Montcalm County, Michigan

Montcalm County
County
Giles Gilbert House
Location within the U.S. state of Michigan
Michigan's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°19′N 85°09′W / 43.31°N 85.15°W / 43.31; -85.15
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Founded	1738 (created) 1850 (organized)[1]
Named for	Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Seat	Stanton
Largest city	Greenville
Area
• Total	721 sq mi (1,870 km2)
• Land	705 sq mi (1,830 km2)
• Water	15 sq mi (40 km2)  2.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	66,614
• Density	90/sq mi (30/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	montcalm.us

Montcalm County (/ˌmɒntkɔːlm/ MAHNT-calm) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 66,614.^[2] The county is geographically located in the West Michigan region of the Lower Peninsula. The county seat is Stanton, and the largest city is Greenville.^[3] The county is named for General Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, military commander of French troops during the French and Indian War. The county was set off in 1831 and organized in 1850.^[1]

Montcalm County is part of the Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.