Spring Lake Township, Michigan
| Spring Lake Township, Michigan | |
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 Spring Lake Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 43°5′39″N 86°11′53″W / 43.09417°N 86.19806°WCoordinates: 43°5′39″N 86°11′53″W / 43.09417°N 86.19806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Ottawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.9 sq mi (51.7 km2) |
| • Land | 16.5 sq mi (42.8 km2) |
| • Water | 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,300 |
| • Density | 718.6/sq mi (276.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49456 (Spring Lake) |
| Area code(s) | 616 |
| FIPS code | 26-75840 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1627111 |
| Website | http://www.springlaketwp.org/ |
Spring Lake Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,140 at the 2000 census. The village of Spring Lake is located within the township.
The city of Ferrysburg is south of the township bordering Lake Michigan, the Grand River and Spring Lake. On the south side of the Grand River is the city of Grand Haven and Grand Haven Charter Township. Crockery Township is to the east and Muskegon County is to the north. It was established in 1855.
Spring Lake separates the township into two sections: one to the north of Ferrysburg and west of Spring Lake and the other to the east of Spring Lake and north of the Grand River (and area including the village of Spring Lake). There is only one bridge across the lake, M-104, which connects the village of Spring Lake with Ferrysburg. The only other way around the lake requires going north into Muskegon County. There is also a small peninsula in the Grand River, which is part of the Grand Haven State Game Area, where the only road access involves going through Crockery Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.0 square miles (52 km2), of which 16.5 square miles (43 km2) is land and 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2) (17.09%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,140 people, 5,237 households, and 3,650 families residing in the township. The population density was 794.8 per square mile (306.9/km²). There were 5,748 housing units at an average density of 347.7 per square mile (134.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.35% White, 0.33% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.
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