Grand Rapids Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 18,905 at the 2020 census.
The township is bordered by Grand Rapids to the west and East Grand Rapids to the southwest, but the township is administered autonomously.
Communities
- Northview is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) with a very small portion located within Grand Rapids Township. The majority of the CDP is to the north in Plainfield Township.
History
The township was first organized in 1834 under the name Kent Township. The village of Grand Rapids was within the township, and the state renamed the township as Grand Rapids Township in 1842. The village incorporated as an autonomous city from portions of the township in 1850. Grand Rapids Township became a charter township in 1979.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.41%) is water. the township had a population of 18,905 people. The racial makeup was 84.9% Non-Hispanic White, 2.5% Black or African American, 6.6% Asian, 0.1% Native American, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.8% of the population.
2000 census
As of the census