Allendale Charter Township, Michigan
| Allendale Charter Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter township | |
 Map of Allendale Charter Township. |
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 Allendale Charter Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°58′40″N 85°57′31″W / 42.97778°N 85.95861°WCoordinates: 42°58′40″N 85°57′31″W / 42.97778°N 85.95861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Ottawa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township Board |
| • Supervisor | Jerry Alkema |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.2 sq mi (83.4 km2) |
| • Land | 31.3 sq mi (81.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 20,708 |
| • Density | 661.6/sq mi (255.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49401 (Allendale) 49426 (Hudsonville) 49428 (Jenison) |
| Area code(s) | 616 |
| FIPS code | 26-01360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625822 |
| Website | http://www.allendale-twp.org/ |
Allendale Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 20,708. It is a part of the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Michigan combined statistical area, and is an exurb of Grand Rapids, due to its major commuter routes into the city (M-45 and I-96).
Allendale is located in the center of Ottawa County, bordered by Tallmadge Township, Polkton Township (City of Coopersville), Robinson Township, Blendon Township and Georgetown Township.
Allendale Charter Township is best known as being home to the main campus of Grand Valley State University.
The land within the current borders of the township has been inhabited by humans since at least ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE, earliest evidence suggests occupation by Goodall Focus, a Middle Woodland Hopewellian culture. At the time of European contact, Anishinaabe-speaking peoples, the Odawa and the Potawatomi lived within the current township.
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