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Grand Rapids Township, Kent County, Michigan

Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan
Charter township
Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan is located in Michigan
Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan
Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°59′8″N 85°35′14″W / 42.98556°N 85.58722°W / 42.98556; -85.58722Coordinates: 42°59′8″N 85°35′14″W / 42.98556°N 85.58722°W / 42.98556; -85.58722
Country United States
State Michigan
County Kent
Area
 • Total 15.6 sq mi (40.3 km2)
 • Land 15.4 sq mi (39.9 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation 807 ft (246 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 16,661
 • Density 1,081.8/sq mi (417.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 616
FIPS code 26-34020
GNIS feature ID 1626374

Grand Rapids Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 16,661 at the 2010 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40 km2), of which, 15.4 square miles (40 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (0.96%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,056 people, 4,852 households, and 3,779 families residing in the township. The population density was 911.6 per square mile (351.9/km²). There were 5,000 housing units at an average density of 324.3 per square mile (125.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.80% White, 0.99% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 4,852 households out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.22.


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