Editing Grand Haven Charter Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Grand Haven Township, Michigan
|official_name            = Grand Haven Charter Township
|settlement_type          = [[Charter township]]
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa]]

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=31560|title=Garfield Township, Clare County, Michigan|date=2024|accessdate=October 31, 2024}}</ref>
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|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Mark Reenders
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|leader_name1             = Laurie Larsen
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49417 ([[Grand Haven, Michigan|Grand Haven]])<br>49460 ([[West Olive, Michigan|West Olive]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 616|616]]
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|blank_info               = 26-33360<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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|website                  = {{URL|https://ght.org/|Official website}}
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'''Grand Haven Charter Township''' is a [[charter township]] of [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  The population was 18,004 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=060XX00US2613933360 |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Grand Haven charter township, Ottawa County, Michigan |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref> The Grand Haven Township is located immediately south of the city of [[Grand Haven, Michigan|Grand Haven]].

== Communities ==
* [[Agnew, Michigan|Agnew]] is an unincorporated village in this Township near the junction of [[U.S. Route 31 in Michigan|US 31]] and [[M-45 (Michigan highway)|M-45]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Township has a total area of {{convert|29.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|28.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}} (2.83%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 13,278 people, 4,609 households, and 3,811 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|463.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 5,042 housing units at an average density of {{convert|176.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the Township was 97.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.35% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.56% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.67% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.14% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.90% of the population.

There were 4,609 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the Township the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

The median income for a household in the Township was $62,380, and the median income for a family was $68,237. Males had a median income of $48,389 versus $28,520 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the Township was $25,025.  About 1.0% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Major highways==
*{{jct|state=MI|US|31}} bisects the Township from north to south, running from [[Grand Haven, Michigan|Grand Haven]] to the north and [[Holland, Michigan|Holland]] to the south.
*{{jct|state=MI|M|45|name1=Lake Michigan Drive}} also bisects the Township from east to west, running east from {{jct|state=MI|US|31}} to [[Allendale Charter Township, Michigan|Allendale Charter Township]] then on to [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]].

==Sports==
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*[[Grand Haven Golf Club]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ght.org/ Grand Haven Charter Township]
{{Cities of Ottawa County, Michigan}}

[[Category:Townships in Ottawa County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Charter townships in Michigan]]