Allendale is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality. Ottawa County is a county in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 238314 with a projection of 257671 A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. It is also a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes The population was 11,555 at the 2000 census. The community is located within Allendale Charter Township and the CDP area consists of about the northern two thirds of the township, from the eastern boundary with the Grand River west along Pierce St. Allendale Charter Township is a Charter township of Ottawa County in the U The Grand River is the longest River in the US state of Michigan. , north along 75th Ave. , then west along Lake Michigan Drive (M-45) to the western boundary of the township. M-45 is a state highway route in the US state of Michigan that was originally part of M-50 until the mid- 1960s. Apart from the CDP definition, the community is centered at the intersection of M-45 and 68th Ave. , which are the only roads which cross the Grand River in the county east of Grand Haven. Grand Haven is a city in the US State of Michigan and is the County seat of Ottawa County. It is named after Hannibel Allen, a descendant of Ethan Allen, according to the sign adjacent to a portrait painting located in Grand Valley State University's Cook-DeWitt Center. Ethan Allen (January 10 1738 – February 12 1789 was an early American revolutionary and guerrilla leader who fought against the Province of New York This sign is wrong, the town has no connection to Ethan Allen. The name, though spelled differently, is thought to have come from the Scottish song Rose of Allandale, as the earliest European settlers included many Scots.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 7 square miles (61. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²), of which, 22. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 square miles (59. 1 km²) of it is land and 0. 9 square miles (2. 3 km²) of it (3. 79%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 11,555 people, 2,864 households, and 1,913 families residing in the CDP. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 506. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 per square mile (195. 4/km²). There were 3,016 housing units at an average density of 132. 1/sq mi (51. 0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93. 22% White, 2. 97% African American, 0. 34% Native American, 0. 89% Asian, 0. 08% Pacific Islander, 1. 45% from other races, and 1. 06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 03% of the population.
There were 2,864 households out of which 38. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57. 8% were married couples living together, 6. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33. 2% were non-families. 16. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 98 and the average family size was 3. 36.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 20. 7% under the age of 18, 43. 1% from 18 to 24, 22. 1% from 25 to 44, 9. 6% from 45 to 64, and 4. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 87. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83. 6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,671, and the median income for a family was $58,371. Males had a median income of $39,038 versus $25,146 for females. The per capita income for the community was $14,580. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 2. 4% of families and 12. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 5% of those under age 18 and 3. 6% of those age 65 or over.
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Universities
Grand Valley State University ( GVSU) is an American liberal arts University located in Allendale Michigan. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic