Spring Lake, Michigan : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Spring Lake, Michigan

Official name

Spring Lake, Michigan

Settlement type

Village

Country

United States

State

Michigan

County

Ottawa

Geography

Total Area

1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)

Land Area

1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)

Water Area

0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)

Elevation

597 ft (182 m)

Demography

Total Population

2514 (2000)

Density (pop.)

915.7/km² (2372.4/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

- Summer (DST)

EDT (UTC-4)

ZIP code

49456

Area code

616

FIPS code

26-75820

GNIS feature ID

0638599

Home | Settlement S | Spring Lake, Michigan

Spring Lake is a village in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,514 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Spring Lake Township.

After Captain Benjamin Hopkins purchased land here in 1837 and built a mill, the place became known as "Hopkins Mill". In 1849, Thomas W. White and S.C. Hopkins recorded a plat with the name "Mill Point". A post office was established with that name in May 1851. In May 1867, the post office was renamed "Spring Lake", which was also the name of a station on the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway (later part of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad). The Village of Spring Lake was incorporated in 1869. The post office continues to operate, with ZIP code 49456.