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from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPlainfield Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 33,535 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is bordered by Grand Rapids on the south.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 30,952 to 33,535 (+8%). Half of its homes were built before 1985.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Plainfield yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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