Cutlerville is an

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and

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(CDP) in Kent County in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 17,849 as of the 2020 census. The community is located mostly within Byron Township to the west with a smaller portion within Gaines Township to the east. The community is part of the

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and is about south of the city of

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History

John Cutler, who came here from

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with his wife and ten children, bought in 1853 and built a log cabin. In 1891, his son John I. Cutler built the Cutler mansion, which in 1910 became the nucleus of the

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Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.34%) is water The Buck Creek flows through the community, which flows north to the Grand River in the city of Grandville. Cutlerville is in southwestern Kent County within Byron Township on the west and Gaines Township on the east. The community is bordered to the north by the cities of

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and Kentwood.

Major highways

* runs south–north through the center of the community. * runs west–east through the northern portion of the community and has an interchange with U.S. Route 131.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 17,849 people, the racial makeup of the city was 63.1% Non-Hispanic

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, 12.1% Black or African American, 5.7% Asian, 0.5% Native American, and 10.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 11.1% of the population. As of the

of 2000, there were 15,114 people, 5,975 households, and 3,907 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 6,253 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 88.93%

, 4.61%

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, 0.58% Native American, 1.64% Asian, 0.02%

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, 1.96% from other races, and 2.26% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 4.49% of the population. There were 5,975 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were

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living together, 13.4% had a female homeowner with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of single persons, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99. In the community, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. The median income for a household in the community was $40,809, and the median income for a family was $43,972. Males had a median income of $36,085 versus $24,989 for females. The

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for the community was $19,648. About 4.4% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the

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, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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, bronze medalist in the 3000 meter

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at the

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Carlee Hoffman Carlee Hoffman (born July 10, 1986) is an American wheelchair basketball player from Cutlerville, Michigan. She plays the power forward position and was a gold medalist for the United States in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and in the 200 ...

, Paralympic Games gold medalist

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Michigan Unincorporated communities in Kent County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Census-designated places in Kent County, Michigan Grand Rapids metropolitan area Populated places established in 1853 1853 establishments in Michigan