Grattan Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,809.

It is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located about northeast of the city of Grand Rapids.

Communities

  • Grattan (or Grattan Center) is an unincorporated community located in the center of the township at . Grattan was first settled as an Irish Catholic settlement in 1844. The community had its own post office from January 18, 1849 until February 14, 1906.
  • Parnell is an unincorporated community in the southwest corner of the township at . The community was settled with the construction of St Patrick's Catholic Church in 1848. A post office operated briefly in Parnell from January 4, 1889 until September 30, 1903.

History

Grattan Township was established in 1846, and named in honor of the Irish orator and politician Henry Grattan.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (8.36%) is water.

There are at least 25 lakes in the township, varying in size from to each. Many of these find a natural outlet through Seely Creek, the only stream of note in the township, and which empties into the Flat River near Smyrna in Ionia County.

Major highways

  • runs east–west through the center of the township.

Demographics

As of the census

References

Sources

  • Grattan Township official website