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Maple Valley Township is a civil township of Montcalm County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,083 at the 2000 census. ==Communities== *Colwell was an unincorporated community centered on a station of the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Raiilroad. It had a post office from 1879 until 1882.〔Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 128〕 * Coral is an unincorporated community in the township at . Coral began as a lumber camp organized by Rev. Charles Parker, who purchased land in sections 7 and 9 in 1861. A sawmill built by Morris and Henry Stump was key to its growth, and for a while the place was known as "Stumptown". Parker recorded a plat in 1862 and named it "Coral", reportedly "because it was easy to spell." It was a station on the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad and John Holcomb became the first postmaster on March 22, 1869. The Coral post office, with ZIP code 49322, serves most of northern Maple Valley Township, as well as portions of Pine Township to the east and Winfield Township to the north.〔(ZCTA Reference Map for 49322 ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * Trufant is an unincorporated community in the southeast part of the township. The post office, with ZIP code 49347, serves the southern part of Maple Valley Township, as well as portions of Pine Township to the east and a small area in Spencer Township to the south.〔(ZCTA Reference Map for 49347 ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 Emery Trufant built the first water-powered sawmill here in 1872. He sold out to J. B. Hileman and Jacob Hesser, who later built a steam-powered mill on the site. Their firm platted the village of Trufant on March 10, 1875, and named it after Trufant, recognizing him as the first settler. * The village of Sand Lake is to the southwest in Kent County and the Sand Lake post office, with ZIP code 49343, also serves a small area in southwest Maple Valley Township.〔(ZCTA Reference Map for 49343 ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * The village of Pierson is to the west in Pierson Township, and the Pierson post office, with ZIP code 49339, also serves a portion of western Maple Valley Township.〔(ZCTA Reference Map for 49339 ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * The city of Howard City is to the northwest, and the Howard City post office, with ZIP code 49329, also serves a portion of northwest Maple Valley Township.〔(ZCTA Reference Map for 49329 ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 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「Maple Valley Township, Montcalm County, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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