Allendale, Michigan | |
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 Grand Valley State University main campus | |
,_MI_location.png) Location within Ottawa County | |
  Allendale Location within the state of Michigan  Allendale Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°58′20″N 85°57′13″W / 42.97222°N 85.95361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Ottawa |
| Township | Allendale |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.15 sq mi (62.54 km2) |
| • Land | 23.23 sq mi (60.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.91 sq mi (2.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 27,073 |
| • Density | 1,121.04/sq mi (432.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 49401 |
| Area code | 616 |
| FIPS code | 26-01340[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626370[3] |
Allendale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 17,579 at the 2010 census. It is located within Allendale Charter Township, occupying approximately the northern two-thirds of the township, from the eastern boundary with the Grand River west along Pierce St., north along 75th Ave., then west along Lake Michigan Drive (M-45) to the western boundary of the township.[4] It is a part of the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Michigan combined statistical area, and is an exurb of Grand Rapids, due to its major commuter routes into the city (M-45 and I-96).
The ZIP code 49401 serves all of Allendale and many of the remnant portions of the township, as well as portions of Blendon Township to the south and Georgetown Township to the southeast.[5]
Allendale is named for the township. The township was organized in 1849, state senator Pennoyer changed the name to Allendale, after Agnes Allen, the first person on the tax roll in the area and the widow of Hannibal Allen, who was the son of Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen.[6]
Allendale is home to the main campus of Grand Valley State University.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allendale, Michigan
- ^ Allendale CDP, Michigan - Reference Map - American FactFinder[permanent dead link], U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
- ^ 49401 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder[permanent dead link], U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
- ^ Allendale Historical Recognition Program Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, p. 19