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Ada Township is a township located in Kent County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 9,882. The unincorporated community of Ada is located within the township on Michigan State Highway 21 twelve miles east of Grand Rapids. Ada is the corporate home of Alticor and its subsidiary companies Quixtar and Amway. Kent County is a county located in Michigan, United States. ...
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Michigan State Highway 21 or M-21, is an east-west highway in the U.S. state of Michigan connecting the cities of Grand Rapids and Flint. ...
Nickname: Furniture City Founded Incorporated 1850 County Kent County Mayor George Heartwell Area - Total - Water 117. ...
Alticor is a privately-held corporation, owned by members of the DeVos and Van Andel families. ...
Quixtar is a multi-level marketing company, founded September 1, 1999 by Alticor, Inc. ...
Amway generally refers to an international multi-level marketing (MLM) system consisting of a company called Amway Corporation and several surrounding but legally separate motivational organizations (sometimes referred to as Amway Motivational Organizations, or AMOs. ...
History
Ada Township is one of the oldest townships in the state of Michigan. The Village of Ada, founded in 1821 by Rix Robinson, on the site of a French-Canadian trading post, is the oldest settlement in Kent County. Robinson went on to become Ada Township's first Supervisor. 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
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Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 95.9 km² (37.0 mi²). 93.4 km² (36.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.59% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
A square mile is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. ...
In addition to its two rivers (the Grand and the Thornapple), numerous streams and meadows, Ada Township is best known for its lush, rolling, woodland terrain. In fact, the local school district is called Forest Hills. Pedestrian bridge over the Grand River in downtown Lansing The Grand River is the longest river in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 9,882 people, 3,263 households, and 2,802 families residing in the township. The population density is 105.8/km² (273.9/mi²). There are 3,384 housing units at an average density of 36.2/km² (93.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 95.57% White, 0.47% African American, 0.16% Native American, 2.35% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 1.07% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There are 3,263 households out of which 47.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.7% are married couples living together, 5.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% are non-families. 11.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.03 and the average family size is 3.30. Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...
In the township the population is spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township is $83,357, and the median income for a family is $87,972. Males have a median income of $61,795 versus $36,288 for females. The per capita income for the township is $37,840. 1.9% of the population and 1.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 1.6% of those under the age of 18 and 2.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
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