Grand Junction, Michigan
| Columbia Township, Michigan | |
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 Columbia Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°23′N 86°3′W / 42.383°N 86.050°WCoordinates: 42°23′N 86°3′W / 42.383°N 86.050°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Van Buren |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.5 sq mi (91.8 km2) |
| • Land | 34.1 sq mi (88.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,714 |
| • Density | 79.6/sq mi (30.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-17440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626121 |
Columbia Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,714 at the 2000 census.
Columbia Township is a largely rural area with many farms. It is also home to several lakes with a significant percentage of the population living on them, frequently retirees from Chicago. Many summer lake cottages are owned by families with roots in the Chicago area.
There are three settlements in the township, none of them large.
The Kal-Haven Trail State Park goes through Columbia Township in an east-west direction, passing through both Berlamont and Grand Junction. The midpoint of the Kal-Haven trail is located in Bloomingdale.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (92 km2), of which 34.1 square miles (88 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (3.81%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,714 people, 981 households, and 722 families residing in the township. The population density was 79.6 per square mile (30.7/km²). There were 1,433 housing units at an average density of 42.0 per square mile (16.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 88.91% White, 3.06% African American, 1.03% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 4.64% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.55% of the population.
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