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0627105 [3] Website. GrandRapidsMI.gov. Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [4] At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,893, [5] making it the second-largest city in Michigan, after Detroit.
The Grand Rapids metropolitan area is a triangular shaped Metro Triplex, in West Michigan, which fans out westward from the primary hub city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, to the other two metro hubs of Muskegon and Holland. The metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,059,113 in 2017. [3] The region, noted in particular for its western ...
The Grand Rapids Public Museum, located on the bank of the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is among the oldest history museums in the United States. It was founded in 1854 as the " Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History ". [1] In 1971, the Public Museum became the first museum to be accredited by the American Association of Museums.
The city of Grand Rapids was incorporated April 2, 1850. [9] It was officially established on May 2, 1850, when the village of Grand Rapids voted to accept the proposed city charter. The population at the time was 2,686. By 1857, the city of Grand Rapids' area totaled 10.5 square miles (27 km 2 ).
0625189 [3] Website. Official website. East Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,371. [4] The city is part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, including Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Township, but the city is administered autonomously.
Grand Rapids Public Library. / 42.9649; -85.6659. The Grand Rapids Public Library located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan and also includes seven branch libraries throughout the city. The library system has 170 full and part-time employees and has a service area of roughly 197,000 people.
26-34020 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1626374 [4] Website. Official website. Grand Rapids Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 18,905 at the 2020 census. [2] The township is bordered by Grand Rapids to the west and East Grand Rapids to the southwest, but the township is administered ...
Grand Rapids Junior College was established on September 21, 1914, after University of Michigan faculty passed a resolution encouraging the establishment of junior colleges in Michigan. Grand Rapids Junior College was the first junior college in Michigan. The college operated out of Central High School, 421 Fountain St. NE, until 1924.