Place:Gaines, Kent, Michigan, United States

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NameGaines
Alt namesGaines Township
Gainessource: WeRelate abbreviation
TypeTownship
Coordinates42.834444°N 85.636944°W
Located inKent, Michigan, United States
See alsoGaines (township), Genesee, Michigan, United StatesMichigan township of the same name
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Gaines Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,146 at the 2010 census.

The township is about 13 miles south of downtown Grand Rapids. It is directly south of the city of Kentwood. The Charter Township of Caledonia and Village of Caledonia are to the east. Leighton Township in Allegan County is to the south and Byron Township to the west.

In the traditional township numbering for the State of Michigan, Gaines Township is T 5 N, R 11 W.

Michigan has another township of the same name in Genesee County.

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