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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]

Fostoria, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Fostoria, Michigan
Fostoria, Michigan
Coordinates: 43°15′12″N 83°22′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyTuscola
Area
  Total4.01 sq mi (10.38 km2)
  Land4.01 sq mi (10.38 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total664
  Density165.71/sq mi (63.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
48435
Area code(s)989
GNIS feature ID626321[2]

Geography


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


Historical population
CensusPop.
2020664
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.
  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. 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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