Overisel Township, Michigan | |
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 Overisel Township in 2023 | |
  Overisel Township Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 42°43′6″N 85°57′47″W / 42.71833°N 85.96306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Allegan |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
| • Land | 35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,113 |
| • Density | 87.9/sq mi (33.94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 26-61820[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626872[2] |
| Website | www |
Overisel Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,113 at the 2020 census.[3]
Overisel was named after the Dutch province of Overijssel.[4] Overisel is the birthplace of mathematician George David Birkhoff, best known for what is now called the ergodic theorem.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Overisel Township, Michigan
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Overisel township, Allegan County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.