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As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 1,259 people, 537 households, and 353 families residing in the township. The population density was 59.7 inhabitants per square mile (23.1/km 2).
Fair Haven is about a mile and a half east-southeast of Anchorville on M-29 at The Fairhaven ZIP code 48023 serves most of Ira Township. [ 9 ] The community was the site of a French-speaking Metis settlement dating from before 1837 and named after the nearby stream, Rivière des Cygnes .
Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries [6] Michigan Department of Information Technology [ 7 ] Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation , abolished by Governor Engler with most of the department transfer to the Department of Commerce until Commerce was split up with the former L&R powers transferred to the Department of ...
The lieutenant governor is the president of the Michigan Senate [1] and acts as the governor when the governor is unable to execute the office, including whenever the governor leaves the state. The governor is the principal executive officer with the power of veto, appointment, reorganize executive government, budget proposal and other powers. [1]
The state of Michigan is largely divided in the same way as many other U.S. states, but is distinct in its usage of charter townships. Michigan ranks 13th among the fifty states in terms of the number of local governmental entities. The state is divided into 83 counties, and further divided into 1,240 townships, 280 cities, and 253 villages.
Allegan County (/ ˈ æ l ə ɡ ən / AL-ə-gən) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 120,502. [2] The county seat is Allegan. [3]
[1] [4] The county was created September 10, 1820, and its government was organized in 1821. [1] It is located northeast of Detroit. It is considered by the State of Michigan to be a part of The Thumb, a peninsula that is surrounded by Lake Huron in the east-central area of the state. [5] This area is sometimes dubbed the Blue Water Area. [6]
In Michigan, most local government functions – police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance etc. – are the responsibility of individual cities and townships. Most of the county's offices are located in either the city of Grand Haven or at the Fillmore complex in Olive Township.