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Images from top to bottom, left to right: downtown cityscape, Meyer May House, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, La Grande Vitesse, pedestrian bridge over the Grand River, Van Andel Arena, Van Andel Institute on the Medical Mile | |
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| Nicknames: GR, River City, Beer City, Furniture City | |
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| Coordinates: 42°57′40″N 85°39′20″W / 42.96111°N 85.65556°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County | Kent |
| Founded | 1826 |
| Incorporated | 1838 (village) 1850 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | City commission |
| • Mayor | Rosalynn Bliss (D) |
| • Manager | Mark Washington |
| • Clerk | Joel Hondorp (R) |
| Area | |
| • City | 45.63 sq mi (118.19 km2) |
| • Land | 44.78 sq mi (115.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2) 1.92% |
| Elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 198,893 |
| • Rank | US: 115th MI: 2nd |
| • Density | 4,442.49/sq mi (1,715.26/km2) |
| • Urban | 605,666 (US: 70th) |
| • Urban density | 2,207.6/sq mi (852.3/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,077,370[2] (US: 52nd) |
| • CSA | 1,412,470[2] (US: 42nd) |
| Demonym | Grand Rapidian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 49501–49508, 49510, 49514–49516, 49518, 49523, 49525, 49534, 49546, 49548, 49555, 49560, 49588, 49594 |
| Area code | 616 |
| FIPS code | 26-34000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 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. Grand Rapids is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which has a population of 1,087,592 and a combined statistical area population of 1,383,918.[2]
Located 161 miles (259 km) northwest of Detroit, Grand Rapids is situated along the Grand River approximately 25 miles (40 km) east of Lake Michigan, it is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan, as well as one of the fastest-growing cities in the Midwest.[6] A historic furniture manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies and is nicknamed "Furniture City". Other nicknames include "River City". The city and surrounding communities are economically diverse, based in the health care, information technology, automotive, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturing industries, among others.
Grand Rapids was the childhood home of U.S. President Gerald Ford, who is buried with his wife Betty on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in the city.[7] The city's Gerald R. Ford International Airport and Gerald R. Ford Freeway are named after him.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2001. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
- ^ "Grand Rapids city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "Grand Rapids is one of America's fastest-growing cities". MLive. October 2, 2018. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ "Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum". Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
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