Papers DeliveredProcess Server in Gaines Township, Kent County, Michigan
29,100 residents. Gaines charter township, Kent County, Michigan, United States. West Michigan.
Papers Delivered is a process server covering all 35.705 square miles of Gaines Township in Kent County. Call (248) 268-0097.
About Gaines Township
Gaines Township is a charter township in Kent County, in West Michigan. The Census Bureau counts 11,516 housing units here. Median household income is $80,029 and the average household is 2.57 people.
| Population | 29,100 |
|---|---|
| Housing units | 11,516 |
| Renter-occupied | 27% |
| Average household size | 2.57 |
| Median household income | $80,029 |
| Land area | 35.705 sq mi |
| Density | 815 per sq mi |
| Occupied households | 11,186 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 8,139 |
| Renter-occupied homes | 3,047 |
| Coordinates | 42.804563, -85.604752 |
Places our servers know in Gaines Township
- Cutlerville and Dutton: The township's historic unincorporated communities.
Gaines Township background
- The area was first settled in 1837 by Alexander Clark and Alexander L. Bouck.
- The township was named in 1846 after Gaines, New York, the birthplace of many of its first settlers, and was officially established in 1848.
- Dutton, at Dutton Avenue and 68th Street, was first settled in 1870; in the Corinth area the Cody brothers built a steam-powered grist and sawmill in 1866.
- Early rail-era hamlets included Gaines Center (post office 1854-1856) and Gainesville, a station on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad (post office 1856-1871); the 2020 census counted 28,812 residents.
- Its population is split among three public school districts: Caledonia Community Schools, Byron Center Public Schools, and Kentwood Public Schools.
- Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, a nationally significant psychiatric hospital and behavioral-health provider, is the township's defining institution and a regional employer.
- Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services in Cutlerville, whose original 1910 treatment center was the former Cutler family home and farm.
- Pine Rest, one of the nation's larger faith-based mental-health systems, literally began in 1910 when a group of pastors bought the Cutler family farmhouse to use as its first treatment center.
- Steelcase built a striking mirrored-glass pyramid corporate campus in the township, an unusual architectural landmark for a rural-edge Grand Rapids suburb.
Nearby communities
- Caledonia Township, about 5.6 miles east
- Kentwood, about 5.6 miles north
- Byron Township, about 6.1 miles west
- Wyoming, about 7.9 miles northwest
- Cascade Township, about 8.7 miles northeast
- East Grand Rapids, about 9.8 miles north
ZIP codes we cover in Gaines Township
49315, 49316, 49348, 49508, 49512, 49548.
Questions about Gaines Township
Do you serve papers in Gaines Township?
Yes. Servers work around Cutlerville and Dutton, and every address in Gaines Township. All 11,186 occupied households are covered, across ZIP 49315, 49316, 49348 and 49508, along with the rest of Kent County. We document three attempts and return a notarized affidavit of service.