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797 South Angola Road
Coldwater  MI  49036
Phone:  517-238-8182

KINDERHOOK TOWNSHIP

The township of Kinderhook is what is known as a fractional township, comprising but twenty-four sections, and lying on the southern border of the county on the Indiana line.  It was originally a part of Ovid Township, but the residents of the township being ambitious to form an individual organization, the portion now embraced in Kinderhook was set apart as a distinct township, with a separate civil government in 1842.  There are various speculations as to the origin of the name.  The correct facts having been given by one of the older residents, who held an official position at the time, can be vouched for.  The Van Buren presidential campaign was then at its height.  A bill was presented to the Legislature praying that the portion of Ovid Township set apart as a new township be granted a name.  Several names, some of them more or less absurd, were proposed and voted upon, when one of the members facetiously suggested Kinderhook, the birthplace of Martin Van Buren, as not only appropriate, but as a happy compromise.  Viewing the matter in a humorous light, the name was voted upon and unanimously adopted, and has since been borne by the township, though the result of the merest accident.  The impression, which has obtained some degree of popularity, that it was called by some of the early residents after their native village in New York State is, therefore, an erroneous one.

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TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS DIRECTORY
517-238-8182 Ext. 1 Paul Meredith Township Supervisor
517-238-8182 Ext. 1 Cynthia Carpenter Township Clerk
517-238-8182 Ext. 2 Russ Siler Assessor/Zoning Administrator
517-238-8182 Ext. 3 Debra Castor Treasurer
or treasurer@kinderhooktownship.com

For all Assessment, Homestead, Zoning, or Zoning Permit questions, call Russ Siler.
For all Tax Collection questions, call Debra Castor.
For all other Township questions call, Cynthia Carpenter or Paul Meredith.

PRIMARY ELECTION
AUGUST 5, 2008
IF YOU WANT TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT, PLEASE COMPLETE AN
 AV APPLICATION FORM AND RETURN TO THE CLERK BY AUGUST 1, 2008

For SUMMER TAX INFORMATION, please click on links below:

Application for Summer Deferment of Taxes
Summer Tax Letter

Kinderhook Township Meeting Dates
Monday, July 28, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009

 

Planning Commission Meeting Dates
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Favorite Links:
 Branch County Government
Michigan Secretary of State
Michigan Gas Utilities
Michigan Townships Association Shawnee Shoals Neighborhood Association
Lake George Association
Lake George Conservancy

 

   

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