Grattan Township, Michigan
| Grattan Township, Michigan | |
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| Township | |
 Grattan Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 43°4′59″N 85°22′35″W / 43.08306°N 85.37639°WCoordinates: 43°4′59″N 85°22′35″W / 43.08306°N 85.37639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Kent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.9 sq mi (95.7 km2) |
| • Land | 35.0 sq mi (90.6 km2) |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,621 |
| • Density | 98.1/sq mi (37.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-34560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626389 |
Grattan Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,551.
Grattan Township is one of the eastern tier of townships in Kent County, and its center is about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Grand Rapids and nearly the same distance northwest of Ionia. The township is surrounded by Oakfield, Cannon and Vergennes townships in Kent County and Otisco Township in Ionia County.
State highway M-44 bisects the township west to east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.9 square miles (96 km2), of which, 35.0 square miles (91 km2) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) of it (5.28%) is water. There are at least 25 lakes in the township, varying in size from 30 acres (120,000 m2) to 300 acres (1.2 km2) each. Many of these find a natural outlet through Seely Creek, the only stream of note in the township, and which empties into the Flat River near Smyrna in Ionia County.
There are two small unincorporated communities within the township. They are, Grattan Center, where the township hall and fire station are located, and Parnell, which is the site of the picturesque tall steepled St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,551 people, 1,235 households, and 990 families residing in the township. The population density was 101.5 per square mile (39.2/km²). There were 1,428 housing units at an average density of 40.8 per square mile (15.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.90% White, 0.70% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% of the population.
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