Klingers, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Klingers is an unincorporated community in St. Joseph County
in the southwest region of the U.S. state
of Michigan
.
The community is situated situated at the junction of US 12
and County Highway133/Klinger Lake Road at 41°47′35"N 85°31′34"W. It is on the boundary between Sturgis Township
to the east and White Pigeon Township
to the west. It is approximately midway between the city of Sturgis
and the village of White Pigeon
.
Klinger Lake is nearby to the northwest. The lake empties into the Fawn River
via the Sherman Mill Creek, which also drains Tamarack Lake and Thompson Lake to the northeast.
The community began with a station named "Douglas" on the Michigan Southern Railroad, later part of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. When a post office with the name "Klinger's Lake" opened September 26, 1879, with Erastus P. Moon as the first postmaster, the station name was also changed. The name changed to "Klingers" on October 5, 1895, and was discontinued on May 31, 1937. The lake and community were named for Peter Klinger who had settled nearby in 1827. The name appears on various maps as Klinger, Klingers, or Klinger's Lake. Klinger Lake County Club is located nearby.
St. Joseph County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,422 people, 23,381 households, and 16,600 families residing in the county. The population density was 124 people per square mile . There were 26,503 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile...
in the southwest region of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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The community is situated situated at the junction of US 12
U.S. Route 12
U.S. Route 12 or US 12 is an east–west United States highway, running from Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean, in the state of Washington, to downtown Detroit, for almost . As a thoroughfare, it has mostly been supplanted by I-90 and I-94, but remains an important road for local travel.The...
and County Highway133/Klinger Lake Road at 41°47′35"N 85°31′34"W. It is on the boundary between Sturgis Township
Sturgis Township, Michigan
Sturgis Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,403 at the 2000 census. The City of Sturgis is located at the northeast corner of the township and is administratively autonomous.-Geography:...
to the east and White Pigeon Township
White Pigeon Township, Michigan
White Pigeon Township is a civil township of St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,847 at the 2000 census. The village of White Pigeon is located within the township.-Geography:...
to the west. It is approximately midway between the city of Sturgis
Sturgis, Michigan
Sturgis, is a city in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,994 at the 2010 census. The city is located at the northeast corner of Sturgis Township and at the intersection of US 12 and M-66....
and the village of White Pigeon
White Pigeon, Michigan
White Pigeon is a village in St. Joseph County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,627 at the 2000 census. The village is located within White Pigeon Township.-Geography:...
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Klinger Lake is nearby to the northwest. The lake empties into the Fawn River
Fawn River (Michigan)
The Fawn River is a river in southwest Michigan and northeast Indiana in the United States. It flows into the St. Joseph River at in the city of Constantine, Michigan. The headwaters rise in a series of lakes and marshes in northern Steuben County, Indiana near Pokagon State Park, where it is...
via the Sherman Mill Creek, which also drains Tamarack Lake and Thompson Lake to the northeast.
The community began with a station named "Douglas" on the Michigan Southern Railroad, later part of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. When a post office with the name "Klinger's Lake" opened September 26, 1879, with Erastus P. Moon as the first postmaster, the station name was also changed. The name changed to "Klingers" on October 5, 1895, and was discontinued on May 31, 1937. The lake and community were named for Peter Klinger who had settled nearby in 1827. The name appears on various maps as Klinger, Klingers, or Klinger's Lake. Klinger Lake County Club is located nearby.