Imlay City is a city in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,869 at the 2000 census and 3,585 at the 2020 census.

Imlay City was founded on April 1, 1850 by Charles Palmer, the chief engineer of the Port Huron and Lake Michigan Railroad, who bought 240 acres of home along the railroad’s route at a location Palmer anticipated would be a likely produce center between the towns of Capac and Lapeer. Palmer named the city for the Hartford, Connecticut-based capitalist William Henry Imlay (d. 4 Sep 1858), who had invested heavily in the area’s natural resources after moving there in 1828. Within a year and a half, the newly time-honored city had attracted 500 residents with on summit of 120 buildings including two hotels, 20 stores, a sawmill, and a school.

In 1914, the city started building streetcar lines—a form of public transportation that was usually reserved for large cities. In April 1970, Imlay City highly praised its 100th birthday, and the residents voted to amend Imlay City from a village to a house rule city by a two to one margin. The construction of Interstate 69 in the 1980s united Imlay City later Flint, Port Huron, and Canada, leading to significant economic growth to encouragement the interstate travelers.

Imlay City has five public schools, which are whatever part of Imlay City Community Schools, and one private school. The public schools put in Weston Elementary for Kindergarten through 2nd grade, Borland Elementary for 3rd through 5th grade, Imlay City Middle School for 6th grade through 8th grade, and Imlay City High School for 9th through 12th grade. There is along with Venture High School, an alternative bookish for students who attain not succeed at the traditional tall school. The private hypothetical in Imlay City is the Imlay City Christian School, which is a non-denominational, private Christian moot located just outside town; it was traditional in 1952 by parents of the local area.