Ganges Township is a

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in the

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. The population was 2,574 at the 2020 census.

Communities

There are no incorporated villages within the township, but several

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: *Belknap is located at 66th Street and 116th Avenue in the southern part of the township.Allegan County
Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships, Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, 08/05/10. Access on December 24, 2013. *Ganges is located in the northwest part of the township at the junction of 122nd Ave and Blue Star Highway at .

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is less than a quarter mile to the west, but the nearest access is from M-89 about a mile to the north. *Glenn is located within the southwest part of the township at the junction of 114th Ave and

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(Blue Star Highway/Adams Rd) at . A post office (ZIP Code 49416) was established here in 1876. Glenn is known as "Pancake Town", stemming from an incident during a 1937 snowstorm in which travelers stranded at a restaurant had nothing to eat except for pancakes. *Grange Corners is located in the northern part of the township at 66th Street and 122nd Avenue (; Elevation: ). *Pier Cove is located in the northwestern corner of the township at Lake Shore Drive and 123rd Avenue (; Elevation: ). *Plummerville is located in the northwestern part of the township at Lake Shore Drive and 121st Avenue. *Shorecrest is located in the southwestern corner of the township off Adams Road/Blue Star Highway (; Elevation: ).
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History

Ganges Township was established in 1847. Esther was the name of a post office here from 1894 until 1901.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.95%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 2,524 people, 982 households and 676 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,384 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.38%

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, 0.48%

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, 0.75% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 4.12% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 11.93% of the population. There were 982 households, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were

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living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% 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 2.99. 24.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 102.6 males. The

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was $47,143 and the median family income was $52,333. Males had a median income of $38,235 and females $24,917. The

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was $22,753. About 4.7% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the

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, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

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* {{authority control Townships in Allegan County, Michigan 1847 establishments in Michigan Townships in Michigan