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Gaines Township, Kent County, Michigan

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The township population contained 27.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5
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living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.15.
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and recorded for Jacob and David Rosenberg by Robert S. Jackson on September 14, 1871. A post office named Cody's Mills was established in May 1867. It was renamed Corinth in March 1871 and operated until December
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The median income for a household in the township was $ 53,415, and the median income for a family was $ 56,402. About 3.2% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the
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Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities
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The area was first settled by Alexander Clark and Alexander L. Bouck in 1837. The township was named Gaines in 1846, after
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is an unincorporated community centered at the intersection of Dutton Avenue and 68th Street. It was first settled in 1870.
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Gaines Township is served by three separate public school districts. The majority of the township is served by
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There were 9,220 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gaines Township, Kent County, Michigan
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was a station on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. It had a post office from 1856 until 1871.
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on the boundary with Byron Township. In 1866, three Cody brothers built a steam-powered
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runs parallel near the entire western border but does not run within the township.
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here, and the place became known as "Cody's Mills". A village named "Corinth" was
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corinth, Michigan
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is an unincorporated community in the southwest part of the township at
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in the northwest of the township. The CDP also extends mostly into
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and is located about 3.0 miles (4.8 km) south of the city of
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The township is about 13 miles (21 km) south of downtown
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runs west–east near the northern edge of the township.
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Gaines Township was officially established in 1848.
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Gaines Township, Genesee County, Michigan
Charter township
Location within Kent County (red) and an administered portion of the Cutlerville CDP (pink)
Kent County
Cutlerville
Gaines Township is located in Michigan
Gaines Township is located in the United States
42°50′04″N 85°38′13″W / 42.83444°N 85.63694°W / 42.83444; -85.63694
State
Michigan
County
Kent
Clerk
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
ZIP code(s)
Byron Center
Caledonia
Wayland
Grand Rapids
Area code
616
FIPS code
GNIS
Official website
charter township
Kent County

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