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Sand Lake, Michigan

Sand Lake is in Iosco County.

About Sand Lake, Michigan

Sand Lake is an incorporated village in Nelson Township, in the northern part of Kent County, Michigan. It covers 0.74 square miles, of which 0.03 square miles is water, and counted 522 residents at the 2020 census. Founded in 1869, it has long functioned as a bedroom community about 25 miles northeast of Grand Rapids.

History of Sand Lake

• The village of Sand Lake was founded in 1869 in northern Kent County.
• Nelson Township, which surrounds and administers the village, was first settled in 1851 by William Bailey and was organized as a township in 1854.
• In 2009 some residents petitioned for a vote to disincorporate the village in order to lower taxes. The proposal was defeated and Sand Lake continued as an incorporated village.

Landmarks and Places in Sand Lake

• The Nelson Township Branch of the Kent District Library stands in the village.
• Nelson Township's offices are at 2 Maple Street in Sand Lake, so the township hall sits inside the village limits.

The Sand Lake Economy

• Sand Lake has long served as a bedroom community about 25 miles northeast of Grand Rapids, so its working population commutes rather than working in the village.

Community Life in Sand Lake

• Tri County Area Schools, which operates Tri County High School, serves Sand Lake. Within Nelson Township only the smaller northern portion, including the village, falls in that district.
• The Nelson Township Branch of the Kent District Library is located in Sand Lake.
• The village maintained a fire department that also served a portion of Nelson Township and Ensley Township in neighboring Newaygo County.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, www.nelsontownship.org