Holland Charter Township is a

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of Ottawa County in the

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,276. The City of Holland is adjacent to the south and is administratively autonomous.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.02%) is water.

Communities

Noordeloos is an unincorporated community located in the township. Beechwood is a

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located mostly within the township, with a small portion lying in adjacent Park Township.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 38,276 people living in the township. 59.6% were non-Hispanic

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, 2.9% Black or African American, 7.1% Asian, 1.3% Native American, and 10.5% of two or more races. 27.8% were Hispanic or Latino.

History

The former village of Cedar Swamp, located in sections 27 and 28 of Holland Township, was platted and recorded in 1848 by Albertus van Raalte, who also founded

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. By 1853 the population of the township was 1,418. Initially, Holland Township included present-day Park Township and Zeeland Township, with Zeeland Township breaking off in 1851. In a book called ''The Shortest History of Migration'', the economist Ian Goldin explains the concept of

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or network migration by noting that 90% of Dutch migrants from South Holland to the United States settled in three American towns, one of which was Noordeloos.

References

External links

Holland Charter Township official website
{{Authority control Charter townships in Michigan Townships in Ottawa County, Michigan