Alamo Township, Michigan
township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Alamo Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,805.
Geography
The township is in the northwest corner of Kalamazoo County and is bordered by Allegan County to the north and Van Buren County to the west. U.S. Route 131 passes through the east side of the township, leading south to Kalamazoo and north to Grand Rapids.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94.3 km2), of which 36.2 square miles (93.8 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 0.53%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,820 people, 1,378 households, and 1,091 families residing in the township. The population density was 105.3 inhabitants per square mile (40.7/km2). There were 1,424 housing units at an average density of 39.2 per square mile (15.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.60% White, 0.97% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.
“Alamo Township, Michigan” enters the record as township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Alamo, Township and Michigan can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4705986. VIAF identifies the subject as 152837243. The Library of Congress control number is no2009095172. Authority coordinates are 42.381, -85.694. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
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