Clyde Township, Allegan County, Michigan
| Clyde Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Clyde Township
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| Coordinates: 42°33′26″N 86°4′44″W / 42.55722°N 86.07889°WCoordinates: 42°33′26″N 86°4′44″W / 42.55722°N 86.07889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Allegan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.5 sq mi (91.9 km2) |
| • Land | 34.8 sq mi (90.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,084 |
| • Density | 60/sq mi (23.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-16720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626103 |
| Website | Clyde Township |
Clyde Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,084 at the 2010 census.
Clyde Township was established in 1859.
Bravo began around a sawmill started by Ezra L. Davis and Alonzo Sherman in 1867.
Clyde Centre began around a sawmill in 1872. It had a post office from 1873 to 1877. After that the sawmill closed and the area was used for farming and lost its identity as a place.
Pearl is an unincorporated community at 42°32′31″N 86°05′34″W / 42.54194°N 86.09278°W. The community began with a sawmill built by Eggleston & Hazleton in 1875, and was first known as Clyde Center from its location near the center of Clyde Township. It was renamed for Simeon O. Pearl in 1881, and a post office was established named Pearl on April 15, 1881, with George H. Smith as the first postmaster. It was also a station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railway.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.5 square miles (91.9 km2), of which 34.8 square miles (90.1 km2) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2), or 1.92%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,104 people, 708 households, and 550 families residing in the township. The population density was 60.2 per square mile (23.2/km²). There were 840 housing units at an average density of 24.0 per square mile (9.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 78.61% White, 1.66% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 16.35% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.66% of the population.
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