Charlotte, Michigan

Charlotte
City
Courthouse Square Museum, former Eaton County Courthouse
Nickname:  Maple City
Location of Charlotte, Michigan
Coordinates: 42°33′59″N 84°49′49″W / 42.56639°N 84.83028°W / 42.56639; -84.83028[1]
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Eaton
Founded by	Edmond B. Bostwick
Named for	Mr. Bostwick's wife Charlotte
Government [2]
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Michael Armitage
• Mayor Pro Tem	Branden Dyer
• City Manager	Erin LaPere
Area [3]
• Total	6.50 sq mi (16.83 km2)
• Land	6.45 sq mi (16.71 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation [1]	912 ft (278 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,299
• Density	1,441.48/sq mi (556.57/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	48813
Area code	517
FIPS code	26-14820[4]
GNIS feature ID	1626062[1]
Website	http://www.charlottemi.org/

Charlotte (/ʃɑːrˈlɒt/ shar-LOT) is a city and county seat of Eaton County, Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,074. ^[5]

Charlotte is in the central portion of the county on the boundary between Eaton Township and Carmel Township, though politically independent of both. Interstate 69 serves the city and connects it to the state capital of Lansing. It is located 21.5 miles (34.6 kilometers) from downtown Lansing.