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Trufant

MichiganCDP

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Total population

572

Median home value

$123,600

8.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$93,750

Trufant$94k
National$74k
Elevation276 m
Land area2.89 km²
Weather65°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Coordinates43.32°, -85.35°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
276 m
Area
2.89 km²

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Overview

Trufant is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maple Valley Township, Montcalm County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Trufant was 510.

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History & geography

History

Emery Trufant built the first water-powered sawmill here in 1872. He sold out to J. B. Hileman and Jacob Hesser, who later built a steam-powered mill on the site. Their firm platted the village of Trufant on March 10, 1875, and named it after Trufant, recognizing him as the first settler.  The community was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.

Geography

Trufant is in western Montcalm County, in the southeast part of Maple Valley Township. It is southeast of Howard City, northeast of Cedar Springs, and northwest of Greenville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Trufant CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 14.25%, are water. Muskellunge Lake is in the eastern part of the CDP; it drains south through a chain of lakes to Clear Creek and eventually the Flat River, a tributary of the Grand River.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
47
Median home value
$123,600
Housing units
227
Poverty rate
4.2%
Unemployment
2.5%

Race & ethnicity

White
98.3%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
43.3219
Longitude
-85.3499
Water area
0.16 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Overnight
65°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tuesday
76°F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
53°F
Partly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday
66°F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
43°F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
62°F
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for Trufant, MI from NOAA NWS API.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.72
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,359

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
190
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

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Books about Trufant

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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library