The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.36. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,864 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.03% of the population. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.22% White, 2.97% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. There were 3,016 housing units at an average density of 132.1 per square mile (51.0/km 2). The population density was 506.1 inhabitants per square mile (195.4/km 2). Īllendale is home to the main campus of Grand Valley State University.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23.7 square miles (61.4 km 2), of which 22.8 square miles (59.1 km 2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km 2) (3.79%) is water.ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2000, there were 11,555 people, 2,864 households, and 1,913 families residing in the CDP. 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 area and the widow of Hannibal Allen, who was the son of Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen. 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. It is a part of the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Michigan combined statistical area, and is an exurb of Grand Rapids, due to its major commuter routes into the city ( M-45 and I-96). It is located within Allendale Charter Township, occupying approximately the northern two-thirds of the township, from the eastern boundary with the Grand River west along Pierce St., north along 75th Ave., then west along Lake Michigan Drive ( M-45) to the western boundary of the township. The population was 17,579 at the 2010 census. Allendale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ottawa County in the U.S.

Allendale charter township library