Allendale, Michigan Allendale, Michigan Location of Allendale, Michigan Location of Allendale, Michigan Allendale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ottawa County in the U.S.
It is positioned inside Allendale Charter Township, occupying the northern two-thirds of the township, from the easterly boundary with the Grand River west along Pierce St., north along 75th Ave., then west along Lake Michigan Drive (M-45) to the boundary of the township. It is a part of the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Michigan combined statistical area, and is an exurb of Grand Rapids, due to its primary commuter routes into the town/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. Allendale is titled for the township.
Malta was initially chosen as the name for the township, however when 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 region and the widow of Hannibal Allen, who was the son of Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen. Allendale is best known as being home to the chief campus of Grand Valley State University.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 23.7 square miles (61.4 km2), of which 22.8 square miles (59.1 km2) is territory and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (3.79%) is water.
Grand River (Michigan) The chief campus of Grand Valley State University, established in 1960, is positioned in Allendale on 1,237 acres (5.01 km2).
Grand Valley State University is the quickest burgeoning university in the United States, both in populace and physical size, as the college is continually building more facilities.
The college enrolls a total of just under 25,000 students on the Allendale ground and two campuses in the encircling area, and offers over 200 areas of study, making it the biggest university in the Grand Rapids region. Cook Carillon Tower at Grand Valley State University Allendale ground Lubbers Stadium, home of Grand Valley State Laker football.
The Meadows at Grand Valley State University Interurban Transit Partnership (The Rapid), is a enhance county-wide bus fitness that provides transit throughout the easterly part of Allendale, GVSU, Grand Rapids and the encircling areas.
It joins Allendale and GVSU with Grand Rapids and GVSU's Pew Campus.
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