Fostoria, Michigan

Fostoria, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°15′12″N 83°22′19″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Tuscola
Area [1]
• Total	4.01 sq mi (10.38 km^2)
• Land	4.01 sq mi (10.38 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	853 ft (260 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	664
• Density	165.71/sq mi (63.98/km^2)
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

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 3.861 square miles (10.00 km^2), of which 3.860 square miles (10.00 km^2) is land and 0.001 square miles (0.0026 km^2) is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	664		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

History

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

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. "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.