Port Sheldon Township, Michigan

Port Sheldon Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 5,206.

History

Port Sheldon Township was established in 1924 by the division off the west end of what had been Olive Township, reducing Olive Township to about 36 square miles.

Communities

• Port Sheldon is an unincorporated community in the township at
• West Olive is an unincorporated community on the east boundary of Port Sheldon Township with Olive Township. The West Olive ZIP code 49460 serves most of the township.
• The city of Holland is to the south, and the Holland ZIP code 49424 serves some areas in the southern part of Port Sheldon Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.28%) is water.

The Pigeon River runs through Port Sheldon and discharges into Pigeon Lake. Pigeon Lake empties into Lake Michigan through a channel protected by two piers. There is a small harbor in the lake known as Port Sheldon. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources maintains a public access on the north side of the lake to facilitate recreational activities on Pigeon Lake and Lake Michigan. Consumers Energy's coal-fired JH Campbell power plant draws water from Pigeon Lake for cooling purposes and discharges it into Lake Michigan.

Demographics

As of the census