Editing Alpine Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Alpine Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Alpine Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]] (red) and an administered portion of the [[Comstock Park, Michigan|Comstock Park]] CDP (pink)
| coordinates        = {{coord|43|03|58|N|85|42|52|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent]]

<!-- Government -->| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Supervisor
| leader_name        = Greg Madura
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Jean Wahlfield
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1847

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| area_total_km2     = 93.78
| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.21
| area_land_km2      = 92.98
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.90
| area_water_km2     = 0.80
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.31

<!-- Population -->| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 257
| elevation_ft       = 843
| population_total   = 14079
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49321 ([[Comstock Park, Michigan|Comstock Park]])<br>49345 ([[Sparta, Michigan|Sparta]])<br>49403 ([[Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan|Conklin]])<br>49435 ([[Marne, Michigan|Marne]])<br>49544 ([[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 616|616]]
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| website            = {{URL|http://www.alpinetwp.org/|Official website}}
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-081-01840<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1625834<ref>{{gnis|1625834}}</ref>
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'''Alpine Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 14,079 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

The township is part of the [[Grand Rapids metropolitan area]] and is located just northwest of the city of [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]].

==Communities==
*'''Alpine''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] centered along [[M-37 (Michigan highway)|M-37]] at {{Coord|43|04|22|N|85|41|06|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|620023|Alpine, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''[[Comstock Park, Michigan|Comstock Park]]''' is a [[census-designated place]] that occupies the southeast corner of the township and extends east into Plainfield Charter Township.
*'''Englishville''' is an unincorporated community along the northern border with Sparta Township at {{coord|43|07|00|N|85|41|25|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|625604|Englishville, Michigan}}</ref>  It was founded in 1845. A school was built here in 1852, and it received a post office in 1856.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |work=Great Lakes Books Series |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=184}}</ref>

==History==
The area was originally settled by the [[Odawa|Ottawa]], who had several camps in the area.  Alpine Township was formally organized in 1847 from the northern half of [[Walker, Michigan|Walker Township]].  The township was named after the abundance of pine trees in the area.  It became a lumbering region with several sawmills.  The township was struck by a tornado during the [[1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak]].  In 1979, the township became a [[charter township]] but relinquished this status and returned to a [[civil township]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alpine Township|url=http://www.alpinetwp.org/community/historical_committee/index.php|title=Alpine Township: Historical Committee|date=2016|accessdate=November 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Alpine Township|url=http://www.alpinetwp.org/businesses/alpine_township_profile/index.php|title=Alpine Township profile|date=2016|accessdate=November 14, 2021}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of {{convert|36.21|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.31|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (0.86%) is water.<ref name="CENS">{{cite web |date=September 2012 |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |accessdate=November 19, 2021 |work=[[2010 United States census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=28 Michigan }}</ref>

The township is northwest of [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] and is bordered by [[Wright Township, Ottawa County, Michigan|Wright Township]] in [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa County]] to the west, [[Sparta Township, Michigan|Sparta Township]] to the north, [[Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan|Plainfield Charter Township]] to the east, and the city of [[Walker, Michigan|Walker]] to the south.

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|I|96}} runs east–west just south of the township boundary.
*{{jct|state=MI|US|131}} runs south–north just outside of the southeast boundary of the township.
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|37|name1=Alpine Avenue}} runs south–north through the eastern portion of the township.

==Demographics==
===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census]],<ref name ="wwwcensusgov2020">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/alpinetownshipkentcountymichigan/PST045222|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref> the township had a population of 14,079 people. The racial makeup was 68.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|Non-Hispanic White]], 9.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 7.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 14.9% of the population.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 13,976 people, 5,550 households, and 3,468 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|389.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 5,830 housing units at an average density of {{convert|162.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 89.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.77% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.85% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 2.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.55% of the population.

There were 5,550 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 17.3% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,484, and the median income for a family was $50,068. Males had a median income of $37,143 versus $26,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $20,412.  About 6.9% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Portions of the township are in [[Kenowa Hills Public Schools]],<ref name=AlpineTwpMap>"[http://www.alpinetwp.org/docs/2010%20Alpine%20Zoning%20Map231811.pdf 2010 Zoning Map ADOPTED BY THE ALPINE TOWNSHIP BOARD JUNE 18, 1990 AS AMENDED THROUGH ORD. No. 10-01]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110806214028/http://www.alpinetwp.org/docs/2010%20Alpine%20Zoning%20Map231811.pdf Archive]) Alpine Township, Michigan. Retrieved on December 27, 2012.</ref> which has its headquarters in the township.<ref>"[http://www.khps.org/ Welcome to Kenowa Hills Public Schools]." Kenowa Hills Public Schools. Retrieved on December 25, 2012. "2325 Four Mile Road NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544"</ref> Schools within the township limits include Alpine Elementary School,<ref>"[http://www.khps.org/?q=alpine/home Welcome to Alpine Elementary]." [[Kenowa Hills Public Schools]]. Retrieved on December 27, 2012. "4730 Baumhoff NW Comstock Park, MI 49321"</ref> Kenowa Hills Middle School,<ref>"[http://www.khps.org/?q=khms/home Welcome to Kenowa Hills Middle School]." Kenowa Hills Middle School. Retrieved on December 27, 2012. "3950 Hendershot NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544"</ref> and [[Kenowa Hills High School]].<ref>"[http://www.khps.org/?q=khhs/home Welcome to Kenowa Hills High School]." [[Kenowa Hills High School]]. Retrieved on December 27, 2012. "3825 Hendershot NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544-9794 "</ref>

Portions of the township are in [[Comstock Park Public Schools]].<ref name=Aboutour>"[http://www.cppschools.com/District/AboutOurDistrict.aspx ABOUT OUR DISTRICT] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104024741/http://www.cppschools.com/District/AboutOurDistrict.aspx |date=2013-01-04 }}." [[Comstock Park Public Schools]]. Retrieved on December 25, 2012.</ref> Greenridge Elementary School serves preschool, kindergarten and PPI. Stoney Creek Elementary School has grades 1 and 2. Pine Island Elementary School serves 3 through 5. Mill Creek Middle School has grades 6 through 8. [[Comstock Park High School]] serves grades 9 through 12.<ref name=Aboutour/> Of the schools,<ref name=AlpineTwpMap/> Greenridge Elementary and Stoney Creek Elementary are in the Alpine Township limits.<ref name=CPPSSchooladdresses>"[http://www.cppschools.com/Schools.aspx Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224043436/http://www.cppschools.com/Schools.aspx |date=2012-12-24 }}." Comstock Park Public Schools. Retrieved on December 27, 2012. "Greenridge Elementary Pre-School & ECSE 3825 Oakridge, NE Comstock Park, MI 49321" and "Stoney Creek Elementary Grades: K, 1, 2 200 Lantern Dr. NW Comstock Park, MI 49321" and "Pine Island Elementary Grades 3, 4, & 5 6101 Pine Island Drive Comstock Park, MI 49321" and "Comstock Park High School Grades 9–12 150 Six Mile Rd. NE Comstock Park, MI 49321-0900"</ref>

Portions of the township are in the Sparta Area School District.<ref>"http://www.schooldigger.com/go/MI/district/32370/search.aspx"</ref> Ridgeview Elementary School serves kindergarten through second grade. Appleview Elementary School serves grades 3 through 5. Sparta Middle School serves grades 6 through 8. Sparta Senior High School serves grades 9 through 12. Englishville School is an alternative high school and serves grades 9 through 12. Englishville School is the only school within the township limits.

[[Kent District Library]] serves the township with the Alpine Branch Library.<ref name=AlpineTwpMap/><ref>"[http://www.alpinetwp.org/department.php?d=12 KDL Branch Library] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117041024/http://www.alpinetwp.org/department.php?d=12 |date=2012-11-17 }}." Alpine Township, Michigan. Retrieved on December 27, 2012. "KDL Library Branch 5255 Alpine Ave NW Comstock Park, MI 49321"</ref> It is near<!--But NOT inside--> the [[Comstock Park, Michigan|Comstock Park CDP]].<ref>"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st26_mi/place/p2617700_comstock_park/DC10BLK_P2617700_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Comstock Park CDP, MI]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140803224402/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st26_mi/place/p2617700_comstock_park/DC10BLK_P2617700_001.pdf Archive]) [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on December 25, 2012.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.alpinetwp.org/ Alpine Township official website]

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Kent County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1847]]
[[Category:1847 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Grand Rapids metropolitan area]]