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Alpine, Michigan

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Grand Rapids. It lies just south of Alpine and has a population of 197,800 people.<1>

The next largest community is Wyoming. It is located about 12 miles [19 km] to the south of Alpine and has a population of 69,368 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Belding   E22 mi [35.41 km]5,6913.16% decrease
 Big Rapids   N44 mi [70.8 km]10,2575.46% decrease
 East Grand Rapids   SE9 mi [14.48 km]10,4672.76% decrease
 Grand Haven   W27 mi [43.45 km]10,6085.01% decrease
 Grandville   S12 mi [19.31 km]16,7182.8% increase
 Greenville   E22 mi [35.41 km]8,1542.76% increase
 Hastings   SE35 mi [56.3 km]6,8583.34% decrease
 Holland   SW29 mi [46.67 km]34,0762.77% decrease
 Hudsonville   SW16 mi [25.75 km]6,9972.28% decrease
 Ionia   E32 mi [51.5 km]12,58919.11% increase
 Kentwood   S13 mi [20.92 km]47,4194.78% increase
 Muskegon Heights   W29 mi [46.67 km]11,6233.54% decrease
 Muskegon   W30 mi [48.28 km]39,4011.76% decrease
 Norton Shores   W29 mi [46.67 km]23,3073.46% increase
 Walker   SW6 mi [9.66 km]23,7228.61% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Ada   SE12 mi [19.31 km]---
 Allendale   SW15 mi [24.14 km]---
 Casnovia   NW12 mi [19.31 km]3111.27% decrease
 Cedar Springs   NE12 mi [19.31 km]3,2504.43% increase
 Comstock Park   S2 mi [3.22 km]---
 Coopersville   W12 mi [19.31 km]4,1385.83% increase
 Cutlerville   S16 mi [25.75 km]---
 Forest Hills   SE12 mi [19.31 km]---
 Jenison   SW12 mi [19.31 km]---
 Kent City   N10 mi [16.09 km]1,0882.54% increase
 Northview   SE4 mi [6.44 km]---
 Ravenna   NW15 mi [24.14 km]1,2110.41% increase
 Rockford   NE7 mi [11.27 km]5,41116.97% increase
 Sand Lake   NE17 mi [27.36 km]5154.67% increase
 Sparta   N5 mi [8.05 km]4,0542.52% decrease

Kent County

Alpine is located in Kent County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo and Ottawa. Although it doesn't share a border with Kent, Calhoun it is close to Alpine.

Below are counties that are near Alpine (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Alpine:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Alpine
 Allegan County   SNorth Dorr21 miles [33 km]
 Barry County   SEParmelee24 miles [38 km]
 Calhoun County   NWMorgan Corners18 miles [28 km]
 Ionia County   ECooks Corners21 miles [33 km]
 Mecosta County   NMorley31 miles [49 km]
 Montcalm County   NEPierson19 miles [30 km]
 Muskegon County   NWCanada Corners13 miles [20 km]
 Newaygo County   NAshland17 miles [27 km]
 Oceana County   NWSaint Huberts38 miles [61 km]
 Ottawa County   WWright6 miles [9 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Alpine. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alpine.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Alpine and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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