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Joshua Dart, the oldest male resident, was given the honor of naming the township. He then named it after General Gaines, an acquaintance who fought in the War of 1812. [9] On October 4, 1852, the Gaines Post Office was opened. With two Gaines Post Offices (Gaines and Gaines Station in 1856), this post office was renamed to Covert on January 2 ...
The Village of Gaines area did not see a settler until 1856. The first passenger train passed through the future village site on July 4, 1856, and a post office, Gaines Station, was established that same year. In 1859, the village was platted. [4] The Grand Trunk Western Railroad depot, built in 1884. [5] The Village of Gaines was incorporated ...
Gaines Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 28,812 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The township is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located about 3.0 miles (4.8 km) south of the city of Grand Rapids .
As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 1,499 people, 685 households, and 474 families residing in the township. The population density was 60.2 inhabitants per square mile (23.2/km 2).
In January and February 2014, neighboring Swartz Creek City and Gaines Township was contact by Mundy Township Supervisor David L. Guigear in attempt to meet over regionalization of building department, code enforcement, janitorial and especial police. [14] On April 2, 2014, Gaines Township turned down a police department merger with Mundy ...
Road signage along N. Lumberjack Road U.S. Post Office in Riverdale. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP of Riverdale has a total area of 0.70 square miles (1.81 km 2), of which 0.69 square miles (1.79 km 2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) (1.43%) is water.
The Mount Pleasant 48858 ZIP Code serves most of the community. [15] Areas to the south and east may be served by the Shepherd 48883 ZIP Code, and the Blanchard 49310 ZIP Code serves the areas immediately to the west. [16] [17] The Fremont Township Fire Department is located within Winn at 8375 South Winn Road. [18]
The western portion of the Prudenville CDP also includes a small portion of the Houghton Lake 48629 ZIP Code. [9] Prudenville is considered part of the Northern Michigan region. It is located on the southeast shores of Houghton Lake, which is the state's largest inland lake.