Byron Township, Michigan

Byron Township, Michigan
Motto: 
"A Community on the Move"[1]
Location within Kent County and the administered CDPs of Byron Center (1) and portion of Cutlerville (2) (pink)
Location within Kent County and the administered CDPs of Byron Center (1) and portion of Cutlerville (2) (pink)
Byron Township is located in Michigan
Byron Township
Byron Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Byron Township is located in the United States
Byron Township
Byron Township
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°48′45″N 85°43′26″W / 42.81250°N 85.72389°W / 42.81250; -85.72389
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyKent
Established1836
Government
 • SupervisorAmos Tillema
 • ClerkPeggy Sattler
Area
 • Total36.17 sq mi (93.68 km2)
 • Land36.10 sq mi (93.50 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total26,927
 • Density740/sq mi (290/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49315 (Byron Center)
49348 (Wayland)
49418 (Grandville)
49548 (Grand Rapids)
Area code616
FIPS code26-081-12240[2]
GNIS feature ID1626016[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Byron Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 26,927 at the 2010 census,[4] an increase from 20,317 at the 2010 census.[5]

Byron Township is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is located just southwest of the city of Grand Rapids.

  1. ^ "Byron Township, Michigan". Byron Township, Michigan. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Byron Township, Michigan
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 28 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2021.