Official Name: | Holland Charter Township |
Settlement Type: | Charter township |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
Coordinates: | 42.8133°N -86.0878°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Ottawa |
Leader Name: | Treasurer |
Leader Title1: | Vince Bush |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 93.0 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.9 |
Area Land Km2: | 92.8 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.8 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.1 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
Elevation M: | 408 |
Elevation Ft: | 1339 |
Population Total: | 38276 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Urban: | 113,164 |
Population Metro: | 1150015 (Grand Rapids-Holland-Muskegon metropolitan area) |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 26-38620[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1626477 |
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.[2]
The City of Holland is adjacent to the south and is administratively autonomous.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.5sqmi, of which 27.2sqmi is land and 0.3sqmi (1.02%) is water.
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.
As of the 2020 United States Census,[3] 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.
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.[4] 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.[5]