Vanderbilt, Michigan

Vanderbilt, Michigan
Village of Vanderbilt
Looking west along Main Street
Looking west along Main Street
Nickname: 
Gateway to the Pigeon River Country Forest
Location within Otsego County
Location within Otsego County
Vanderbilt is located in Michigan
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Location within the state of Michigan
Vanderbilt is located in the United States
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 45°08′35″N 84°39′40″W / 45.14306°N 84.66111°W / 45.14306; -84.66111
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyOtsego
TownshipCorwith
Settled1875
Incorporated1901
Government
 • TypeVillage council
 • PresidentChristina Boone
 • ClerkAnna Marie Detter
Area
 • Total1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2)
 • Land1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,096 ft (334 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total498
 • Density456.46/sq mi (176.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49795
Area code989
FIPS code26-81700[3]
GNIS feature ID1615504[4]

Vanderbilt is a village in Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 498 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Corwith Township.

Vanderbilt holds the record for the coldest recorded temperature in the state of Michigan when it reached −51 °F (−46 °C) on February 9, 1934.[5]

  1. ^ Otsego County (September 14, 2020). "Village of Vanderbilt". Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "State Climate Extremes Committee – Records – Michigan". National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved January 21, 2016.