Temperance, Michigan

Temperance, Michigan
Lewis Avenue at Temperance Road
Lewis Avenue at Temperance Road
Location within Monroe County
Location within Monroe County
Temperance is located in Michigan
Temperance
Temperance
Location within the state of Michigan
Temperance is located in the United States
Temperance
Temperance
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 41°46′45″N 83°34′08″W / 41.77917°N 83.56889°W / 41.77917; -83.56889
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMonroe
TownshipBedford
Area
 • Total4.64 sq mi (12.02 km2)
 • Land4.61 sq mi (11.94 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,188
 • Density1,992.19/sq mi (769.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48182
Area code734
FIPS code26-79240[2]
GNIS feature ID1614669[3]

Temperance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,188 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located within Bedford Township.

The community was established as early as 1859. The Temperance 48182 ZIP Code serves most of Bedford Township outside of the Lambertville area, as well as portions of western Erie Township, southern Ida Township, and northeast Whiteford Township.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Temperance, Michigan
  4. ^ 48182 5-Digit ZCTA, 481 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder[permanent dead link], U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census