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Alpine Township, Michigan
Alpine Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,079 at the 2020 census.
The township is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located just northwest of the city of Grand Rapids.
The area was originally settled by the Ottawa, who had several camps in the area. Alpine Township was formally organized in 1847 from the northern half of Walker Township. The township was named after the abundance of pine trees in the area. It became a lumbering region with several sawmills. The township was struck by a tornado during the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak. In 1979, the township became a charter township but relinquished this status and returned to a civil township in 1996.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.21 square miles (93.78 km2), of which 35.90 square miles (92.98 km2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) (0.86%) is water.
The township is northwest of Grand Rapids and is bordered by Wright Township in Ottawa County to the west, Sparta Township to the north, Plainfield Charter Township to the east, and the city of Walker to the south.
As of the 2020 United States census, the township had a population of 14,079 people. The racial makeup was 68.3% Non-Hispanic White, 9.1% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Native American, and 7.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 14.9% of the population.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,976 people, 5,550 households, and 3,468 families residing in the township. The population density was 389.9 inhabitants per square mile (150.5/km2). There were 5,830 housing units at an average density of 162.6 per square mile (62.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 89.55% White, 3.11% African American, 0.77% Native American, 1.51% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.85% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.55% of the population.
There were 5,550 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% 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 3.04.
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Alpine Township, Michigan
Alpine Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,079 at the 2020 census.
The township is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located just northwest of the city of Grand Rapids.
The area was originally settled by the Ottawa, who had several camps in the area. Alpine Township was formally organized in 1847 from the northern half of Walker Township. The township was named after the abundance of pine trees in the area. It became a lumbering region with several sawmills. The township was struck by a tornado during the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak. In 1979, the township became a charter township but relinquished this status and returned to a civil township in 1996.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.21 square miles (93.78 km2), of which 35.90 square miles (92.98 km2) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2) (0.86%) is water.
The township is northwest of Grand Rapids and is bordered by Wright Township in Ottawa County to the west, Sparta Township to the north, Plainfield Charter Township to the east, and the city of Walker to the south.
As of the 2020 United States census, the township had a population of 14,079 people. The racial makeup was 68.3% Non-Hispanic White, 9.1% Black or African American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Native American, and 7.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 14.9% of the population.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,976 people, 5,550 households, and 3,468 families residing in the township. The population density was 389.9 inhabitants per square mile (150.5/km2). There were 5,830 housing units at an average density of 162.6 per square mile (62.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 89.55% White, 3.11% African American, 0.77% Native American, 1.51% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.85% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.55% of the population.
There were 5,550 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% 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 3.04.