Constantine, Michigan

Constantine, Michigan
Village
Main Street, Old U.S. 131 through town
Location of Constantine, Michigan
Coordinates: 41°50′23″N 85°39′53″W / 41.83972°N 85.66472°W / 41.83972; -85.66472
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	St. Joseph
Area [1]
• Total	1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2)
• Land	1.64 sq mi (4.24 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
Elevation	787 ft (240 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,947
• Density	1,190.10/sq mi (459.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	26-17840[2]
GNIS feature ID	1624472[3]
Website	Village website

Constantine is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,076 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Constantine Township. U.S. Highway 131 (Main Street in the village) leads to Kalamazoo to the north and to the Indiana Toll Road six miles to the south. The St. Joseph River, navigable from source to outlet, passes through the village, emptying in Lake Michigan to the west.

The telephone provider is Verizon and the electric provider is AEP Indiana Michigan Power. Located in an agricultural area, Constantine is known as the Seed Corn Capital of the World, as both Monsanto and Pioneer having their biggest facilities located here.

Constantine is the birthplace of Harry Hill Bandholtz, a US brigadier general in World War I and head of the US Military Mission to Hungary.

Constantine has its own public high school, home of the Falcons.