Conklin, Michigan
| Chester Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Chester Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 43°9′42″N 85°51′04″W / 43.16167°N 85.85111°WCoordinates: 43°9′42″N 85°51′04″W / 43.16167°N 85.85111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Ottawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.9 sq mi (92.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.7 sq mi (92.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,017 |
| • Density | 56.2/sq mi (21.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-15300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626073 |
| Website | http://www.chester-twp.org |
Chester Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,315.
There are no incorporated municipalities within the township. There are a few unincorporated communities and homeowners associations:
On the eastern boundary with Sparta Township, Gooding was a station on the Toledo, Saginaw and Muskegon Railway in Kent County. A post office was established in November 1888 and named after storekeeper/postmaster Richard J. Gooding. In June 1918, the post office was transferred to a site on the Ottawa County side and remained in operation until January 1923. The most noticeable remnant of Gooding is in the name give to Gooding Street, which runs east-west across the township, passing just south of Crockery Lake. The street continues as 13 Mile Road in Kent County and as Ellis Road in Muskegon County.
About one mile (1.6 km) south of Gooding, is the site of the former village of Lisbon. This was first settled by John Pintler from New York in 1846. A post office was established in Ottawa County in 1848 with the name "Pintler's Corners". The name was changed in 1859 to Lisbon. In March 1869, a village was incorporated, extending one half mile in each direction from the northwest corner of section 30 of Sparta Township (thus including a quarter section of section 19 to the north in Sparta Township as well as quarter sections of sections 24 and 25 in Chester Township. However, railroad lines bypassed the village and it did not prosper, eventually disincorporating.
The township protrudes to the north of the rest of Ottawa County, and is bounded on the west and north by Muskegon County and on the east by Kent County. Polkton Township lies to the southwest and Wright Township to the south.
No major roads pass through the township, although Interstate 96 passes just to the south. The city of Coopersville is just a few miles to the southwest. Grand Haven is about 20 miles (32 km) to the west, while Grand Rapids is about 15 miles (24 km) to the southeast.
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