Caledonia, Michigan
| Caledonia, Michigan | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Caledonia, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°47′23″N 85°30′50″W / 42.78972°N 85.51389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Kent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2) |
| • Land | 1.33 sq mi (3.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 810 ft (247 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,511 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,534 |
| • Density | 1,136.1/sq mi (438.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49316 |
| Area code(s) | 616 |
| FIPS code | 26-12480 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0622452 |
Caledonia is a village in Kent County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,511 at the 2010 census. The village lies mostly within Caledonia Township. The South south west most part of Caledonia lies in Allegan county.
Caledonia was incorporated as a village in 1888.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.41 square miles (3.65 km2), of which, 1.33 square miles (3.44 km2) of it is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) is water.
The Grand Rapids VOR is located in Caledonia, used by aircraft navigating to nearby Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
There are nine public schools in Caledonia and the surrounding area, all of which belong to Caledonia Community Schools. Caledonia High School(CHS)—built in 2004—has an enrollment of 1,250 students. Across the street is Glenmor High School, the alternative school, built in 2006.
There are two middle schools: Kraft Meadows Middle School (KMMS) and Duncan Lake Middle School (DLMS). They have a few sporty competitions between each other. Both opened in 2004, although the buildings have been around longer. KMMS is the original Caledonia Middle School, and DLMS is what used to be the Caledonia High School.
There are five elementary schools: Caledonia Elementary (the original, across the street from DLMS), Emmons Lake Elementary, Dutton Elementary, Kettle Lake Elementary, and Paris Ridge Elementary.
Emmons Lake runs on an alternative school schedule that is longer on the calendar, but the same amount of school days. They begin in August, three weeks earlier than the rest of the schools, and have Fridays off during those three weeks, get a week off in October and February, receive a two-week spring break, and end a week later than the other schools in the district.
There are also two Christian schools in Caledonia, Faith Reformed Christian School and Dutton Christian School, serving pre-kindergarten to 8th grade.http://www.duttonchristianschool.org/. For the 2009/2010 school year at Dutton Christian School, enrollment was 405 students with an additional 69 students in Noah's Ark Pre-kindergarten program. The elementary is adding on two Early Childhood Program classrooms to be completed by the fall of 2011.
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