The first record of settlement in Almont can be traced to 1827, when a road was cut through the wilderness north, near what is now Main Street in the Village. The first homestead was located near the corner of Van Dyke and Hollow Corners Road.
In 1836 the Village was platted into building lots and contained five dwellings, a school, hotel, store, blacksmith shop and a shoe shop. The population of the Village reached 888 persons by 1840.
Up until 1846, the name Bristol had adhered to the Township and the name Newburg to the Village. The postmaster at the time was instrumental in having the name of both communities changed to Almont after the well-known General, Juan N. Almonte.
Almont was an important community during the settlement of Lapeer and Sanilac Counties and the lumbering industry that was the foundation of the economy at the time. The railroad line that eventually reached Almont in 1882 was a narrow gauge branch of the Port Huron and Northwest Railroad. The railroad was never extended and was abandoned in 1942.
The first electric streetcar from Detroit reached Almont in 1914. The streetcar also brought electricity with it, as Almont was one of the first communities in the area to be served by electric power. The streetcar was later extended to Imlay City and served the community until 1925.
Currently the Township is linked to the larger southeast Michigan region by M-53, which provides a north-south route between central Detroit and the City of Port Austin and I-69, which bisects M-53 just north of the township in an east-west direction, linking Port Huron and Indianapolis, IN.
The Township is served by three school districts, Almont, Dryden and Imlay City. Almont Community Schools is located in the township and has a High School, Middle School, Elementary and Primary buildings. For more information please visit the Almont School District Website at www.almontschools.org.
| County FIPS: 087 Township FIPS: 01680 Total Persons: 6583Total Males: 3332 Total Females: 3251 Total White Persons: 6306 Total Black Persons: 10 Total Native Americans: 14 Total Asian: 15 Total Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 Total Mixed Persons (2 or more races): 57 Total Non-Hispanic Persons: 6295 Total Hispanic Persons: 288 Persons Under 5 years: 211 Persons 5 to 17 years: 1603 Persons 18 to 24 years: 398 Persons 25 to 44 years: 1731 Persons 45 to 64 years: 1378 Persons 65 to 84 years: 692 Median Age – Total Population: 40.4Average Household Size (Persons Per Household): 2.76 Married Family Households with Children Under 18: 1288 Single-Parent Family Households with Children Under 18 (Male Housholder): 96 Single-Parent Family Households with Children Under 18 (Female Housholder): 430 Households with Someone 65 Years or Older Living Alone: 739Total Housing Units: 2491 Total Occupied Housing Units (remainder are vacant): 2339 Total Owner-Occupied Housing (Other occupied are renters): 2072Foreign Born Persons (includes naturalized & non-citizens): 140 Total Population: 6613 |
Persons (25 Years and Over) without a High School Diploma: 388 Persons (25 Years and Over) with Bachelors Degree or Higher: 842 Total Persons (25 Years and Over): 4401Working Women (20 to 64 years old) With Children Under 6: 46 Working Women (20 to 64 years old) With Children 6 to 17 years old: 384 Working Women (20 to 64 years old) With Children Both Under 6 and 6 to 17: 125 Working Women (20 to 64 years old) Without Children Under 18: 950 Women (20 to 64 years old) – Not Working (i.e., not in Labor Force): 526Total People (16 and Over) Employed: 3328Median Household Income: 62592 Median Family Income: 71892 Per Capita Income: 25422 Persons Below Poverty Level in the past 12 Months: 774 Population used to determine Poverty Level: 6613 Families in Poverty in the past 12 Months: 162 Total Families: 1763 Households in Poverty in the past 12 Months: 162 Total Households: 1763 Median Number of Rooms per Housing Unit: 6.1 Mobile Homes: 243 Total Houses: 2491Median Year Structure [housing unit] was Built: 1984 Median Year Current Householder Moved In: 1998 Median Gross Rent (in dollars) for units being rented: 598 Median (Owner-Occupied) Housing Value: 187300 Median Owner Costs for Owner Occupied Housing Units With a Mortgage: 1617 Median Owner Costs for Owner Occupied Housing Units Without a Mortgage: 455 |
2017 Millage Rates Almont School District
911 —- 0.7407
MCF —- 0.3258
Seniors —- 0.2468
Veterans —- 0.0987
Stephens Library —- 1.2447
Lapeer ISD —- 2.8915
Almont Operating(Non-Homestead) —- 17.2322
Almont Debt —- 8.4500
Almont Sinking —- 0.9827
Township Tax —- 1.3512
Fire Operating —- 0.9958
Township Police —- 2.25
Lapeer EMS—–0.9935
2017 Millage Rates
SET —- 6.0000
Lapeer County —- 3.7421