Northview is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,301 at the 2020 census. The community is located mostly within Plainfield Township with a very small portion extending into Grand Rapids Township to the south.
The community is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and borders the city of Grand Rapids to the south.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Northview CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (6.18%) is water. It is considered part of the urbanized area around Grand Rapids.
The CDP takes its name from the Northview Public Schools district, although the district includes a larger portion of Grand Rapids Township and a small area of the city of Grand Rapids.
Major highways
- , known locally as Beltline Avenue, runs south–north through the center of the community. M-44 also contains a connector route within the community that links it to Interstate 96 to the south in Grand Rapids.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Northview had a population of 15,301. The median age was 41.4 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.4 males age 18 and over.
98.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.3% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,430 households in Northview, of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.8% were married-couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.