Grand Rapids, Michigan

**Grand Rapids** is an American city in Michigan. Located in western Michigan, nearly 200,000 people were living here in 2020.

Former American president Gerald Ford grew up in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids is also the birthplace of Amway and the Meijer store chain.

Grand Rapids is the county seat of Kent County. It is the second largest city in the state, after Detroit. The third largest is Warren.

The city has many attractions, including the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park and John Ball Zoo. Grand Valley State University has a campus in downtown Grand Rapids.

Many Reformed Christians from Dutch ancestry live in Grand Rapids.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Grand Rapids
- **settlement type**: City
- **image flag**:

- **image seal**: File:Seal of Grand Rapids, Michigan (B&W).svg
- **seal size**: 85
- **image blank emblem**: Logo of Grand Rapids, Michigan.svg
- **blank emblem type**: Logo
- **blank emblem size**: 75
- **nicknames**: GR, River City, Beer City, Furniture City
- **motto**: _Motu Viget_ (Latin)
(English language, English: "Strength in activity")
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Grand Rapids
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Michigan, County
- **subdivision name2**: Kent County, Michigan, Kent
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1826
- **established title2**: Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1838 (village)
1850 (city)
- **government type**: City commission government, City commission
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mayor
- **leader name**: David LaGrand (Democratic Party (United States), D)
- **leader title1**: City manager, Manager
- **leader name1**: Mark Washington
- **leader title2**: Municipal clerk, Clerk
- **leader name2**: Joel Hondorp (Republican Party (United States), R)
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 118.19
- **area total sq mi**: 45.63
- **area land km2**: 115.97
- **area land sq mi**: 44.78
- **area water km2**: 2.22
- **area water sq mi**: 0.86
- **area water percent**: 1.92
- **elevation ft**: 640
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 198917
- **population rank**: US: List of United States cities by population, 123rd
MI: List of municipalities in Michigan (by population), 2nd
- **population density km2**: 1715.26
- **population density sq mi**: 4442.49
- **population urban**: 605,666 (US: List of United States urban areas, 70th)
- **population density urban km2**: 852.3
- **population density urban sq mi**: 2,207.6
- **population metro**: 1150015 (US: List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 51st)
- **population blank1 title**: Combined statistical area, CSA
- **population blank1**: 1486055 (US: List of Combined Statistical Areas, 41st)
- **population demonym**: Grand Rapidian
- **timezone**: North American Eastern Time Zone, EST
- **utc offset**: −5
- **timezone dst**: Eastern Daylight Time, EDT
- **utc offset dst**: −4
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **postal code**: 49501–49508, 49510, 49514–49516, 49518, 49523, 49525, 49534, 49546, 49548, 49555, 49560, 49588, 49594
- **area code**: Area code 616, 616
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 26-34000
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0627105