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Grand Haven, Michigan

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Grand Haven City. It lies in ZIP code area 49417. It lies near Harbor Island. The Survey maps it on the Grand Haven quadrangle. 11,011 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 663 feet above sea level.

Grand Haven within Ottawa County

On record in Grand Haven

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 6 records

Population over time

2 figures

Grand Haven grew from 10,412 to 11,011 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201010,412
202011,011+599 (+6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

25 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Grand Haven between 1992 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Debris and open burning1
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesSPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP FD 20066 - 2020
7 August 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesGRAND HAVEN DPS 191309 - 2019
7 August 2018Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesNORTON SHORES FD 0001666 - 2018
6 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.9 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesGRAND HAVEN TWP FIRE/RESCUE 19900 - 2019
14 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesFERRYSBURG FD 19131 - 2019
4 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesSPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP FD 202331 - 2020

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ottawa County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Grand Haven: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Construction Aggregates Corp PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Construction Aggregates Corp PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
J V Burkett Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ferrysburg SiteSilicaProducerSedimentary
Holiday Hills SiteSilicaPast ProducerSedimentary
North Sag SiteSilicaPast ProducerSedimentary
Rosy MoundSilicaProducerSedimentary
Rycenga SiteSilicaProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Ottawa County

Storms near this place

24 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grand Haven in 24 storm reports between 1994 and 2019: 14 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 3 deaths and 20 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1998Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven1 killed, 20 hurt, $34,630,000Michigan State Police EMD's Damage and Injury Assessment Report indicated $4,195,604 in public damage costs, 17 homes destroyed, 827 homes damaged, 8 businesses destroyed, and 129 businesses damaged. Total private damage costs were estimated at $25.0 Million in the city of Grand Haven and Grand Haven Township, $5.1 Million in the village of Spring Lake, $130,000 in Park Township, $182,900 in the city of Zeeland, and approximately $20,000 in Holland. Damage and losses were concentrated in the city of Grand Haven, the village of Spring Lake, and the townships of Grand Haven (northern portion), Spring Lake, Crockery, Polkton, Wright, Park, Holland Charter, Zeeland, and Jamestown. Private damage costs were not available from other cities and townships within the county. The Mill Point Condominiums along the Grand River in Spring Lake sustained major damage and approximately 50% of the units were destroyed. Numerous campers, trailers, and RV's were overturned at Grand Haven State Park along the Lake Michigan shoreline. One fatality was reported. A male utility worker (age not reported) was killed while attempting to repair storm-damaged electrical lines. Twenty injuries occurred. Crop damage was estimated at around $10.0 Million in the fruit belt (to apple, cherry, and peach trees) in the northern part of the county. Severe tree damage occurred in Grand Haven State Park. Ottawa County declared a local state of emergency and was granted a Governor's disaster declaration to activate state assistance for the county. A Michigan National Guard team was deployed to the village of Spring Lake to assist the local jurisdiction with debris removal and cleanup operations.On June 24th, President Clinton granted a Major Disaster Declaration for Ottawa County, making federal disaster assistance available.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven1 killed, $250,000A large tree fell on a home in Grand Haven and killed a 72 year old man. An 88 mph measured wind gust was recorded at Grand Valley State University in Allendale. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Ottawa county.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven1 killedScattered trees were snapped and uprooted across the extreme northern part of Ottawa county. MLive reported heavy damage to an apple orchard just northwest of Conklin.
May 2000HailGrand Haven$50,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven$25,000Numerous trees, utility poles, and power lines downed in the city of Grand Haven and Grand Haven Township.
April 2001HailGrand Haven$20,000no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven$15,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines across the Tri-Cities (Grand Haven, Ferrysburg, and Spring Lake) area. A few trees were downed onto power lines in the area of Savidge and Fruitport Road in Spring Lake and lightning sparked a few minor house fires. The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power reported scattered power outages. Heavy downpours brought 2 to 4 inches of rain to much of northern Ottawa County, which resulted in minor street flooding.
November 2013Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven$10,000Law enforcement reported power lines were blown down in Grand Haven.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven$10,000Several trees were blown down in the Grand Haven and Spring Lake areas.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven$10,000Three trees were blown down in Grand Haven, reported by the public.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven$5,000Several trees were blown down along North Harbor Drive.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven$5,000Several trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
August 2004HailGrand Haven$5,000Law enforcement four miles east of Grand Haven reported three quarters inch diameter hail.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven$2,000no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven$1,000Law enforcement reported a tree blown down just southeast of Grand Haven.
June 2011HailGrand Haven-One and a quarters inch hail was reported by a trained spotter near Grand Haven.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven-Law enforcement in Grand Haven reported that two trees were blown down.
December 2007Thunderstorm WindGrand Haven-An estimated 56 knot wind gust was reported by a trained spotter in Ottawa county.
July 1999HailGrand Haven-7/8" to 1.75" diameter hail was observed 4 miles south of Grand Haven.
May 1997HailGrand Haven-Nickel sized hail reported covering the ground.
February 1997Flash FloodGrand Haven-no account filed
May 1997HailGrand Haven-no account filed
September 1997HailGrand Haven-no account filed
April 1994HailGrand Haven-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ottawa County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Ferrysburg1.5 miles12
Spring Lake1.9 miles12
Rosy Mound2.3 miles12
Snug Harbor3.3 miles12
Clark Corners5.2 miles12
Agnew7.3 miles11
Nunica8.6 miles10
Robinson9.3 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Grand HavenAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1018280The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 627084. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.