Process Server in Plainfield Township, Michigan

About Plainfield Township

Plainfield Township is a charter township in Kent County, in West Michigan. The Census Bureau counts 13,694 housing units here. Median household income is $91,540 and the average household is 2.51 people.

What every serve includes

Places our servers know in Plainfield Township

• The Rogue River corridor: A state-designated Natural River and trout stream.
• The Grand River: Which flows through the township's southern edge.
• Belmont: An unincorporated riverfront community at U.S. 131 exit 95.

Plainfield Township background

• Settled in 1837 and organized as a township in 1838; at organization it was much larger and later shed land as neighboring townships split off.
• Borders Grand Rapids to the south and is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area.
• The community of Childsdale grew up around an 1848 sawmill and gained a post office in 1900.
• Belmont, at U.S. 131 exit 95 where the Rogue River joins the Grand, was platted in 1874.
• Includes the census-designated places of Comstock Park and Northview and the historic settlements of Chauncey and Childsdale.
• Primarily suburban and residential within the Grand Rapids metro, with commercial development concentrated along the U.S. 131 corridor.
• The West Michigan Whitecaps, a Detroit Tigers High-A affiliate, draw regional crowds and tourism dollars to LMCU Ballpark in Comstock Park.
• M-44 / East Beltline Avenue anchors retail on the eastern side of the township.
• Rockford High School, part of Rockford Public Schools, physically sits inside the township.
• The Rogue River, a designated Trout Stream and Natural River, supports fishing, kayaking, and summer tubing.
• The Grand River threads the southern portion of the township.
• Local identity is split among its named communities of Belmont, Comstock Park, and Northview.
• Waste relocation at the Belmont dump was completed in 2024 and final capping in July 2025.
• The township is carved among four school districts: Northview, Rockford, Comstock Park, and Kenowa Hills.
• Comstock Park and its ballpark carry their own name and identity even though they lie inside Plainfield Township.

Nearby communities

• Rockford, about 5.2 miles northeast
• Grand Rapids Township, about 5.8 miles south
• Cannon Township, about 6.2 miles east
• Algoma Township, about 6.2 miles north
• Alpine Township, about 6.4 miles west
• Grand Rapids, about 8.1 miles south

Where we cover

ZIP codes we cover in Plainfield Township

49306, 49321, 49341, 49525.

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