| Official Name: | Dowling, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | Dowling |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Barry |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Baltimore |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.28 |
| Area Land Km2: | 15.75 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.53 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.08 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 351 |
| Population Density Km2: | 22.29 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 57.72 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 952 |
| Coordinates: | 42.5225°N -85.2531°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 49050 |
| Area Code: | 269 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-22900 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0624850 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Dowling is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore Township in Barry County, Michigan, United States. The population was 351 at the 2020 census.[2]
The settlement was informally named "Baltimore" as early as 1842 in memory of the home of prominent settlers. A post office named Baltimore was established in May 1850. The name was changed to Dowling in March 1880.[3]
Dowling is located southeast of the center of Barry County. The center of town is located at the intersection of state highway M-37 and East Dowling Road. M-37 leads north 9miles to Hastings, the Barry County seat, and south to downtown Battle Creek.
The Baltimore Township office is located east of the center of Dowling. The southern edge of the CDP is the border with Johnstown Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Dowling CDP has a total area of 16.3sqkm, of which 15.7sqkm is land and 5.2sqkm, or 3.21%, is water,[4] consisting of the northern half of Clear Lake.