St. Johns, Michigan

St. Johns, Michigan
City
City of St. Johns
Clinton County Courthouse in downtown St. Johns
Nickname(s):  "S.J.", "Mint City (U.S.A.)", "Mint Capital of the World"
Location within Clinton County
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Coordinates: 43°00′02″N 84°33′20″W / 43.00056°N 84.55556°W / 43.00056; -84.55556[1]
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Clinton
Settled	1853
Incorporated	1904
Government
• Type	Commission–manager
• Mayor	Eric Hufnagel
• Manager	Dave Kudwa
Area [2]
• Total	4.21 sq mi (10.91 km2)
• Land	4.21 sq mi (10.91 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	791 ft (241 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,698
• Density	1,827.20/sq mi (705.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48879
Area code	989 517
FIPS code	26-70940[3]
GNIS feature ID	1627030[1]
Website	Official website

St. Johns or Saint Johns^[1] is the largest city and county seat of Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan.^[4] The population was 7,698 at the 2020 census.

St. Johns is located in the north of Clinton County, surrounded by Bingham Township (although the two are administered independently). St. Johns is about 18 miles (29 km) north of Lansing, Michigan's capital city, and is part of the Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area. St. Johns has been nicknamed the "Mint Capital of the World".^[5]