Petersburg

Petersburg
Geographical information
County	Monroe County
State	Michigan
Country	United States
Land area	.5 square miles
Water area	0 square mile
Elevation	676 ft
Demographic information
Population (2000)	1,157
Population density	2515.1/sq. mile
Government structure
Community type	City
Government	Mayor-council
Elected officials	James Holeman (Mayor) Council: Terri Bauer Chuck Bruckner Jenna LaRocca Larry Schadewald Joanne Tollison Lori Goss (Clerk) Jean Schankin (Treasurer)
Founded	1836 (as Summerfield)
Incorporated	1869 (village) 1969 (city)
Other information
Time zone	Eastern
ZIP Code(s)	49270 (Petersburg)
Area code(s)	734
FIPS code	26-63800
GNIS feature ID	0634708

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Petersburg is a city in western Monroe County, Michigan. Originally founded as Summerfield, it is located in the northern potion of Summerfield Township. The community is located about five miles south-southwest of Dundee and seventeen miles west of Monroe. The population was 1,157 during the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Petersburg has a total area of 0.5 square miles. The community uses ZIP codes 49720—assigned to Petersburg— and the city has the FIPS code 26-63800.

History

Petersburg was named for Richard Peters, a landowner who moved to the area of Summerfield Township in 1824. Of the property he purchased, a portion was sold to establish the community in 1836. Peters later became the first postmaster, naming the community Summerfield after the township. In 1863, however, the community was renamed Petersburgh: the name used when the community incorporated as a village in 1869. Around thirty years later, the name was altered by removing the final "h," thereby changing the name to Petersburg. The village reincorporated as a city in 1969 after one hundred years as a village.