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Grand Rapids
Kent County, Michigan

ZipCodes
49503, 49505, 49506, 49507, 49546




Page Contents for Grand Rapids, Michigan

Statistics & Facts

City Attractions

Historical Events



Statistics & Facts

The Michigan state capital is Lansing.
The population of Grand Rapids is approximately 188040 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 73,716 (1990), 72126 (2010).
The amount of land area in Grand Rapids is 114.631 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 1.766 sq kilometers.
The distance from Grand Rapids to Washington DC is 550 miles.
The distance to the Michigan state capital is 61 miles. (as the crow flies)
Grand Rapids is positioned 42.96 degrees north of the equator and 85.65 degrees west of the prime meridian.


Attractions

NOTED NOTABLES
Stepfamily Day Founder - Christy Borgeld
I would like to offer you information about Christy Borgeld, founder of a national movement, National Stepfamily Day-September 16. Est. in 1997. She has also organized a National Stepfamily Day picnic.
She has been an activist for stepfamilies. Her heart really goes out to the children and she has worked endless hours towards her movement.
See her bio
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Grand Rapids Historical Events

1945
Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the first city in the United States to put fluoride in its water

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