Falmouth, Michigan
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Falmouth, Michigan | |
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.jpg) Welcome sign to Falmouth (February 2018) | |
,_MI_location.png) Location within Missaukee County | |
  Falmouth Location within the state of Michigan  Falmouth Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 44°14′36″N 85°05′13″W / 44.24333°N 85.08694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Missaukee |
| Township | Clam Union |
| Settled | 1871 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2) |
| • Land | 0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 183 |
| • Density | 269.2/sq mi (103.95/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49632 |
| Area code | 231 |
| GNIS feature ID | 625817[3] |
| FIPS code | 26-27320 |
Falmouth is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[3] The community is located within Clam Union Township. The town has an annual event, The Falmouth Youth show, as a town fair showcasing animal showmanship and a craftshow. On the fourth of July, the town has a fireworks display at The Falmouth Dam after a music performance. The population was 183 at the 2020 census.[2]
It began as a lumbering settlement and was first known as Pinhook. A post office named Falmouth was established on December 18, 1871,[4] with Eugene W. Watson as the first postmaster. In 1873, Falmouth nearly became the county seat, losing to Reeder (now Lake City) by one vote. John Koopman built a store in 1879, and in 1881 bought the village plat, along with its saw, shingle and grist mill.[5]
Geography
Falmouth is in southern Missaukee County, in the northwest corner of Clam Union Township. It is 12 miles (19 km) by road southeast of Lake City, the county seat, and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of McBain.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Falmouth CDP has an area of 0.68 square miles (1.76 km2), all of if recorded as land.[1] The Clam River, a south-flowing tributary of the Muskegon River, runs along the southwest edge of the community.
