Back Grand Rapids (Michigan) AN غراند رابيدز Arabic جراند رابيدز ARZ قرندرپیدز، میشیقان AZB Гранд-Рапідс Byelorussian Гранд Рапидс Bulgarian গ্র্যান্ড র্যাপিডস, মিশিগান Bengali/Bangla Grand Rapids (Michigan) Breton Grand Rapids (Michigan) Catalan Гранд-Репидс (Мичиган) CE
Grand Rapids | |
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| Nicknames: GR, Furniture City, Beer City USA | |
| Motto(s): Motu Viget (Latin) (English: "Strength in activity") | |
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| Coordinates: 42°57′48″N 85°40′4″W / 42.96333°N 85.66778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County | Kent |
| Founded | 1826 |
| Incorporated | 1838 (village) 1850 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | City commission |
| • Mayor | David LaGrand (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: 130th 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 | 1,162,950[2] (US: 49th) |
| • CSA | 1,502,552[2] (US: 40th) |
| 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 |
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Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat.[4] It had a population of 198,893 at the 2020 census,[5] making it the second-most populous city in Michigan, after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the central city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area, which has a population of 1.16 million and a combined statistical area population of 1.5 million.[2]
Grand Rapids is situated along the Grand River approximately 25 miles (40 km) east of Lake Michigan and is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan. A historic furniture manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies and is nicknamed "Furniture City". As a result of the numerous micro and craft breweries, many with notable reputations nationally such as Founders and New Holland which are known globally, Grand Rapids is also known as "Beer City USA". Due to the prominence of the Grand River, many local businesses and civic organizations use the moniker "River City" in their names. 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.[6] 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 May 28, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.