Welcome to Allegan County ...
Time Zone: Allegan County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Allegan is the Seat for Allegan County.
Allegan County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Kalamazoo County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Allegan had a population of 118,045 people. This is an increase of 5.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 111,408 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Allegan represented 1.13% of the total population of Michigan.
Below are some of the communities located in Allegan County:
- Allegan
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegan<3>
- Douglas
- Fennville
- Hopkins
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins<3>
- Martin
- Otsego
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otsego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otsego<3>
- Plainwell
- Saugatuck
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugatuck<3>
- Wayland
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland<3>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Websites specific to Allegan County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Barry County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent County
- Ottawa County
- Van Buren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |