Holland Charter Township, Michigan
{{Distinguish|Holland, Michigan|Holland Township, Missaukee County, Michigan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Holland Township, Michigan
| official_name = Holland Charter Township
| settlement_type = Charter township
| image_skyline = Holland Charter Township, MI.jpg
| image_size = 275
| image_caption = View from across the Macatawa River
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
|pushpin_map =Michigan#USA
|pushpin_label_position =right
|pushpin_label =Holland Township
|pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
|pushpin_mapsize =
|image_map = Holland_Charter_Township,_MI_location.png
|mapsize = 250
|map_caption = Location within Ottawa County (red) and a portion of the administered CDP of Beechwood (pink)
| coordinates = {{coord|42|48|48|N|86|05|16|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Michigan
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Ottawa
|government_footnotes = {{cite web|last=Michigan Townships Association|url=https://michigantownships.org/find-a-township/?fips=38660|title=Holland Charter Township, Ottawa County, Michigan|date=2024|accessdate=October 31, 2024}}
|government_type =
|leader_title = Supervisor
|leader_name = Terry Nienhuis
|leader_title1 = Clerk
|leader_name1 = Michael Dalman
|established_title =
|established_date =
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 71.17
| area_total_sq_mi = 27.48
| area_land_km2 = 70.01
| area_land_sq_mi = 27.03
| area_water_km2 = 1.17
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.45
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 408
| elevation_ft = 1339
| population_total = 38276
| population_as_of = 2020
| pop_est_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 =
| population_density_sq_mi = 1416.1
| population_footnotes =
| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
|postal_code_type = ZIP code(s)
|postal_code = 49423 (Holland)
49424 (Beechwood)
49464 (Zeeland)
|area_code = 616
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 26-38620{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 1626477{{GNIS|1626477}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.hct.holland.mi.us/|Official website}}
}}
Holland Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,276.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Holland_charter_township,_Ottawa_County,_Michigan?g=060XX00US2613938660 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=data.census.gov}}
The City of Holland is adjacent to the south and is administratively autonomous.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of {{convert|27.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|27.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} (1.02%) is water.
Communities
Noordeloos is an unincorporated community located in the township.
Beechwood is a census-designated place located mostly within the township, with a small portion lying in adjacent Park Township.
Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census,{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hollandchartertownshipottawacountymichigan,hollandcitymichigan/PST045222 |publisher = United States Census Bureau |title = U.S. Census website |access-date = May 9, 2024 }} there were 38,276 people living in the township. 59.6% were non-Hispanic White, 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 Holland, Michigan.Walter Romig, Michigan Place Names, p. 106. 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.{{cite book |last1=Massie |first1=Larry |title=Haven, Harbor and Heritage: the Holland, Michigan, Story |date=1996 |isbn=1-886167-05-2 |page=164}}
In a book called The Shortest History of Migration, the economist Ian Goldin explains the concept of chain migration 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.{{Cite book |last=Goldin |first=Ian |title=The shortest history of migration |date=2024 |publisher=Old Street Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1-913083-44-1 |location=Exeter |pages=122}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.hct.holland.mi.us/ Holland Charter Township official website]
{{Cities of Ottawa County, Michigan}}
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