Pierson Michigan-episode 24

Pierson Michigan-Discover Montcalm- episode 24

Pierson Township is located in Montcalm County. The population was 2,866 at the 2000 census. The Village of Pierson is located within the township on US131 between Howard City to the north and Sand Lake to the south.

In 1856, David S. Pierson acquired forty acres of land here. With Dexter Clark and John L. Shar, Pierson founded the community while it was still part of Mecosta County. Pierson opened the first post office in his home on January 29, 1857. It was platted in 1870 and incorporated as a village in 1873.

The village of Pierson is a town in Michigan with a population of 167. Pierson is in Montcalm County. Living in Pierson offers residents a suburban rural mix feel and most residents own their homes. Residents of Pierson tend to be conservative.