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| Plainfield Township, Michigan | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Kent |
| Area | |
| - Total | 36.5 sq mi (94.6 km²) |
| - Land | 35.1 sq mi (91.0 km²) |
| - Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²) |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 30,195 |
| - Density | 859.2/sq mi (331.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 26-64660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626912 |
Plainfield Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township forms part of the metro Grand Rapids area. The township derives its name from the extinct lumbertown of Plainfield founded in 1838 by Andrew Stout at the intersection of the Rogue and Grand Rivers. The town name was eventually changed to Austerlitz before its eventual dissolution. Plainfield township is borderd by Alpine Township to the west, Algoma Township to the north, Cannon Township to the east, and by Grand Rapids Township to the south.
The Grand River forms the dominant geographical feature of the township, and it features many parks along its banks with available swimming and boating. The township's main roadway is Plainfield Avenue, which is a state highway with the designation M-44 Connector. This highway intersects with M-44 near the point where it crosses the Grand River.
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