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{{Infobox settlement
|name                   = Elm Hall, Michigan
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|settlement_type        = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP) & [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]]
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|image_caption          = Intersection of Van Buren and Lumberjack
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]]

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|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = United States
|subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Civil township|Township]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Sumner Township, Michigan|Sumner]]
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|established_title      = Settled
|established_date       = 1855
|established_title1     = [[Plat]]ted
|established_date1      = 1863

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|area_total_km2         = 3.65
|area_land_km2          = 3.63
|area_water_km2         = 0.03
|area_total_sq_mi       = 1.41
|area_land_sq_mi        = 1.40
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|population_as_of       = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes   = <ref name=C2020>{{cite web|last=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Elm+Hall+CDP,+Michigan|title=Elm Hall CDP, Michigan|date=January 4, 2023}}</ref>
|population_total       = 279
|population_density_sq_mi = 199.29

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|timezone               = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset             = -5
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|elevation_ft           = 797
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|postal_code_type       = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code            = 48830<br>48877 ([[Riverdale, Michigan|Riverdale]])
|area_code              = [[Area code 989|989]]
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|blank_info             = 625508<ref name=GNIS>{{GNIS|625508|Elm Hall, Michigan}}</ref>
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'''Elm Hall''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Gratiot County, Michigan|Gratiot County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].<ref name=GNIS/>  The CDP had a population of 279 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=C2020/>  The community is located within [[Sumner Township, Michigan|Sumner Township]].

As an unincorporated community, Elm Hall has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 48830 ZIP Code.<ref name=GOOG>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Elm+Hall,+MI+48830/@43.3651938,-84.8535071,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x8822733578e48f41:0x4f79c8f9a13e0f4c!8m2!3d43.3651957!4d-84.8359975 |title = 48830 ZIP Code map |access-date = July 24, 2022 }}</ref><ref name=ZIPC>{{cite web|last=UnitedStatesZipCodes.org|url=https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/48830/|title=ZIP Code 48830: Elm Hall|date=2022|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
Elm Hall was first settled in 1855 by brothers Jacob, Michael, and Nathaniel Strayer and their families.  [[Sumner Township, Michigan|Sumner Township]] was established that same year.  The families all lived in a long building (or hall) that was made out of elm logs, and the community name became known as Elm Hall.  A post office was established on August 18, 1857 with Baron Blanchard serving as the first postmaster.  The community was [[Plat|platted]] and recorded in 1863.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |series=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=181}}</ref>

For the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Elm Hall was included as a newly-listed [[List of census-designated places in Michigan|census-designated place]].  Elm Hall continues to remain an unincorporated community with no legal autonomy of its own.<ref>{{cite web| last= [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]]|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_mi.html|title=State of Michigan Census Designated Places|date=2020|accessdate=July 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{GNIS|2806326|Elm Hall Census Designated Place}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Elm Hall, MI street signage.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Road signage along Lumberjack Road]]
[[File:Elm Hall, MI post office.jpg|thumb|left|250px|U.S. Post Office in Elm Hall]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the Elm Hall CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.41|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|1.40|sqmi|km2|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|km2|2}} (0.71%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

Elm Hall is centrally located in the state's [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan|Lower Peninsula]] about {{convert|20|mi|km}} south of [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan|Mount Pleasant]] and {{convert|60|mi|km}} north of the capital city of [[Lansing, Michigan|Lansing]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Economic Development Corporation|url=https://www.michigan.org/city/elm-hall|title=Pure Michigan: Elm Hall|date=2022|accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref>  The community is centered along North Lumberjack Road and West Van Buren Road in the northwest corner of [[Sumner Township, Michigan|Sumner Township]] about {{convert|3.0|mi|km|1}} south of [[M-46 (Michigan highway)|M-46]].  The Pine River flows through the community.<ref>{{GNIS|634984|Pine River}}</ref>

Other nearby unincorporated communities include [[Riverdale, Michigan|Riverdale]] to the north, [[Sumner, Michigan|Sumner]] to the south, [[Vestaburg, Michigan|Vestaburg]] to the northwest, and [[Elwell, Michigan|Elwell]] to the northeast.  The city of [[Alma, Michigan|Alma]] is about {{convert|10|mi|km}} to the east.

The Elm Hall post office uses the 48830 ZIP Code and is primarily for [[post office box]] services only.<ref name=ZIPC/>  The post office is located at 5025 North Lumberjack Road in the center of the community.<ref>{{cite web|last=[[United States Postal Service]]|url=https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm?location=1362429|title=Elm Hall – Post Office|date=2022|accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref>  The surrounding area uses the Riverdale 48877 ZIP Code post office located to the north in the community of Riverdale.<ref>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Riverdale,+MI+48877/@43.401214,-84.9833779,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88220c616e565639:0xbccb8d3af3a9e05b!8m2!3d43.3774911!4d-84.8463673 |title = 48877 ZIP Code map |access-date = July 30, 2022 }}</ref>  The Elm Hall post office is unofficially considered the smallest post office building in the state of Michigan.<ref>{{cite web|last=RoadsideAmerica.com|url=https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/35210|title=Elm Hall, Michigan: Michigan's Smallest Post Office|date=2022|accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref>  It may be among the smallest active post office buildings in the United States after the [[Silver Lake, West Virginia|Silver Lake]] post office, the [[Salvo Post Office]], and the [[Ochopee Post Office]].<ref>{{cite web|last=United States Postal Service|url=https://facts.usps.com/smallest-post-office/|title=USPS Smallest Post Office|date=2022|accessdate=August 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=|url=https://stampsmarter.org/learning/SmallestUSPO.html|title=Smallest US Post Office Buildings|date=2022|accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref>

==Demographics==

* Age:
** The median age in Elm Hall is '''45.6''', which is about '''20 percent higher''' than the figure for the Alma, MI Micro Area (39.6) and approximately '''10 percent higher''' than the figure for Michigan (39.9).
** Population by age range:
*** '''0-9''': 2%
*** '''10-19''': 11%
*** '''20-29''': 20%
*** '''30-39''': 9%
*** '''40-49''': 14%
*** '''50-59''': 6%
*** '''60-69''': 15%
*** '''70-79''': 12%
*** '''80+''': 6%
* Sex:
** Female: '''51%'''
** Male: '''49%'''
* Race & Ethnicity:
** '''White''': 96%
** '''Black''': 0%
** '''Native''': 1%
** '''Asian''': 0%
** '''Islander''': 0%
** '''Other''': 0%
** '''Hispanic''': 3% (Hispanic includes respondents of any race)
* Economics:
** '''Per capita income''': Elm Hall’s per capita income is about two-thirds of the amount in the Alma, MI Micro Area ($19,002 vs. $28,123) and about half the amount in Michigan ($19,002 vs. $37,929).
** '''Median household income''':
*** Under $50K: 26%
*** $50K - $100K: 11%
*** $100K - $200K: 0%
*** Over $200K: 0%
** '''Poverty rate''': '''50.3%''' of Elm Hall residents are below the poverty line, more than double the rate in the Alma, MI Micro Area (14.1%) and Michigan (13.1%).
* Transportation to work:
** Mean travel time to work: '''65.5 minutes''', more than double the figure in the Alma, MI Micro Area (24.6 minutes) and Michigan (24.5 minutes).
** Means of transportation to work:
*** Drove alone: 100%
*** Carpooled: 0%
*** Public transit: 0%
*** Bicycle: 0%
*** Walked: 0%
*** Worked at home: 0%
* Households:
** Number of households: '''88'''
** Persons per household: '''2.1'''
** Female householders: 37%
** Married couples: 31%
** Male householders: 32%
** Non-family households: 0%
* Marital status:
** Married: 31%
** Never married: 22% (male) / 25% (female)
** Now married: 32% (male) / 31% (female)
** Divorced: 37% (male) / 16% (female)
** Widowed: 9% (male) / 28% (female)
* Fertility:
** Women aged 15-50 who gave birth during the past year: N/A
{{US Census population
|2020= 165
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

==Education==
The community of Elm Hall is served by Alma Public Schools to the east in the city of [[Alma, Michigan|Alma]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_GRATIOT%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Gratiot County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|access-date=August 6, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Gratiot County, Michigan}}

[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Gratiot County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Gratiot County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1855]]
[[Category:1855 establishments in Michigan]]