Editing Spring Lake Township, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Spring Lake Township, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[Civil township]]
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|pushpin_label          =Spring Lake Township
|pushpin_map_caption    =Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa County]] (red) and the administered village of [[Spring Lake, Michigan|Spring Lake]] (pink)
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| coordinates        = {{coord|43|05|39|N|86|11|53|W|region:US-MI_type:adm2nd_source:GNIS|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  = [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa]]

|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=[[Michigan Townships Association]]|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=75840|title=Spring Lake Township, Ottawa County, Michigan|date=2024|accessdate=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Supervisor
|leader_name              = Jerry Rabideau
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = H. Carolyn Boersma
|established_title        = Established
|established_date         = 1849
| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 48.51
| area_total_sq_mi   = 18.73
| area_land_km2      = 42.68
| area_land_sq_mi    = 16.48
| area_water_km2     = 5.83
| area_water_sq_mi   = 2.25

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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 183
| elevation_ft       = 600
| population_total   = 15296
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_density_km2 = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 928.2

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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49456 ([[Spring Lake, Michigan|Spring Lake]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 616|616]]
| website            = {{URL|https://springlaketwp.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes          = |
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
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| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-75840<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        = 1627111<ref>{{GNIS|1627111}}</ref>
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'''Spring Lake Township''' is a [[civil township]] of [[Ottawa County, Michigan|Ottawa County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].  The population was 15,296 according to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 14,300 according to the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. The village of [[Spring Lake, Michigan|Spring Lake]] is located within the township.

The city of [[Ferrysburg, Michigan|Ferrysburg]] is south of the township bordering [[Lake Michigan]], the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] and Spring Lake. On the south side of the Grand River is the city of [[Grand Haven, Michigan|Grand Haven]] and [[Grand Haven Charter Township, Michigan|Grand Haven Charter Township]]. [[Crockery Township, Michigan|Crockery Township]] is to the east and [[Muskegon County, Michigan|Muskegon County]] is to the north.  It was established in 1855.

==Geography==
[[File:Spring Lake Aerial View.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the lake]]
Within the Township of Spring Lake, is a {{convert|1097|acre|adj=on}} lake called Spring Lake.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2010|title=Michigan's Inland Lakes (5+ Acres)|url=https://www.mishorelinepartnership.org/uploads/4/6/8/6/46869113/michigansnamedlakes-5+acres.pdf|journal=Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (2010) |page=108}}</ref> This lake is roughly 4 miles long, not including its various bayous, and ~200 feet wide before it drains into the final stretches of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]].

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 (Michigan highway)|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 {{convert|20.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|16.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|3.4|sqmi|km2}} (17.09%) is water.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 13,140 people, 5,237 households, and 3,650 families residing in the township.  The population density was {{convert|794.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 5,748 housing units at an average density of {{convert|347.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the township was 97.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.57% of the population.

There were 5,237 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the township the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $50,648, and the median income for a family was $62,931. Males had a median income of $45,469 versus $28,253 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $27,548.  About 3.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.springlaketwp.org/ Spring Lake Township official website]

{{Ottawa County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Townships in Michigan]]
[[Category:Townships in Ottawa County, Michigan]]
[[Category:1849 establishments in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1849]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake Michigan]]