Almont

History

Almont was first settled in 1828 by James Deneen. It received a post office in 1835 named Bristol, for Oliver Bristol, the second permanent settler. The village was platted as Newburg in 1836, and renamed Almont in 1846. According to HildaMae Bowman's "Almont, The Tale of Then and Now," Almont's name was changed in 1845 to honor the Mexican general, Juan Almonte.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. The village center of Almont is located at the intersection of M-53 (also known as Van Dyke) and St. Clair Street. To the east, St. Clair is known as Almont Road, and to the west it is known as General Squire Road. In addition, this is also sometimes deemed as "40 Mile Road", although the nearby ascending "mile roads" officially end at "37 Mile Road". Nearby towns include Bruce Township and Romeo to the south; Dryden to the northwest; Imlay City to the north; and Allenton to the east, and Capac to the northeast. Almont is approximately north of Detroit.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,569
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6,450
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,167
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,752
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  5,422
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5,375
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5,100
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,089

Largest nearby schools

• Orchard Primary School
  Elementary · ALMONT · 557 students · 20.6:1 ratio
• Imlay City High School
  High · IMLAY CITY · 524 students · 19.4:1 ratio
• Almont Middle School
  Middle · ALMONT · 425 students · 20.2:1 ratio
• Almont High School
  High · ALMONT · 418 students · 20.9:1 ratio
• Imlay City Middle School
  Middle · IMLAY CITY · 396 students · 18.9:1 ratio
• Borland Elementary School
  Elementary · IMLAY CITY · 390 students · 19.5:1 ratio
• Weston Elementary School
  Elementary · IMLAY CITY · 385 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• Dryden High School
  High · DRYDEN · 239 students · 18.4:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3 — 2026-04-26
  7 km SSE of Amherstburg, Canada
• M 2.5 — 2022-05-23
  2 km NNW of Corunna, Canada
• M 3.4 — 2018-04-20
  Michigan
• M 3 — 2011-02-23
  18 km NE of Leamington, Canada
• M 2.5 — 2010-03-08
  7 km ENE of Grosse Ile, Michigan