Trufant is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maple Valley Township, Montcalm County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Trufant was 510.

History

Emery Trufant built the first water-powered sawmill here in 1872. He sold out to J. B. Hileman and Jacob Hesser, who later built a steam-powered mill on the site. Their firm platted the village of Trufant on March 10, 1875, and named it after Trufant, recognizing him as the first settler. The community was first listed as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.

Geography

Trufant is in western Montcalm County, in the southeast part of Maple Valley Township. It is 11 mi southeast of Howard City, 15 mi northeast of Cedar Springs, and 13 mi northwest of Greenville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Trufant CDP has a total area of 1.12 sqmi, of which 0.96 sqmi are land and 0.16 sqmi, or 14.25%, are water. Muskellunge Lake is in the eastern part of the CDP; it drains south through a chain of lakes to Clear Creek and eventually the Flat River, a tributary of the Grand River.

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