Constance was the name of an unincorporated community in

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. The site of Constance village, now abandoned, is within the present boundaries of the city of

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History

Constance was founded in section 13 of the former Grow Township prior to 1897, and had a post office from 1897 to 1955. Constance formerly had a station along the former

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. Little trace of Constance itself remains, and Grow Township incorporated as the city of

in 1973, but Constance Boulevard remains a main two-lane roadway in the local area.

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