Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Grand Rapids is the largest city within a 50 mile [80 km] radius.

The next largest community is Kalamazoo. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the south of Grand Rapids and has a population of 77,145 people.^<1>

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Battle Creek	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	52,053	2.46% decrease
	Charlotte	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	8,984	7.09% increase
	East Grand Rapids	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	10,467	2.76% decrease
	Grand Haven	W	29 mi [46.67 km]	10,608	5.01% decrease
	Grand Ledge	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	7,669	1.84% decrease
	Grandville	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	16,718	2.8% increase
	Greenville	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	8,154	2.76% increase
	Holland	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	34,076	2.77% decrease
	Ionia	E	30 mi [48.28 km]	12,589	19.11% increase
	Kentwood	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	47,419	4.78% increase
	Muskegon Heights	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	11,623	3.54% decrease
	Muskegon	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	39,401	1.76% decrease
	Norton Shores	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	23,307	3.46% increase
	Walker	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	23,722	8.61% increase
	Wyoming	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	70,462	1.58% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ada	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Allendale	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Byron Center	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Caledonia	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,354	22.87% increase
	Cedar Springs	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	3,250	4.43% increase
	Comstock Park	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Coopersville	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,138	5.83% increase
	Cutlerville	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Forest Hills	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Hudsonville	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	6,997	2.28% decrease
	Jenison	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Lowell	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,153	3.49% increase
	Northview	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Rockford	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	5,411	16.97% increase
	Sparta	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	4,054	2.52% decrease

Kent County

Grand Rapids is located in Kent County and is the county seat.

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 Grand Rapids.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Grand Rapids
	Allegan County	S	North Dorr	14 miles [22 km]
	Barry County	SE	Parmelee	16 miles [25 km]
	Calhoun County	NW	Morgan Corners	25 miles [40 km]
	Eaton County	E	Sunfield	36 miles [57 km]
	Ionia County	E	Elmdale	18 miles [28 km]
	Kalamazoo County	S	Richland Junction	39 miles [62 km]
	Mecosta County	N	Morley	38 miles [61 km]
	Montcalm County	NE	Greenville	25 miles [40 km]
	Muskegon County	NW	Canada Corners	21 miles [33 km]
	Newaygo County	N	Ashland	25 miles [40 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<3>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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) Grand Rapids. 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.

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