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Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan
Chester Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 2,315. Communities There are no incorporated municipalities within the township. There are a few unincorporated communities and homeowners associations: *Conklin, in the southwest part of the township at was a station on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, with its post office first opening in June 1887 and continues to service most of the township with ZIP code 49403. *Crockery Lake, a homeowners' association on Crockery Lake near the center of the township. *Harrisburg, on the north branch of Crockery Creek in the northwest of the township at , was a station on the Toledo, Saginaw and Muskegon Railway, with a post office operating from December 1888 until February 1907. *Gooding, on the eastern boundary with Sparta Township in Kent County, was a station on the Toledo, Saginaw and Muskegon Railway in Kent County. A post offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Chester Township is a civil township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,778 at the 2000 United States Census. History Chester Township was organized in 1839. Communities * Chester is an unincorporated community in the southern part of the township at . * Gresham is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at , southwest of M-50 (Clinton Trail) near the intersection of Gresham Hwy. and Mulliken Rd. It was established in 1883. * Needmore is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of the township, along the boundary with Roxand Township at near the intersection of Needmore Hwy and Wheaton Rd. * Stalls Corner is a small community 5 miles (8 km) NW of Charlotte. Geography According to the US Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.03% is water. Nearly all of the township is in the drainage basin of the Thornapple River, which flows through the northern part. The Little Thornappl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toledo, Saginaw And Muskegon Railway
The Toledo, Saginaw and Muskegon Railway is a defunct railroad incorporated in January, 1886. The railroad offered service between Ashley, Michigan and Muskegon, Michigan starting on August 1, 1888. The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada took control the same day, but the company did not merge with the Grand Trunk Western Railway until 1928.Meints (1992), 146. Financial background The Toledo, Saginaw and Muskegon Railway (TS&M) was started by a group of Toledo Ohio investors headed by David Robinson Jr. and John Ashley, who at the time was also building the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railroad, which connected Ashley with Owosso, Michigan. The investors spent about $1,560,000 to build the line. Construction Construction started in the spring of 1887 with building bridges and grading. Trackwork was started in August 1887 from Ashley westward. The track crews reached Carson City, Michigan on September 24. In October, another crew started laying rail from Egelston and Moorla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue River (Michigan)
The Rogue River is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan, running through Kent and Newaygo counties and through the Rogue River State Game Area. It is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 and has a drainage basin of . Its headwaters are a series of ditches that drain the old Rice Lake bed near for |
Ravenna, Michigan
Ravenna is a village in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,219 at the 2010 census. The village is located in Ravenna Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Education Public elementary and secondary education is provided by the Ravenna Public Schools. It is a small rural district with Beechnau Elementary School for students in preschool through grade four, Ravenna Middle School for grades five through eight, and Ravenna High School for grades nine through twelve. Beechnau is located in the village along with the school district offices, while both the middle and high schools are located on a campus just north of the village limits that includes a football stadium, track, athletic fields, and the district bus garage. Ravenna is also the district of record for the North East Education Center, which is located in Muskegon and serves emotionally impaired students from most of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand River (Michigan)
The Grand River (Ottawa: ''Owashtanong'', "Far-Flowing Water") is a river in the southwestern portion of the southern peninsula of Michigan, United States, that flows into Lake Michigan's southeastern shore. It is the longest river in Michigan, running from its headwaters in Hillsdale County on the southern border north to Lansing and west to its mouth on the Lake at Grand Haven. The river was famous for its mile-long, 300-yard-wide, and 10-to-15-foot-tall rapids, for which the city of Grand Rapids was named. These rapids were submerged following the construction of numerous dams, starting in 1835, and flooding of areas behind the dams. The river has not had any rapids for nearly a century. Course The headwaters of the Grand River begin from natural springs in Somerset Township in Hillsdale County near the boundary with Liberty Township in Jackson County. From there, the river flows through Jackson, Ingham, Eaton, Clinton, Ionia, Kent, and Ottawa counties before emptying i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the List of municipalities in Michigan, second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which has a population of 1,087,592 and a combined statistical area population of 1,383,918. Situated along the Grand River (Michigan), Grand River approximately east of Lake Michigan, it is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, as well as one of the fastest-growing cities in the Midwestern United States, Midwest. A historic furniture manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies and is nicknamed "Furniture City". Other nicknames include "River City" and more recently, "Beer City" (the latter given by ''USA Today'' and adopted by the city a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Haven, Michigan
Grand Haven is a city within the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Ottawa County. Grand Haven is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River, for which it is named. As of the 2010 census, Grand Haven had a population of 10,412. It is part of the Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area, which had a population of 1,027,703 in 2014. The city is home to the Grand Haven Memorial Airpark (3GM) and is located just north of Grand Haven Charter Township. History The Potawatomi and Ottawa Native Americans lived in the area for centuries and used the river as a trade route into the interior of Michigan. Some of the long culture of the Ottawa tribe is being revealed through the excavation of archeological artifacts. The city dates its European-American founding to French colonial settlers. A fur trading outpost called ''Gabagouache'' was first established by Madeline La Framboise and her husband Joseph. After the War of 1812, this area became mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coopersville, Michigan
Coopersville is a city located in north central Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,828 at the 2020 census. It is primarily a farming community. The city is located within Polkton Township, though it is administratively autonomous. It lies just north of Interstate 96 along the eastern township boundary, adjacent to Wright Township on the east. There are two exits on I-96, one at the southeast corner of the city and the other at the southwest corner. Coopersville served as the primary filming location for the 2012 football film ''Touchback''. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Over 50% of the land within the city limits is committed to agriculture. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 4,828 people, 1,755 households, and 1,568 families living in the city. The population density was 1003.74/sq mi. There were 1813 housing units. The racial makeup of the city w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 96
Interstate 96 (I-96) is an east–west Interstate Highway that runs for approximately entirely within the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. The western terminus is at an interchange with US Highway 31 (US 31) and Business US 31 (Bus. US 31) on the eastern boundary of Norton Shores southeast of Muskegon, and the eastern terminus is at I-75 near the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. From Grand Rapids through Lansing to Detroit, the freeway parallels Grand River Avenue, never straying more than a few miles from the decommissioned US 16. The Wayne County section of I-96 is named the Jeffries Freeway from its eastern terminus to the junction with I-275 and M-14. Though maps still refer to the freeway as the Jeffries, the portion within the city of Detroit was renamed by the state legislature as the Rosa Parks Memorial Highway in December 2005 in honor of the late civil rights pioneer. There are four auxiliary Interstates as well as two curre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Township, Ottawa County, Michigan
Wright Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,147 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.39%, is water. I-96 passes through the southern part of the township with an exit about one mile east of Marne at junction with M-11, another at Marne, and another at the eastern edge of Coopersville. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,286 people, 1,037 households, and 826 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,082 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 95.53% White, 0.27% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 2.59% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.29% of the population. There were 1,037 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polkton Township, Michigan
Polkton Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,335 at the 2000 census. It was organized in 1845. Communities *Dennison was the name of a post office in the township starting in 1866. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.06%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,335 people, 759 households, and 630 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 783 housing units at an average density of 20.0 per square mile (7.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.33% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 1.24% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.23% of the population. There were 759 households, out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a femal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent County, Michigan
Kent County is located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the county had a population of 657,974, making it the fourth most populous county in Michigan, and the largest outside of the Detroit area. Its county seat is Grand Rapids. The county was set off in 1831, and organized in 1836. It is named for New York jurist and legal scholar James Kent, who represented the Michigan Territory in its dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip. Kent County is part of the Grand Rapids– Kentwood Metropolitan Statistical Area and is West Michigan's economic and manufacturing center. It is home of the Frederik Meijer Gardens, a significant cultural landmark of the Midwest. The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is the county's primary location for regional and international airline traffic. History The Grand River runs through the county. On its west bank are burial mounds, remnants of the Hopewell Indians who lived there. The river valley was an important center fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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