Trowbridge Township, Michigan
township in Allegan County, Michigan
Trowbridge Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,530 at the 2020 census.
Communities
Merson is an unincorporated community in the township at the junction of M-40 and 102 Avenue (42°26′05″N 85°51′58″W Elevation: 761 ft./232 m.).
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.7 km2), of which 34.6 square miles (89.7 km2) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.0 km2), or 3.22%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,519 people, 941 households, and 712 families residing in the township. The population density was 72.6 inhabitants per square mile (28.0/km2). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 30.5 per square mile (11.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.71% White, 1.07% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.83% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.02% of the population.
There were 941 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families.
The public source identifies “Trowbridge Township, Michigan” as township in Allegan County, Michigan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Trowbridge, Township and Michigan.
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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 Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1938022. VIAF identifies the subject as 130574883. The Library of Congress control number is no2008148287. Authority coordinates are 42.470, -85.825. 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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