Constantine, Michigan | |
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 Main Street, Old U.S. 131 through town | |
 Location of Constantine, Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 41°50′23″N 85°39′53″W / 41.83972°N 85.66472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | St. Joseph |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2) |
| • Land | 1.64 sq mi (4.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,947 |
| • Density | 1,190.10/sq mi (459.60/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 26-17840[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1624472[3] |
| Website | Village website |
Constantine is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,076 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Constantine Township. U.S. Highway 131 (Main Street in the village) leads to Kalamazoo to the north and to the Indiana Toll Road six miles to the south. The St. Joseph River, navigable from source to outlet, passes through the village, emptying in Lake Michigan to the west.
The telephone provider is Verizon and the electric provider is AEP Indiana Michigan Power. Located in an agricultural area, Constantine is known as the Seed Corn Capital of the World, as both Monsanto and Pioneer having their biggest facilities located here.
Constantine is the birthplace of Harry Hill Bandholtz, a US brigadier general in World War I and head of the US Military Mission to Hungary.
Constantine has its own public high school, home of the Falcons.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.