Grant Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
township in Newaygo County, Michigan
Grant Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,298. The city of Grant is adjacent to the township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.9 square miles (93 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.47%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,130 people, 1,015 households, and 830 families residing in the township. The population density was 87.2 inhabitants per square mile (33.7/km2). There were 1,113 housing units at an average density of 31.0 per square mile (12.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 92.27% White, 0.35% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 5.11% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.60% of the population.
There were 1,015 households, out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Grant Township, Newaygo County, Michigan” as township in Newaygo County, Michigan. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as township in Newaygo County, Michigan. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
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 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5596545. Authority coordinates are 43.348, -85.746. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
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Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Grant Township, Newaygo County, Michigan”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Grant Township, Newaygo County, Michigan primary sources, Grant Township, Newaygo County, Michigan archive and Grant research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Grant Township, Newaygo County, Michigan” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.