Grand Rapids, Michigan

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

Typical abbreviation for Grand Rapids: Grand Rpds.

Grand Rapids is 220 feet [67.06 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Grand Rapids lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Grand Rapids can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Grand Rapids had a population of 197,800 people^<3> (or 34.31% of the total population of Kent County). The population of Grand Rapids represented 1.99% of the total of Michigan, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Grand Rapids had a population of 193,396 people. This is a decrease of 2.23% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Grand Rapids.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cedar Springs	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	3,250	4.43% increase
	Coopersville	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,138	5.83% increase
	Grandville	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	16,718	2.8% increase
	Hudsonville	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	6,997	2.28% decrease
	Kentwood	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	47,419	4.78% increase
	Lowell	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,153	3.49% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Grand Rapids.

Websites for Grand Rapids

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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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