Overisel Township, Michigan

Overisel Township, Michigan
Overisel Township in 2023
Overisel Township in 2023
Overisel Township is located in Michigan
Overisel Township
Overisel Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°43′6″N 85°57′47″W / 42.71833°N 85.96306°W / 42.71833; -85.96306
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyAllegan
Area
 • Total35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2)
 • Land35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
659 ft (201 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,113
 • Density87.9/sq mi (33.94/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code26-61820[1]
GNIS feature ID1626872[2]
Websitewww.overiseltownship.org

Overisel Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,113 at the 2020 census.[3]

Overisel was named after the Dutch province of Overijssel.[4] Overisel is the birthplace of mathematician George David Birkhoff, best known for what is now called the ergodic theorem.

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Overisel Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Overisel township, Allegan County, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.

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