Editing Manton, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Manton, Michigan
| official_name      = City of Manton
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| image_caption      = Looking west along Main Street ([[Business routes of U.S. Route 131#Manton|Bus. US 131]])
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]]

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford]]

<!-- Government -->| government_type    = [[City commission government|City commission]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Joseph Grzybowski
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Jessica Schisser
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1872
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1877 (village)<br>1923 (city)

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| population_total   = 1258
| population_density_km2 = 311.14
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| elevation_m        = 345
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49663
| area_code          = [[Area code 231|231]]
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[[File:Caldwell Manton residence 1913.jpg|thumb|250px|1913 Manton residence of Michigan State Republican Representative [[John Caldwell (Michigan politician)|John Caldwell]].]]

'''Manton''' ({{IPAc-en|m|æ|n|.|t|ə|n}}) is a [[city]] in [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The population was 1,258 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The city is located in northeastern Wexford County, which itself is part of [[Northern Michigan]].

== History ==
{{See also|History of Northern Michigan}}

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, Michigan|Wexford County]].  However, the county seat was forcibly moved to [[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]] in the [[Cadillac, Michigan#Battle of Manton|Battle of Manton]].

===Amish community===
In 1993, an [[Amish|Old Order Amish]] community was started near Manton, most of the members coming from the [[Evart, Michigan|Evart]]-[[LeRoy, Michigan|LeRoy]] area or from [[Vestaburg, Michigan|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 (Elmo Stoll)|"Christian Communities"]] under the leadership of [[Elmo Stoll]], but joined the Amish, when the "Christian Communities" disbanded.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150221092504/http://static.record-eagle.com/2001/aug/05amish.htm "Amish community thrives near Manton" at static.record-eagle.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.amish365.com/manton-michigan/ "Manton, Michigan" at amish365.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.mtsu.edu/borders/archives/14/BS_2003_archive.pdf Richard A. Pride: ''Elmo Stoll and the Christian Community at Cookeville'' in Border States: Journal of the Kentucky Tennessee American Studies Association, Volume 14 : 2003, page 46]</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (3.11%) is water.

The city of Manton is surrounded by [[Cedar Creek Township, Wexford County, Michigan|Cedar Creek Township]]. However, the two municipalities are administered separately.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|US|131}} is a freeway that bypasses the city to its east. It has its final freeway exit (exit 191) with M-42 and Bus. US 131 just southeast of the city before becoming a two-lane highway {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} north of Manton and continuing north to [[Kalkaska, Michigan|Kalkaska]] and [[Petoskey, Michigan|Petoskey]].
*{{jct|state=MI|US-Bus|131|dab1=Manton}} is a business loop of US&nbsp;131 that starts at M-42 and US 131 (exit 191), runs through Manton, and runs out of town for {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} before meeting the US 131 freeway at a normal intersection.
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|42}} runs concurrently with Bus. US 131 into Manton for a mile before ending at an intersection with 7th Street and Main Street. Bus. US 131 turns north without M-42.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 214
|1890= 661
|1900= 895
|1910= 1069
|1920= 793
|1930= 1008
|1940= 1006
|1950= 1085
|1960= 1050
|1970= 1107
|1980= 1212
|1990= 1161
|2000= 1221
|2010= 1287
|2020= 1258
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</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]]|accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,287 people, 504 households, and 327 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|825.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 577 housing units at an average density of {{convert|369.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.3% of the population.

There were 504 households, of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10.

The median age in the city was 31.9 years. 30% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 22.3% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,221 people, 497 households, and 317 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|784.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 541 housing units at an average density of {{convert|347.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 97.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 497 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,339, and the median income for a family was $31,979. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $21,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,528.  About 9.3% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Images==
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File:Manton, MI post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Manton}}
File:Manton, MI city hall.jpg|{{center|City of Manton Office}}
File:Manton, MI road signage.jpg|{{center|Road signage along [[U.S. Route 131 Business (Manton, Michigan)|Bus. US 131]]}}
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151125073655/http://www.mantonmichigan.org/community_history.html Manton history]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040614001815/http://mantonmichigan.org/ Manton Area Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.mantonmi.com Manton Michigan City Web Portal]

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[[Category:Cities in Wexford County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1877]]
[[Category:1877 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Former county seats in Michigan]]