Grand Rapids Township, Michigan
| Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter township | |
 Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°59′8″N 85°35′14″W / 42.98556°N 85.58722°WCoordinates: 42°59′8″N 85°35′14″W / 42.98556°N 85.58722°W | |
| 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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