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Allendale, Michigan
Allendale is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County in Michigan. For statiscal purposes it is a census-designated place. The population was 11,555 at the 2000 census. The community is located within Allendale Charter Township and the CDP area consists of about 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 to the western boundary of the township. Apart from the CDP definition, the community is centered at the intersection of M-45 and 68th Ave., which are the only roads which cross the Grand River in the county east of Grand Haven.
HISTORY
Allendale is named 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 area 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 main campus of Grand Valley State University.
POPULATION
Allendale’s 2009 population is 16,724 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 28.79 percent. The median income is $46,671. Compared to the rest of the country, Allendale’s cost of living is 12.48% lower than the U.S. average. The median age is 21.10. The median home cost in Allendale is $134,450.
EDUCATION
There are 7 schools in Allendale, MI, including 6 public schools and 1 private schools. Allendale public schools belong to two districts, Allendale School District and Coopersville School District.
There are 5 Allendale elementary schools, 2 Allendale middle schools and 2 Allendale high schools.
At the time of the last survey, 3,671 people in the community had a high school degree or 84.2% of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%0.
767 people in Allendale also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 17.6% of the total population (National average was 24.40%).