Situated about eight miles from the tip of the Thumb Region of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, the village of Kinde overlaps Dwight Township and Lincoln Township, and a small portion of the village extends into Meade Township, in Huron County. The village abuts Hume Township to the west.
The chief route through the village is Kinde Road (Main Street), which runs in an east-west direction through the center of town. Except for a small portion south of Kinde Road, M-53 (Van Dyke Road) forms the village's western boundary, while Crockard Road forms its eastern boundary.
Cities and villages within twenty miles of Kinde include Port Austin, Bad Axe, Port Hope, Caseville, and Elkton, while the unincorporated communities of Filion, Pinnebog, Glencoe, and Port Crescent are within ten miles of the village.
With a peak population of 624 in 1960, Kinde has never been a large town. Its current population is just over four hundred, with only a few streets running north, south, and parallel to Main Street.
Kinde was founded in 1884 as a railroad stop along the Huron & Northwestern Railroad (Pere Marquette), and quickly became a regional agricultural hub. A post office was opened in the general store operated by John Kinde on December 7, 1885, and Mr. Kinde became the postmaster and namesake of the community. By 1998, Kinde was a regular station stop for passenger trains. Its station had a daytime operator/agent, and a 24-care siding. Besides the general store and railroad station, Kinde had a lumber yard and a grain elevator, both owned by John Kinde. Kinde was incorporated as a village in 1903.
Once promoting itself as the Bean Capital of the World, highlighting Michigan bean soup as a longtime staple in the United States Senate in the form of Senate bean soup. Nevertheless, the Michigan Bean Festival is held in Fairgrove, more than fifty miles southwest of Kinde. However, Kinde hosts the annual Kinde Polka Fest each September. The non-profit Friends of Kinde partners with the K-12 school system and local businesses to sponsor the community event.
The focus of this category is on the village of Kinde, Michigan. Online resources representing the village government, or any schools, churches, organizations, businesses, industries, attractions, or events within the village, are appropriate topics for this category.
 
 
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Based in Kinde, Michigan, the used truck dealership specializes in extensive overhauls of trucks from Freightliner, International, Kenworth, and other manufacturers, including day cabs, flatbeds, dump trucks, and sleeper cabs. Located on Tomlinson Road, the business sells used trucks and parts, and services trucks, provides bodywork, frame alignment and straightening, welding, transmission rebuilds, painting, axle mounting, boxes, tanks, and emissions testing. Contacts are provided.
https://www.glennphillipsusedtrucks.com/
Farmers Co-Operative Grain Company of Kinde
The member-owned cooperative in Kinde, Michigan provides products, services, marketing, and technical expertise for farm commodities, from its stores in Kinde, Cass City, and Elkton. Its locations, hours of operation, and contacts are provided. Its Agronomy Department offers a variety of services, from seed sales to precision technology, and the cooperative also sells feed, lumber, and petroleum products. Futures markets, charts, and market news are included.
http://www.kindecoop.com/
Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA, the congregation meets at its facilities on Diem Street in the village of Kinde, Michigan. Its location is shown on a map, and its office hours and telephone number are provided, along with weekly service and program schedules, including Sunday worship services, Sunday school, and Monday and Thursday Bible studies. Special programs and events are highlighted in the news section of its site, which accepts comments. Archives go back to 2015.
https://kindepresbyterian.org/
The family-owned and operated funeral home has been in business since 1972. Directions and a map are provided, along with its office hours and telephone number, as well as a contact form. Its services and merchandise are outlined, and information about the benefits of pre-planning for a funeral is given, including resources available from the funeral staff. Other resources include grief support, and the names addresses, phone numbers, and web addresses of local florists. Obituaries are featured.
https://www.knoblockfuneralhome.com/
Located in Kinde, Michigan, the public school district offers a preschool through twelfth-grade curriculum through its Early Learning Center Day Care program, its Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) for 4-year-olds, a K-5th-grade elementary school, and a 6-12th-grade junior/senior high school programs, each of which are highlighted here, with schedules, announcements, administrative and staff contacts, and access to various documents and notices. The district's athletic programs are outlined.
https://www.nhuron.org/