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'''Plainfield Township''' is a [[charter township]] in [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. The township forms part of the metro [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] area. The township derives its name from the extinct lumbertown of Plainfield founded in 1838 by Andrew Stout at the intersection of the [[Rogue River (Michigan)|Rogue]] and [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand Rivers]]. The town name was eventually changed to Austerlitz before its eventual disolution. Plainfield township is borderd by [[Alpine Township, Michigan|Alpine Township]] to the west, [[Algoma Township, Michigan|Algoma Township]] to the north, [[Cannon Township, Michigan|Cannon Township]] to the east, and by [[Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan|Grand Rapids Township]] to the south.
 
The [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] forms the dominant geographical feature of the township, and it features many parks along its banks with available swimming and boating. The township's main roadway is Plainfield Avenue, which is a state highway with the designation "[[Michigan State Highway M-44 Connector|CONN (Michigan highway)|M-44 Connector]]." This highway intersects with [[M-44 (Michigan State Highway highway)|M-44]] near the point where it crosses the Grand River.
 
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