Ada Township (Michigan)
| Ada Township | |||
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 Bridge over the Thornapple River |
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| Location in Michigan | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Michigan | ||
| County : | Kent County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 59 ′ N , 85 ° 30 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 13,142 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 140.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 95.9 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 93.4 km 2 (approx. 36 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 231 m | ||
| Postal code : | 49301 | ||
| Area code : | +1 616 | ||
| FIPS : | 26-00240 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1625798 | ||
Ada is a township in Kent County in the state of Michigan , USA. The place has a good 13,000 inhabitants. Ada is located at the confluence of the Grand River and Thornapple Rivers . Ada was actually founded in 1812 when Rix Robinson got a French-Canadian trading post. Amway and its parent company Alticor are headquartered in Ada .
Personalities
- Kirk O'Bee (* 1977), racing cyclist