Attica, Michigan

Attica, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Lapeer County
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Coordinates: 43°01′49″N83°09′58″W / 43.03028°N 83.16611°W / 43.03028; -83.16611
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Lapeer
Township	Attica
Settled	1851
Area [1]
• Total	4.97 sq mi (12.87 km2)
• Land	4.78 sq mi (12.37 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
Elevation	896 ft (273 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	962
• Density	201.26/sq mi (77.71/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48412
Area code	810
GNIS feature ID	620309 [2]

Attica is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Attica Township, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 962 as of the 2020 census. ^[3] Attica has a post office with ZIP code 48412. ^{[4] [5]}

Geography

Attica is in southeastern Lapeer County, north of the center of Attica Township. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Interstate 69, with access from Exit 163 (Lake Pleasant Road). I-69 leads east 39 miles (63 km) to Port Huron and west 27 miles (43 km) to Flint. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Attica CDP has an area of 4.968 square miles (12.87 km²), of which 4.775 square miles (12.37 km²) are land and 0.193 square miles (0.50 km²), or 3.88%, are water. ^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	962		—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

History

In 1851, William Williams from New York state built a sawmill here, and most of the settlement developed on his land. I. N. Jenness, a lumberman and also from New York, is considered as co-founder of the community. A post office named "Mill Station" was established on October 9, 1867, with Oscar A. Williams as the first postmaster. The office was renamed "Elk Lake" on September 12, 1870, and became "Attica", after the township, on February 1, 1871. ^[8] The Attica Hotel, built in Attica, Michigan in the early 1870s, was originally called the Williams House and later the Schirmer House.The Williams family had 14 children, and there are five bedrooms on the second floor wing. The second floor also held a ballroom with a door leading to the second floor porch. At one time, there were a total of nine doors, and four porches, and the hotel held a post office. It was later moved to Crossroads Village in November 1981 and the exterior was restored in 1986.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Attica
3. "Attica CDP, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
4. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
6. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN   0-8143-1838-X.