| Official Name: | Georgetown Charter Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Charter township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ottawa |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1836 |
| Established Title2: | Organized |
| Established Date2: | 1840 |
| Established Title3: | Chartered |
| Established Date3: | 1965 |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Jim Wierenga |
| Area Total Km2: | 88.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 86.7 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.7 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 34.1 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 33.5 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.6 |
| Elevation M: | 205 |
| Elevation Ft: | 673 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9°N -85.8294°W |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 54091 |
| Population Metro: | 1150015 (Grand Rapids-Wyoming MSA) |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-31880[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626346 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Georgetown Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 54,091 at the time of the 2020 census. The city of Hudsonville is adjacent to the township and the unincorporated community of Jenison is within the township, which includes about half the township's population.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.1sqmi, of which 33.5sqmi is land and 0.6sqmi (1.91%) is water.
European-American settlement of Georgetown Township was begun in 1834 by the brothers Hiram and Samuel Jenison.
At the 2020 census there were 54,091 people, 19,164 households, and 14,290 families living in the township. The population density was 1631.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 19,878 housing units at an average density of 559.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 90.45% White, 1.32% Black or African American, 0.24% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.48% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 1.32% from some other race, and 5.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.30%.[2]
Of the 14,099 households 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 15.7% of households were one person and 7.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.29.
The age distribution was 29.4% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median household income was $58,936 and the median family income was $65,557. Males had a median income of $50,111 versus $28,894 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,323. About 1.9% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
Jenison Public Schools operates public schools in the Jenison area.Hudsonville Public Schools operates public schools in the Hudsonville area.