Editing Bowne Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Bowne Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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| pushpin_label      = Bowne Township
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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| image_map          = Bowne Township (Kent), MI location.png
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]]

<!-- Location -->| coordinates        = {{coord|42|49|25|N|85|21|35|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        = Randy Wilcox
| leader_title1      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1       = Sandra Kowalczyk
| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1848

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| area_total_km2     = 93.32
| area_total_sq_mi   = 36.03
| area_land_km2      = 92.02
| area_land_sq_mi    = 35.53
| area_water_km2     = 1.29
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.50

<!-- Population -->| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 247
| elevation_ft       = 810
| population_total   = 3289
| 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        = 49302 ([[Alto, Michigan|Alto]])<br>49316 ([[Gaines Township, Kent County, Michigan|Dutton]])<br>49325 ([[Freeport, Michigan|Freeport]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 616|616]]
| website            = {{URL|http://www.bownetwp.org/|Official website}}
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| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-081-09780<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| blank1_info        = 1625964<ref>{{gnis|1625964}}</ref>
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'''Bowne Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the township population was 3,289.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Bowne_township,_Kent_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2608109780 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The township was organized as a [[survey township]] in 1848. It is part of the [[Grand Rapids metropolitan area]] and is located about {{convert|20|mi|km}} southeast of the city of [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]].

==Communities==
* '''[[Alto, Michigan|Alto]]''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located along the northern border of the township.
* '''Bowne''' was a community within the township and had a post office from 1850 until 1868.<ref name=ROMIG72>Romig p. 72</ref>
* '''Bowne Center''' was a village founded in 1838.<ref name=ROMIG72/>
* '''Logan''' was an unincorporated community in the township. In May 1881, it was given a post office named "Keller" for the storekeeper and first postmaster, Christian Keller. It was renamed "Logan" in September 1884 and closed in October 1888. It was restored from November 1899 to January 1906.<ref>Romig p. 333</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Bowne Township has a total area of {{convert|36.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|35.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.50|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (1.39%) 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=October 19, 2021 |work=[[2010 United States Census]] |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |page=28 Michigan |format=PDF}}</ref>

The township is in the southeastern corner of Kent County. It is bordered to the west by [[Caledonia Township, Kent County, Michigan|Caledonia Charter Township]], to the north by [[Lowell Township, Michigan|Lowell Charter Township]], to the east by [[Campbell Township, Michigan|Campbell Township]] in [[Ionia County, Michigan|Ionia County]], and to the south by [[Irving Township, Michigan|Irving Township]] and the village of [[Freeport, Michigan|Freeport]] in [[Barry County, Michigan|Barry County]].

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|50}} enters the township from the east under the local name 92nd Street SE, in which it then turns north and is known as Alden Nash Avenue SE.

==Education==
Bowne Township is served by four different public school districts. The majority of the township is served by [[Lowell Area Schools]], while the western and southern portions are served by [[Caledonia Community Schools]]. A very small portion of the southeastern portion of the township are served by [[Thornapple Kellogg School District]] and [[Lakewood Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_KENT%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820075914/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_KENT%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-20 |url-status=live|title=Kent County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Bowne Township was formed in 1849 from [[Caledonia Township, Kent County, Michigan|Caledonia Township]], composing Township 5 North, Range 9 West. This area had previously been transferred from [[Vergennes Township, Michigan|Vergennes Township]] to [[Caledonia Township, Kent County, Michigan|Caledonia Township]] in 1840.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,743 people, 880 households, and 756 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|76.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 906 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25.3|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=out}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.59% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.33% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.86% of the population.

There were 880 households, out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.0% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the township the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,909, and the median income for a family was $61,544. Males had a median income of $41,660 versus $30,478 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,675. About 5.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
  
==References==
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===Sources===
*{{cite book |last= Romig |first= Walter |year= 1986 |title= Michigan Place Names |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-FPXEGRo-YC |location= Detroit |publisher= [[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn= 978-0-8143-1838-6 |via= Google Books |pages= 72, 333}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bownetwp.org/ Bowne Township official website]

{{Cities of Kent County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Kent County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Grand Rapids metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1848]]
[[Category:1848 establishments in Michigan]]