Dowling, Michigan
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|official_name = Dowling, Michigan
|settlement_type = Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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|pushpin_label = Dowling
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Michigan
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Barry
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Baltimore
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|area_total_km2 = 16.28
|area_land_km2 = 15.75
|area_water_km2 = 0.53
|area_total_sq_mi = 6.29
|area_land_sq_mi = 6.08
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.20
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 351
|population_density_km2 = 22.29
|population_density_sq_mi = 57.72
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 49050
|area_code = 269
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 26-22900
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|blank1_info = 0624850
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Dowling is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore Township in Barry County, Michigan, United States. The population was 351 at the 2020 census.{{cite web |title=Dowling CPD, Michigan - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Dowling_CDP,_Michigan?g=160XX00US2622900 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=26 February 2024}}
History
The settlement was informally named "Baltimore" as early as 1842 in memory of the home of prominent settlers. A post office named Baltimore was established in May 1850. The name was changed to Dowling in March 1880.{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-date= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}
Geography
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Dowling is located southeast of the center of Barry County. The center of town is located at the intersection of state highway M-37 and East Dowling Road. M-37 leads north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to Hastings, the Barry County seat, and south {{convert|16|mi}} to downtown Battle Creek.
The Baltimore Township office is located {{convert|1|mi}} east of the center of Dowling. The southern edge of the CDP is the border with Johnstown Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Dowling CDP has a total area of {{convert|16.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|15.7|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|5.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 3.21%, is water,{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2622900| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190756/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2622900| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dowling CDP, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 23, 2013}} consisting of the northern half of Clear Lake.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2020= 351
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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References
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External links
- [http://baltimoretwp.com Baltimore Township]
{{Barry County, Michigan}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Michigan
Category:Unincorporated communities in Barry County, Michigan