Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Michigan
| Georgetown Charter Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter township | |
 Georgetown Charter Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°54′0″N 85°49′46″W / 42.90000°N 85.82944°WCoordinates: 42°54′0″N 85°49′46″W / 42.90000°N 85.82944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Ottawa |
| Settled | 1836 |
| Organized | 1840 |
| Chartered | 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Dale Mohr |
| Area | |
| • Charter township | 34.1 sq mi (88.3 km2) |
| • Land | 33.5 sq mi (86.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 673 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Charter township | 46,985 |
| • Metro | 988,938 (Grand Rapids-Wyoming MSA) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-31880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626346 |
| Website | http://www.georgetown-mi.gov |
Georgetown Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 46,985 at the 2010 census. The city of Hudsonville is adjacent to the township and the unincorporated community of Jenison is within the township, which includes about half the township's population.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88 km2), of which 33.5 square miles (87 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (1.91%) is water.
European-American settlement of Georgetown Township was begun in 1834 by the brothers Hiram and Samuel Jenison.
As of the census of 2000, there were 41,658 people, 14,099 households, and 11,138 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,244.9 per square mile (480.7/km²). There were 14,442 housing units at an average density of 431.6 per square mile (166.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.99% White, 0.58% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population.
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