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