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The Charter Township of Caledonia is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,964 at the 2000 census. ==Communities== *The Village of Caledonia is within the township on M-37 in the southeast part of the township. *Alaska is a former unincorporated community within the township on the Thornapple River at . The community had its origin with a sawmill established by William H. Brown and Rev. Eber Moffit in 1848. A post office with the name "Brownsville" was first established on December 13, 1855, but the name was changed to "North Brownsville" just a few days later on December 18 to avoid confusion with an already existing post office with that name in Cass County. It was renamed "Alaska" on December 4, 1868, undoubtedly influenced by the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia by the U.S. government. The post office closed on February 9, 1906. *Caledonia Station was a village founded around a depot of the Grand River Valley Railroad in 1870. It was platted that same year.〔Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 93〕 The township is situated about 15 miles south-southeast of downtown Grand Rapids. The city of Kentwood is directly northwest, Cascade Charter Township is to the north, Bowne Township to the east, Gaines Charter Township to the west, and Thornapple Township in Barry County to the south. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Caledonia Township, Kent County, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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