher= Michigan Apple Committee|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref> The Strawberry fest held in June features many different foods made from strawberries and arts and crafts.<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.eventcrazy.com/Coldwater-MI/events/details/41468-Strawberry-Fest-and-Car-Show |title=Strawberry Fest and Car Show|publisher= Events Media Network, Inc.|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref> The Apple Fest held in September features home-baked goods made from apples and various arts and crafts.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.michiganapples.com/events/|title= Events|publisher= Michigan Apple Committee|access-date= June 17, 2014|archive-date= January 29, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140129143951/http://www.michiganapples.com/events/|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.discover-michigan.com/festivals-28/#.U6CsHPldV-g|title= Festivals|publisher= Coldwater Country Conference & Visitors Bureau|access-date= June 17, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140620195920/http://www.discover-michigan.com/festivals-28/#.U6CsHPldV-g|archive-date= June 20, 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref>

===Tourism===
The [[Tibbits Opera House]] in Coldwater was built in 1882; it is the second-oldest theater in Michigan. It was converted to a movie theater in the 1930s. In the 1960s a campaign began to restore its original use as a theater for live performances with the eventual goal of restoring its [[Empire style|French Empire]] architecture. It is now a venue for a variety of cultural activities.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.coldwater.org/CommunityResources/History_Brief.htmlhttp://tibbits.org/|title= Tibbits Opera House|publisher= Tibbits Opera House|access-date= June 17, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The Wing House was built in 1875; it is now operated as a historical museum by the Branch County Historical Society.<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.branchcountyhistoricalsociety.org/ |title=  Wing House Museum|publisher= Wing House Museum|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref> The Little River Railroad offers rides behind a 1911-built steam locomotive, departing from the city's historic 1883 depot.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.littleriverrailroad.com/index.htm|title= Little River Railroad|publisher= Little River Railroad|access-date= June 30, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150707143903/http://littleriverrailroad.com/index.htm|archive-date= July 7, 2015|url-status= dead}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:WaterworksColdwaterMI.jpg|thumb|right|Waterworks Park in Coldwater, Michigan]]
* [[Coldwater Community Schools]], public school district for Coldwater
* [[Pansophia Academy]], charter school, grades K–12
* St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School, grades K–5
* Legg Middle School, grades 6–8. Part of Coldwater Community Schools.
* [[Coldwater High School (Coldwater, Michigan)|Coldwater High School]], grades 9–12. Part of Coldwater Community Schools.
Aside from the usual public and parochial schools, Coldwater has a branch of [[Kellogg Community College]] and [[Baker College]].

==Media==
The newspaper published in Coldwater is ''[[The Daily Reporter (Coldwater)|The Daily Reporter]]''.

Coldwater has radio stations [[WTVB]] and [[WNWN (FM)|WNWN]], whose studios are located south of town on Business Loop 69 that are part of the [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]] radio area. There are no television stations broadcasting from within the county; Coldwater gets its television signals from the Kalamazoo-Grand Rapids-Battle Creek and Lansing-Jackson SMSAs in Michigan.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Air====
[[Branch County Memorial Airport|Memorial Airport]] serves general aviation only.

====Major highways====
*{{jct|state=MI|I|69}}. Coldwater is accessible from exits&nbsp;10 (BL I-69, Fenn Road), 13 (US&nbsp;12/BL I-69), and 16 (Jonesville Road). The city has expanded since 1967 when I-69 was completed in the area to incorporate the [[urban sprawl]] at exit&nbsp;13.
*{{jct|state=MI|BL|69|dab1=Coldwater}} runs through downtown Coldwater.
*{{jct|state=MI|US|12}} continues west to [[Sturgis, Michigan|Sturgis]] and east toward the [[Hillsdale, Michigan|Hillsdale]] area.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|86}} runs west to [[Three Rivers, Michigan|Three Rivers]].

====Mass transit====
Coldwater public bus transportation is provided by Branch Area Transit Authority (BATA).

====Rail====
Coldwater has an east–west railroad, but this is essentially a relic of one that led to [[Chicago]] and [[Detroit]].

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
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* [[Scott Brayton]], Indycar driver, was killed in practice at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] in 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/18/sports/auto-racing-brayton-killed-in-crash-during-indy-500-practice.html |title= AUTO RACING;Brayton Killed in Crash During Indy 500 Practice |work=The New York Times|access-date= June 19, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Enoch Chase]], [[Wisconsin]] State Senator<ref>{{cite book|last1=Frank|first1=Louis Frederick|title=The Medical History of Milwaukee: 1834-1914|date=1915|publisher=Germania Publishing Company|page=xx|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S-4SAAAAYAAJ&q=Enoch+Chase+coldwater+michigan&pg=PR20|access-date=19 June 2014}}</ref>
* [[George Coe (Michigan politician)|George Coe]], 11th [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=The Society|title=Historical Collections, Volume 14|date=1908|publisher=The Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qREUAAAAYAAJ&q=George+Alonzo+Coe+died+October+21%2C+1869&pg=PA66|access-date=17 June 2014}}</ref> 
* [[Hawley Harvey Crippen]], convicted of murdering his wife and executed<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1393946/Hawley-Harvey-Crippen|title= Hawley Harvey Crippen|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date= June 21, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Jim Curtiss]], professional baseball player
* [[Robert Dowdell]], actor
* [[Edward Ellis (actor)|Edward Ellis]], actor
* [[Samuel Etheridge]], one of [[Michigan]]'s first state senators, representing the Seventh Senatorial District from 1838 to 1840<ref>{{cite book|last1=Collin|first1=Rev. Henry P.|title=A TWENTIETH CENTURY History and Biographical Record OF BRANCH COUNTY, MICHIGAN|year=1906|publisher=REV. HENRY P. COLLIN, M. A.|page=[https://archive.org/details/atwentiethcentu00collgoog/page/n683 622]|url=https://archive.org/details/atwentiethcentu00collgoog|quote=Samuel Etheridge coldwater mi.|access-date=21 June 2014}}</ref>
* [[Jad Fair]] and David Fair, musicians; founders of the band [[Half Japanese]]
* [[Maude Farris-Luse]] (1887–2002), [[supercentenarian]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.toledoblade.com/Michigan/2001/07/16/Michigan-woman-declared-world-s-oldest.html|title= Michigan woman declared world's oldest|publisher=The Blade|access-date= June 22, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Alice Haylett]], [[All-American Girls Professional Baseball League|AAGPBL]] All-Star pitcher
* [[Bertha Lincoln Heustis]], writer, born in Coldwater
* [[Jeff Kellogg]], former [[MLB]] umpire
* [[Becky Levi]], [[Mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]]
* [[Cyrus G. Luce]], Michigan governor<ref>{{cite book|last1=Michigan. Legislature|first1=and Ellsworth, Fannie|title=In Memory of Hon. Cyrus Gray Luce: Ex-governor of the State of Michigan : Proceedings of the Senate and the House of Representatives : Biographical Sketch by Mrs. Fannie E. Newberry|date=1905|publisher=authority of the Legislature|page=73|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o3HhAAAAMAAJ&q=Cyrus+G.+Luce+coldwater+mi&pg=PA73|access-date=22 June 2014}}</ref>
* [[Ruth McDevitt]], actress
* [[Alfred Milnes]], mayor of Coldwater and 28th [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]]
* [[Clara D. Pierson]], children's book author<ref>[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-2010126?view=text "Pierson Family Papers 1821-1996"]. Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.</ref>
* [[Harriet Quimby]], [[Aviation pioneers|aviation pioneer]], the first US woman to receive a pilot's license<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ashlee|first1=Laura R.|title=Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers|date=2005|publisher=University of Michigan Press|page=52|isbn=0472030663|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xd-mh9r0zEkC&q=Harriet+Quimby+coldwater+mi&pg=PA52|access-date=22 June 2014}}</ref>
* [[Dan Severn]], mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
* [[Jeff Stanton]], motorcycle racer
* [[Robert Teeter]], Republican pollster and campaign strategist
* [[Bill Welke]], current [[MLB]] umpire
* [[Tim Welke]], former [[MLB]] umpire<ref>{{cite web|url= http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/bio.jsp?id=2968|title=Tim Welke – Crew Chief – 3
|publisher= MLB Advanced Media|access-date= June 17, 2014}}</ref>
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==Sister cities==
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Soltau]], [[Germany]]

==See also==
*[[Battery "L" 1st Regiment Michigan Light Artillery]]
*[[Coldwater Downtown Historic District]]
*[[Marshall Street Historic District (Coldwater, Michigan)]]
*[[East Chicago Street Historic District]]
*[[First Presbyterian Church (Coldwater, Michigan)]]
*[[South Monroe Street Historic District]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Coldwater, Michigan}}
* [http://www.coldwater.org/ City of Coldwater official website]
* [http://www.coldwatercountry.com/ Coldwater Country Conference & Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.coldwaterdda.org/ Coldwater Downtown Development Authority]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100725155752/http://www.branch-isd.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=2  Branch Area Career Center]
* [http://www.coldwaterschools.org/ Coldwater Community Schools]

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