Coldwater, Michigan

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The city of Coldwater is located in Branch County and is the county seat.

Coldwater is 290 feet [88.39 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Coldwater lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Coldwater can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Coldwater had a population of 12,697 people^<3> (or 27.7% of the total population of Branch County). The population of Coldwater represented 0.13% of the total of Michigan, making it the state's 74th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Coldwater had a population of 10,514 people. This is a decrease of 17.19% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Coldwater.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Fremont (IN)	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,609	5.13% decrease
	Bronson	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,274	6.07% decrease
	Colon	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,166	4.97% decrease
	Hillsdale	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	7,762	5.72% decrease
	Homer	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,747	5.62% decrease
	Jonesville	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	2,228	4.66% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Coldwater.

Websites for Coldwater

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Coldwater. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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