Bowne Township is a

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of Kent County in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,289. The township was organized as a

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in 1848. It is part of the

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and is located about southeast of the city of

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is an

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located along the northern border of the township. * Bowne was a community within the township and had a post office from 1850 until 1868.Romig p. 72 * Bowne Center was a village founded in 1838. * Logan was an unincorporated community in the township. In May 1881, it was given a post office named "Keller" for the storekeeper and first postmaster, Christian Keller. It was renamed "Logan" in September 1884 and closed in October 1888. It was restored from November 1899 to January 1906.

Geography

According to the

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, Bowne Township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.39%) is water. The township is in the southeastern corner of Kent County. It is bordered to the west by Caledonia Charter Township, to the north by Lowell Charter Township, to the east by Campbell Township in Ionia County, and to the south by Irving Township and the village of

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in Barry County.

Major highways

* enters the township from the east under the local name 92nd Street SE, in which it then turns north and is known as Alden Nash Avenue SE.

Education

Bowne Township is served by four different public school districts. The majority of the township is served by Lowell Area Schools, while the western and southern portions are served by Caledonia Community Schools. A very small portion of the southeastern portion of the township are served by Thornapple Kellogg School District and Lakewood Public Schools.

History

Bowne Township was formed in 1849 from Caledonia Township, composing Township 5 North, Range 9 West. This area had previously been transferred from Vergennes Township to Caledonia Township in 1840.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,743 people, 880 households, and 756 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 906 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.59%

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, 0.18%

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, 0.51% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.07%

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, 0.51% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.86% of the population. There were 880 households, out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.8% were

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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.0% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.36. In the township the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males. The median income for a household in the township was $60,909, and the median income for a family was $61,544. Males had a median income of $41,660 versus $30,478 for females. The

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for the township was $22,675. About 5.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the

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, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

Sources

External links

Bowne Township official website
{{authority control Townships in Michigan Townships in Kent County, Michigan Grand Rapids metropolitan area Populated places established in 1848 1848 establishments in Michigan