| Official Name: | Bowne Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Label: | Bowne Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Coordinates: | 42.8236°N -85.3597°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kent |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Randy Wilcox |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Sandra Kowalczyk |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1848 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.32 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.03 |
| Area Land Km2: | 92.02 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.53 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.29 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.50 |
| Elevation M: | 247 |
| Elevation Ft: | 810 |
| Population Total: | 3289 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49302 (Alto) 49316 (Dutton) 49325 (Freeport) |
| Area Code: | 616 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-081-09780[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1625964 |
Bowne Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,289.[2]
The township was organized as a survey township in 1848. It is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located about 20miles southeast of the city of Grand Rapids.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bowne Township has a total area of 36.03sqmi, of which 35.53sqmi is land and 0.5sqmi (1.39%) is water.[5]
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 Freeport in Barry County.
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.[6]
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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,743 people, 880 households, and 756 families residing in the township. The population density was 76.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 906 housing units at an average density of 25.3/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 97.59% White, 0.18% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic 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 married couples 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 per capita income for the township was $22,675. About 5.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.