Ferrysburg

History

Before colonization and European settlement, the region had been inhabited by Ottawa and Potawotami peoples. Settlement in the area of Ferrysburg began in the 1830s by William Montague Ferry and his family. It was platted in 1857. Originally a village within Spring Lake Township, it incorporated as a city in 1963. Per Michigan law, it separated from Spring Lake Township. However, the two share a police department.

Geography

The city is situated on the north side of the Grand River at its mouth on Lake Michigan. The harbor of Grand Haven and Spring Lake form the southern boundary of the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,538
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  10,363
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  9,985
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,488
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  9,162
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  8,776
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  8,449
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  7,648