The metropolitan area surrounds the central city of Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...

.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is located in the outskirts of Grand Rapids,the Grand Rapids Art Museum

Grand Rapids Art Museum

The Grand Rapids Art Museum is an art museum located in Grand Rapids, Michigan with collections ranging from Renaissance to Modern Art and special collections on 19th and 20th century European and American art, including such modern art works as Richard Diebenkorn’s 1963 Ingleside...

, and the DeVos Place Convention Center

DeVos Place Convention Center

DeVos Place Convention Center, erected in 2003 on the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, is a multi-purpose convention center. It is named for Richard DeVos, who donated $20 million towards its construction....

 both in downtown Grand Rapids.

Definitions

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of four counties in western

Western Michigan

West Michigan and Western Michigan are terms for an arbitrarily selected region in the U.S. state of Michigan in its Lower Peninsula. There is no official definition for what constitutes "West Michigan." The area of West Michigan may also include parts Southern Michigan.-Definition:In general,...

 Michigan

Michigan

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, anchored by the cities of Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...

 and Wyoming

Wyoming, Michigan

Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 72,125. That makes it the 2nd largest community or city in West Michigan, the 14th largest city in the state of Michigan, and the 18th largest community in the state as well...

. As of the 2010 census

United States Census, 2010

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, the MSA had a population of 774,160. It comprises four counties which include Barry

Barry County, Michigan

-Highways:* M-37* M-43* M-50* M-66* M-78* M-79* M-89* M-179-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 56,755 people, 21,035 households, and 15,986 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 23,876 housing units at an average density of...

, Ionia

Ionia County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 61,518 people, 20,606 households, and 15,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 107 people per square mile . There were 22,006 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

, Kent

Kent County, Michigan

-Air Service:*Commercial air service to Grand Rapids is provided by Gerald R. Ford International Airport . Previously named Kent County International Airport, it holds Grand Rapids' mark in modern history with the United States' first regularly scheduled airline service, beginning July 31, 1926,...

, and Newaygo

Newaygo County, Michigan

Newaygo County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Grand Rapids–Wyoming, MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,460. The county seat is White Cloud. Newaygo County was either named for an Ojibwe leader who signed the Saginaw...

.

The Grand Rapids – Muskegon – Holland Combined Statistical Area is the 2nd largest CSA

Combined Statistical Area

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 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

 (behind Metro Detroit

Metro Detroit

The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan centered on the city of Detroit which shares an international border with Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit metropolitan area is the second largest U.S. metropolitan area...

). As of the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 1,321,557. The primary cultural and financial centers of the region are Grand Rapids, Muskegon and Holland. It includes the four counties in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming Metropolitan Statisical Area plus three metropolitan areas

United States metropolitan area

In the United States a metropolitan statistical area is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are not legally incorporated as a city or town would be, nor are they legal administrative divisions like...

, adding Holland-Grand Haven in the county of Ottawa County

Ottawa County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 238,314 people, 81,662 households, and 61,328 families residing in the county. The population density was 421 people per square mile . There were 86,856 housing units at an average density of 154 per square mile...

, Muskegon-Norton Shores in Muskegon County

Muskegon County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 170,200 people, 63,330 households, and 44,267 families residing in the county. The population density was 334 people per square mile . There were 68,556 housing units at an average density of 135 per square mile...

, and one micropolitan area

United States micropolitan area

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 of Allegan in Allegan County

Allegan County, Michigan

-Interstates:* I-196* I-196 Business Loop serves the city of Holland.-US highways:* US-31* US-131-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-40* M-89* M-179* M-222-Allegan County Intercounty Highways:* A-2* A-37* A-42* A-45-Demographics:...

 for a total of seven counties. The Grand Rapids metropolitan area is part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis

Great Lakes Megalopolis

The Great Lakes Megalopolis consists of the group of North American metropolitan areas which surround the Great Lakes region mainly within the Midwestern United States, the Southern Ontario area of Canada, along with large parts of Pennsylvania, New York, and Quebec...

 containing an estimated 54 million people.

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants

• Grand Rapids
  Grand Rapids, Michigan
  Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
  
   (Principal city of MSA and CSA)
• Wyoming
  Wyoming, Michigan
  Wyoming is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 72,125. That makes it the 2nd largest community or city in West Michigan, the 14th largest city in the state of Michigan, and the 18th largest community in the state as well...
  
   (Principal city of MSA)

Places with 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

• Allendale Charter Township
  Allendale Charter Township, Michigan
  Allendale Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 20,708...
  
  
• Byron Township
  Byron Township, Michigan
  Byron Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 17,553.- Communities :...
  
  
• Gaines Charter Township
  Gaines Township, Kent County, Michigan
  Gaines Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,112 at the 2000 census.The township is about 13 miles south of downtown Grand Rapids. It is directly south of the city of Kentwood. The Charter Township of Caledonia and Village of...
  
  
• Georgetown Charter Township
  Georgetown Township, Michigan
  Georgetown Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 41,658 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Holland
  Holland, Michigan
  Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River ....
  
   (Principal city of CSA)
• Holland Charter Township
• Kentwood
  Kentwood, Michigan
  Kentwood is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 48,707 at the 2010 census, making it the second most populous suburb of Grand Rapids and the 25th most populous city in Michigan.-History:...
  
  
• Muskegon
  Muskegon, Michigan
  Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County...
  
   (Principal city of CSA)
• Norton Shores
  Norton Shores, Michigan
  Norton Shores is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 22,527 at the 2000 census.-Overview:Norton Shores is located on the shores of Lake Michigan in Muskegon County...
  
  
• Plainfield Charter Township
  Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan
  Plainfield Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. According to the 2000 census, the population was 30,195 . The township forms part of the metro Grand Rapids area. It derives its name from the extinct lumbertown of Plainfield founded in 1838 by Andrew...
  
  
• Walker
  Walker, Michigan
  Walker is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Grand Rapids. The population was 23,537 at the 2010 census. Before incorporating as a city, it was known as Walker Township...
  
  

Places with 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants

• Ada Township
  Ada Township, Michigan
  Ada Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 9,882. Ada is the corporate home of Alticor and its subsidiary companies Quixtar and Amway.- Communities :...
  
  
• Allendale
  Allendale, Michigan
  Allendale is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes. The population was 17,579 at the 2010 census...
  
   (CDP
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
  )
• Alpine Township
  Alpine Township, Michigan
  Alpine Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township became a charter township in 1979, but in 1996, the township de-chartered and returned to general law status. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 13,976...
  
  
• Caledonia Township
  Caledonia Township, Kent County, Michigan
  The Charter Township of Caledonia is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,964 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*The Village of Caledonia is within the township on M-37 in the southeast part of the township....
  
  
• Cannon Township
  Cannon Township, Michigan
  Cannon Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 12,075.- Communities :* Cannonsburg is an unincorporated community in the township....
  
  
• Cascade Charter Township
  Cascade Township, Michigan
  Cascade Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,107 at the 2000 census.The township is situated in the southeastern section of Kent County, approximately 10 miles southeast of Grand Rapids. A defining feature of the township is the...
  
  
• Comstock Park
  Comstock Park, Michigan
  Comstock Park is a prosperous suburban community in the northern part of Metropolitan Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, that comprises parts of three neighboring townships:* Plainfield Township* Alpine Township* Algoma Township...
  
   (CDP
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
  )
• Cutlerville
  Cutlerville, Michigan
  Cutlerville is an unincorporated community in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes...
  
   (CDP
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
  )
• East Grand Rapids
  East Grand Rapids, Michigan
  East Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is a suburb of Grand Rapids and is located on the shore of Reeds Lake. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,694.-Geography:...
  
  
• Forest Hills
  Forest Hills, Michigan
  Forest Hills is an unincorporated community in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes. The population was 20,942 at the 2000 census....
  
   (CDP
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
  )
• Fruitport Charter Township
  Fruitport Charter Township, Michigan
  Fruitport Charter Township is a charter township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,533 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Grand Haven
  Grand Haven, Michigan
  Grand Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Ottawa County. Grand Haven is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River, for which it is named. As of the 2010 census, Grand Haven had a population of 10,412. It is part of the...
  
  
• Grand Haven Charter Township
  Grand Haven Charter Township, Michigan
  Grand Haven Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,278 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Grand Rapids Charter Township
  Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan
  Grand Rapids Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 14,056 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Grandville
  Grandville, Michigan
  Grandville is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 16,263 at the 2000 census. Grandville is one of the oldest suburbs of Grand Rapids, and was incorporated as a city in 1933....
  
  
• Ionia
  Ionia, Michigan
  Ionia is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Ionia County, Michigan, United States. The population was 11,394 at the 2010 census. Every late July it hosts what may be the world's largest free-admission fair...
  
  
• Jenison
  Jenison, Michigan
  Jenison is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The community is governed by Georgetown Charter Township. The population of the CDP was 17,211...
  
   (CDP
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
  )
• Muskegon Charter Township
  Muskegon Township, Michigan
  Muskegon Charter Township is a charter township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 17,737 at the 2000 census. The City of Muskegon is at the southwest corner of the township and is administratively autonomous....
  
  
• Muskegon Heights
  Muskegon Heights, Michigan
  Muskegon Heights is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,049 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles , all land....
  
  
• Park Township
  Park Township, Ottawa County, Michigan
  Park Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 17,579. As of 2006 the population was 18,351.-Communities:...
  
  
• Northview
  Northview, Michigan
  Northview is an unincorporated community in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is defined as a census-designated place for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipality...
  
   (CDP
  Census-designated place
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  )
• Spring Lake Township
  Spring Lake Township, Michigan
  Spring Lake Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,140 at the 2000 census. The village of Spring Lake is located within the township....
  
  

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Algoma Township
  Algoma Township, Michigan
  Algoma Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 7,596.Algoma was originally settled in 1843...
  
  
• Belding
  Belding, Michigan
  Belding is a city in Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,877 at the 2000 census. Belding is a small rural city surrounded almost entirely by farmland...
  
  
• Blendon Township
  Blendon Township, Michigan
  Blendon Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 5,721.There are no incorporated municipalities within the township...
  
  
• Boston Township
  Boston Township, Michigan
  Boston Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 4,961.-Geography:...
  
  
• Courtland Township
  Courtland Township, Michigan
  Courtland Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 5,817. The community is quite rural in character and farmland still occupies much of the township, but the area also seems to be on the edge of expansion of the...
  
  
• Dalton Township
  Dalton Township, Michigan
  Dalton Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 8,047.-Communities:*Lakewood Club is a village on U.S...
  
  
• Dorr Township
  Dorr Township, Michigan
  Dorr Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,579 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
  
  
• Egelston Township
  Egelston Township, Michigan
  Egelston Township is a general law township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 9,537.-Geography:...
  
  
• Fruitland Township
  Fruitland Township, Michigan
  Fruitland Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,235 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Gun Plain Township
  Gun Plain Township, Michigan
  Gun Plain Charter Township is a charter township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 5,637.The city of Plainwell lies within the township, but is administratively autonomous...
  
  
• Hastings
  Hastings, Michigan
  Hastings is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the county seat of Barry County as well as the county's only city. The population was 7,095 at the 2000 census. The city borders Hastings Charter Township on the north, east, and south, and Rutland Charter Township on the west...
  
  
• Hudsonville
  Hudsonville, Michigan
  Hudsonville is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,160.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,160 people, 2,514 households, and 1,920 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,729.1 per square mile...
  
  
• Jamestown Charter Township
  Jamestown Charter Township, Michigan
  Jamestown Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,062 at the 2000 census.-History:...
  
  

• Laketon Township
  Laketon Township, Michigan
  Laketon Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,363 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Laketown Township
  Laketown Township, Michigan
  Laketown Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,561 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population was at 5,994.-Communities:...
  
  
• Lowell Charter Township
  Lowell Township, Michigan
  Lowell Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 5,219...
  
  
• Oakfield Township
  Oakfield Township, Michigan
  Oakfield Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S state of Michigan. The population was 5,058 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:At the 2000 census,...
  
  
• Otsego Township
  Otsego Township, Michigan
  Otsego Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,854 at the 2000 census. The City of Otsego is located within the township, but is administratively autonomous.-Geography:...
  
  
• Robinson Township
  Robinson Township, Michigan
  Robinson Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,588 at the 2000 census.- Communities :There are no incorporated municipalities in the township....
  
  
• Rockford
  Rockford, Michigan
  Rockford is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,719. It is on the Rogue River and is only a few miles north of Grand Rapids.- History :...
  
  
• Solon Township
  Solon Township, Kent County, Michigan
  Solon Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,662 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles , of which, 35.8 square miles of it is land and 0.5 square miles ...
  
  
• Sparta Township
  Sparta Township, Michigan
  Sparta Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,938 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.Most of the township is served by...
  
  
• Tallmadge Charter Township
  Tallmadge Township, Michigan
  Tallmadge Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,575 at the 2010 census.-Communities:...
  
  
• Thornapple Township
  Thornapple Township, Michigan
  Thornapple Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,685 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Zeeland
  Zeeland, Michigan
  Zeeland is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,805 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the western edge of Zeeland Charter Township which is politically independent. Its name is derived from the Dutch province of Zeeland...
  
  
• Zeeland Charter Township
  Zeeland Charter Township, Michigan
  Zeeland Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,613 at the 2000 census. As of the 2009 census estimates, the population was 9,266.- Communities :...
  
  

Places with 2,500 to 5,000 inhabitants

• Allegan
  Allegan, Michigan
  Allegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County. The city lies within Allegan Township, but is administratively autonomous....
  
  
• Allegan Township
  Allegan Township, Michigan
  Allegan Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 4,050.The City of Allegan is within the township, but is administratively autonomous.-Geography:...
  
  
• Ashland Township
  Ashland Township, Michigan
  Ashland Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,570. The city of Grant is adjacent to the township...
  
  
• Barry Township
  Barry Township, Michigan
  Barry Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,489. It is also the home of NBA All Star Chris Paul -Communities:...
  
  
• Beechwood
  Beechwood, Michigan
  Beechwood is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but is not an incorporated municipality. The population was 2,963 at the 2000 census....
  
   (CDP
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
  )
• Berlin Township
  Berlin Township, Ionia County, Michigan
  Berlin Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,787.-Communities:* Berlin Center is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at ....
  
  
• Big Prairie Township
  Big Prairie Township, Michigan
  Big Prairie Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,465.-Geography:The Hardy Dam on the Muskegon River is located in the township....
  
  
• Bowne Township
  Bowne Township, Michigan
  Bowne Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,743.-Communities:* Alto is an unincorporated village that is located primarily in this township....
  
  
• Brooks Township
  Brooks Township, Michigan
  Brooks Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,671.-Geography:...
  
  
• Byron Center
  Byron Center, Michigan
  Byron Center is an unincorporated community in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan It is a census-designated place used for statistical purposes. The population was 3,777 at the 2000 census....
  
   (CDP
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
  )
• Casco Township
  Casco Township, Allegan County, Michigan
  Casco Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,019 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Casnovia Township
  Casnovia Township, Michigan
  Casnovia Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,652 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
  
  
• Castleton Township
  Castleton Township, Michigan
  Castleton Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,475 at the 2000 census. Castleton Township was formed on February 16, 1842.-History:...
  
  
• Cedar Creek Township
  Cedar Creek Township, Muskegon County, Michigan
  Cedar Creek Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,109 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Cedar Springs
  Cedar Springs, Michigan
  Cedar Springs is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan, 20 minutes north of Grand Rapids. Known as "Red Flannel Town", the city is home to an annual Red Flannel Festival...
  
  
• Coopersville
  Coopersville, Michigan
  Coopersville is a city located in north central Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,275 at the 2010 census. It is primarily a farming community....
  
  
• Crockery Township
  Crockery Township, Michigan
  Crockery Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,782.- Communities :There are no incorporated municipalities within the township....
  
  
• Croton Township
  Croton Township, Michigan
  Croton Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,042 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
  
  
• Danby Township
  Danby Township, Michigan
  Danby Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,696 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
  
  
• Easton Township
  Easton Township, Michigan
  Easton Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,835 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
  
  
• Ensley Township
  Ensley Township, Michigan
  Ensley Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,474 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census...
  
  
• Ferrysburg
  Ferrysburg, Michigan
  Ferrysburg is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,040 at the 2000 census.Spring Lake Township borders the city on the north and east, though it is administratively autonomous. The village of Spring Lake is located to the southeast, on the opposite side of...
  
  
• Fillmore Township
  Fillmore Township, Michigan
  Fillmore Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,756 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population was at 2,838.The City of Holland is at the northwest corner of the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Fremont
  Fremont, Michigan
  Fremont is a city in Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,081 at the 2010 census.- History :The first inhabitants of the Fremont area were native Americans. A group of settlers led by Daniel Weaver first settled in the area in 1855. The Weaver homestead served as the...
  
  
• Ganges Township
  Ganges Township, Michigan
  Ganges Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,524 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
  
  

• Garfield Township
  Garfield Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
  Garfield Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,464 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Grant Township
  Grant Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
  Grant Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,130...
  
  
• Grattan Township
  Grattan Township, Michigan
  Grattan Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,551.Grattan is an unincorporated community within the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Hastings Charter Township
  Hastings Charter Township, Michigan
  Hastings Charter Township is a charter township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,930 at the 2000 census. The township borders the City of Hastings on the north, east, and south.-Geography:...
  
  
• Heath Township
  Heath Township, Michigan
  Heath Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,100.-Communities:...
  
  
• Holton Township
  Holton Township, Michigan
  Holton Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,532.-Communities:...
  
  
• Hope Township
  Hope Township, Barry County, Michigan
  Hope Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,283 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Cedar Creek is a locale in the southeast part of the township at In 1849, Isaac LaGrange built the first sawmill in township on the Cedar Creek. A Post Office...
  
  
• Hopkins Township
  Hopkins Township, Michigan
  Hopkins Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,671 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*The village of Hopkins is in the southwest of the township on Bear Creek....
  
  
• Ionia Township
  Ionia Township, Michigan
  Ionia Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,669 at the 2000 census. The city of Ionia is mostly within the township, but is administratively autonomous.-Geography:...
  
  
• Irving Township
  Irving Township, Michigan
  Irving Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,682 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water...
  
  
• Johnstown Township
  Johnstown Township, Michigan
  Johnstown Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,067 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Lee Township
  Lee Township, Allegan County, Michigan
  Lee Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,114 at the 2000 census.The township is rural with the population living mostly around the lakes and the unincorporated town of Pullman. A small portion of the Allegan State Game Area is in the...
  
  
• Leighton Township
  Leighton Township, Michigan
  Leighton Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,652 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
  
  
• Lowell
  Lowell, Michigan
  Lowell is a city in Kent County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,013. The city is in the northern portion of Lowell Township, but is politically independent...
  
  
• Lyons Township
  Lyons Township, Michigan
  Lyons Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,446 at the 2000 census. The village of Lyons is mostly within the township...
  
  
• Manlius Township
  Manlius Township, Michigan
  Manlius Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,634 at the 2000 census.-Communities:* The city of Fennville is at the southwest corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous....
  
  
• Martin Township
  Martin Township, Michigan
  Martin Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,514 at the 2000 census.- Communities :* The village of Martin is within the township...
  
  
• Middleville
  Middleville, Michigan
  Middleville is a village in Thornapple Township, Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,721 at the 2000 census.- History :...
  
  
• Nelson Township
  Nelson Township, Michigan
  Nelson Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,192 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
  
  
• North Muskegon
  North Muskegon, Michigan
  North Muskegon is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,031 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles , of which, 1.8 square miles of it is land and 2.3 square miles of it is...
  
  
• Odessa Township
  Odessa Township, Michigan
  Odessa Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,036 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
  
  
• Olive Township
  Olive Township, Ottawa County, Michigan
  Olive Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,691 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
  
  
• Orangeville Township
  Orangeville Township, Michigan
  Orangeville Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,321 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Orleans Township
  Orleans Township, Michigan
  Orleans Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,736 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
  
  

• Otsego
  Otsego, Michigan
  Otsego is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,934 at the 2000 census. The city is within Otsego Township, but is administratively autonomous....
  
  
• Overisel Township
  Overisel Township, Michigan
  Overisel Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,594 at the 2000 census.Overisel was named after the Dutch province of Overijssel...
  
  
• Plainwell
  Plainwell, Michigan
  Plainwell is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,933 at the 2000 census.Plainwell is located on M-89 just east of its junction with U.S. 131. The city of Otsego is about three miles to the west. Kalamazoo is about ten miles to the south and Grand Rapids...
  
  
• Portland
  Portland, Michigan
  Portland is a city in Ionia County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,789. The city is situated in the south central portion of Portland Township, but is administratively autonomous.-Geography:...
  
  
• Portland Township
  Portland Township, Michigan
  Portland Township is a civil township of Ionia County in th eU.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,460 at the 2000 census. The City of Portland is situated in the south central portion of the township, but is administratively autonomous.-Geography:...
  
  
• Port Sheldon Township
  Port Sheldon Township, Michigan
  Port Sheldon Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 4,503...
  
  
• Prairieville Township
  Prairieville Township, Michigan
  Prairieville Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,175 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Ravenna Township
  Ravenna Township, Michigan
  Ravenna Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,856...
  
  
• Roosevelt Park
  Roosevelt Park, Michigan
  Roosevelt Park is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,890 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Rutland Charter Township
  Rutland Charter Township, Michigan
  Rutland Charter Township is a charter township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,646 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Salem Township
  Salem Township, Allegan County, Michigan
  Salem Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,486 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
  
  
• Saugatuck Township
  Saugatuck Township, Michigan
  Saugatuck Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,590 at the 2000 census. The 2008 population estimate is 3,065...
  
  
• Sheridan Charter Township
  Sheridan Charter Township, Michigan
  Sheridan Charter Township is a charter township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,423 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Sparta
  Sparta, Michigan
  Sparta is a village in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,159 at the 2000 census. The village resides in Sparta Township.-History:...
  
  
• Spencer Township
  Spencer Township, Michigan
  Spencer Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,681 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , with of land and of water....
  
  
• Trowbridge Township
  Trowbridge Township, Michigan
  Trowbridge Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,519 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Tyrone Township
  Tyrone Township, Kent County, Michigan
  Tyrone Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 4,304.It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland.- Geography :...
  
  
• Vergennes Township
  Vergennes Township, Michigan
  Vergennes Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,611.-Geography:...
  
  
• Wayland
  Wayland, Michigan
  Wayland is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,939 at the 2000 census.The city is located at the northwest corner of Wayland Township, but is politically independent. The city has also incorporated a portion of land in the south of adjacent Leighton...
  
  
• Wayland Township
  Wayland Township, Michigan
  Wayland Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,013 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
  
  
• Whitehall
  Whitehall, Michigan
  Whitehall is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,884 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the southwest corner of Whitehall Township. Montague, Michigan is its neighbor....
  
  
• Wolf Lake
  Wolf Lake, Michigan
  Wolf Lake is an unincorporated community in Egelston Township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but has no official status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 4,455 at the 2000 census...
  
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  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
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• Wright Township
  Wright Township, Ottawa County, Michigan
  Wright Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,147 at the 2010 census.-Communities:*Big Spring was a small settlement at on the northern boundary of the township between sections 3 and 4...
  
  
• Yankee Springs Township
  Yankee Springs Township, Michigan
  Yankee Springs Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,219 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  

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• Assyria Township
  Assyria Township, Michigan
  Assyria Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,912.The unincorporated community of Assyria Center is located on M-66 at the corner of Tasker Rd.-Geography:...
  
  
• Baltimore Township
  Baltimore Township, Michigan
  Baltimore Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,845.- Communities :...
  
  
• Barton Township
  Barton Township, Michigan
  Barton Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 820.-Geography:...
  
  
• Beaver Township
  Beaver Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
  Beaver Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 608.-Geography:...
  
  
• Berlin Township
  Berlin Township, Ionia County, Michigan
  Berlin Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,787.-Communities:* Berlin Center is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at ....
  
  
• Blue Lake Township
  Blue Lake Township, Muskegon County, Michigan
  Blue Lake Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,990...
  
  
• Bridgeton Township
  Bridgeton Township, Michigan
  Bridgeton Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,098.-Geography:...
  
  
• Caledonia
  Caledonia, Michigan
  Caledonia is a village in Kent County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,102. The village lies entirely within Caledonia Township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Campbell Township
  Campbell Township, Michigan
  Campbell Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,243 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
  
  
• Carlton Township
  Carlton Township, Michigan
  Carlton Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,331 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
  
  
• Casnovia
  Casnovia, Michigan
  Casnovia is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the boundary between Muskegon County and Kent County and lies partially within both. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 315. The village is located partially within the Casnovia Township, Michigan.Casnovia is...
  
  
• Cheshire Township
  Cheshire Township, Michigan
  Cheshire Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,335 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
  
  
• Chester Township
  Chester Township, Ottawa County, Michigan
  Chester Township is a civil township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,315.-Communities:...
  
  
• Clarksville
  Clarksville, Michigan
  Clarksville is a village in Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 394. The village is within Campbell Township...
  
  
• Clyde Township
  Clyde Township, Allegan County, Michigan
  Clyde Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,104 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...
  
  
• Dayton Township
  Dayton Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
  Dayton Township is a civil township of west central Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,002 at the 2000 census.The City of Fremont is located partially within the township and is the only incorporated municipality....
  
  
• Denver Township
  Denver Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
  Denver Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,971 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
  
  
• Douglass
  Douglas, Michigan
  Douglas is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,214 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Everett Township
  Everett Township, Michigan
  Everett Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,985.-Geography:...
  
  
• Fennville
  Fennville, Michigan
  Fennville is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,459 at the 2000 census.The city is situated on M-89 on the boundary between Manlius Township on the north and Clyde Township on the south...
  
  
• Freeport
  Freeport, Michigan
  Freeport is a village in Irving Township, Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 444 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Fruitport
  Fruitport, Michigan
  Fruitport is a village in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,124. The community is located within Fruitport Charter Township....
  
  
• Goodwell Township
  Goodwell Township, Michigan
  Goodwell Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 551 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census...
  
  

• Grant
  Grant, Michigan
  Grant is a city in Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 894 at the 2010 census. The city is on the boundary between Grant Township and Ashland Township, but is politically independent of both...
  
  
• Hesperia
  Hesperia, Michigan
  Hesperia is a village in Newaygo and Oceana counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. About half of the village lies in Newfield Township in Oceana County and half in Denver Township in Newaygo County...
  
  
• Home Township
  Home Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
  Home Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 261 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.6 square miles , of which, 35.6 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles...
  
  
• Hopkins
  Hopkins, Michigan
  Hopkins is a village in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 592 at the 2000 census. The village is within Hopkins Township...
  
  
• Hubbardston
  Hubbardston, Michigan
  Hubbardston is a village located in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is on the boundary between Ionia County and Clinton County, and is partially in both. The village is mostly within North Plains Township in Ionia County and partially within Lebanon Township in Clinton County...
  
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• Keene Township
  Keene Township, Michigan
  Keene Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,660 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
  
  
• Kent City
  Kent City, Michigan
  Kent City is a village in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,061 at the 2000 census.The village was named for New York jurist and legal scholar, James Kent, as was Kent County.-Geography:...
  
  
• Lakewood Club
  Lakewood Club, Michigan
  Lakewood Club is a village in Dalton Township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,006.-Geography:...
  
  
• Lake Odessa
  Lake Odessa, Michigan
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• Lilley Township
  Lilley Township, Michigan
  Lilley Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 788 at the 2000 census.The unincorporated communities of Bitely and Lilley are within the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Lincoln Township
  Lincoln Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
  Lincoln Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,338 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
  
  
• Lyons
  Lyons, Michigan
  Lyons is a village in Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 726 at the 2000 census. Most of the village is within Lyons Township. A small portion extends west into Ionia Township.- Geography :...
  
  
• Maple Grove Township
  Maple Grove Township, Barry County, Michigan
  Maple Grove Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,471 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Maple Grove is located within the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Martin
  Martin, Michigan
  Martin is a village in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 435 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Merrill Township
  Merrill Township, Michigan
  Merrill Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 590 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
  
  
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Michigan
  Monroe Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 324.-Geography:...
  
  
• Montague Township
  Montague Township, Michigan
  Montague Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,637 at the 2000 census. The city of Montague is located within the township, on the shores of White Lake.-Geography:...
  
  
• Monterey Township
  Monterey Township, Michigan
  Monterey Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,065 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Moorland Township
  Moorland Township, Michigan
  Moorland Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,616 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Muir
  Muir, Michigan
  Muir is a village in Lyons Township, Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 634 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 1.30% is water....
  
  
• Newaygo
  Newaygo, Michigan
  Newaygo is a city in Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,976 at the 2010 census. The character of the town is quite rural.-Geography:...
  
  
• Nashville
  Nashville, Michigan
  Nashville is a village in Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,684 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
  
  
• North Plains Township
  North Plains Township, Michigan
  North Plains Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,366 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
  
  

• Norwich Township
  Norwich Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
  Norwich Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 557 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.4 square miles , of which, 35.2 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square...
  
  
• Orange Township
  Orange Township, Ionia County, Michigan
  Orange Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,040 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles , of which, 36.0 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square...
  
  
• Otisco Township
  Otisco Township, Michigan
  Otisco Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,243. Township offices are located in the community of Smyrna.-Communities:...
  
  
• Pewamo
  Pewamo, Michigan
  Pewamo is a village in Lyons Township, Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was founded in 1857 as a station along the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway. The village name was suggested by J.C. Blanchard in honor of Chief Pewamo, with whom he had hunted along the nearby Grand River...
  
  
• Polkton Charter Township
• Ravenna
  Ravenna, Michigan
  Ravenna is a village in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,206 at the 2000 census. The village is located with Ravenna Township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Ronald Township
  Ronald Township, Michigan
  Ronald Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,903 at the 2000 census.Ronald Township was formed in 1845 from parts of Lyons and Ionia townships, and given its name by state representative A. L. Roof, who said he was inspired by the lead...
  
  
• Sand Lake
  Sand Lake, Michigan
  Sand Lake is a village in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 492 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
  
  
• Saranac
  Saranac, Michigan
  Saranac is a village in Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 1,326.Saranac is the birthplace of world-renowned geologist J...
  
  
• Saugatuck
  Saugatuck, Michigan
  Saugatuck is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 925 at the 2010 census. The city is within Saugatuck Township, but is administratively autonomous....
  
  
• Sebewa Township
  Sebewa Township, Michigan
  Sebewa Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,202.-Communities:...
  
  
• Sherman Township
  Sherman Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
  Sherman Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,159 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Sullivan Township
  Sullivan Township, Michigan
  Sullivan Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,477.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land....
  
  
• Troy Township
  Troy Township, Michigan
  Troy Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
  
  
• Twin Lake
  Twin Lake, Michigan
  Twin Lake is an unincorporated community in Muskegon County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes. Local government services are provided by Dalton Township. As of the 2000 census, the community population was 1,613...
  
   (CDP
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
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• Valley Township
  Valley Township, Michigan
  Valley Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,831 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census...
  
  
• Watson Township
  Watson Township, Michigan
  Watson Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,086 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-History:On April 14, 1871, a...
  
  
• Whitehall Township
  Whitehall Township, Michigan
  Whitehall Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,648 at the 2000 census. The city of Whitehall is located at the southwest corner of the township, but is administratively autonomous.-Geography:...
  
  
• White Cloud
  White Cloud, Michigan
  White Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,408. It is the county seat of Newaygo County.-Geography:...
  
  
• White River Township
  White River Township, Michigan
  White River Township is a civil township of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,338 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
  
• Wilcox Township
  Wilcox Township, Michigan
  Wilcox Township is a civil township of Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,145 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census...
  
  
• Woodland Township
  Woodland Township, Michigan
  Woodland Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,129 at the 2000 census. The village of Woodland is located within the township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Woodland
  Woodland, Michigan
  Woodland is a village in Barry County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 495. The village is located within Woodland Township.-Geography:...
  
  

Unincorporated places

• Ada
• Alaska
• Alto
  Alto, Michigan
  Alto is an unincorporated community in Bowne Township, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on Platt Lake Creek, at the intersection of Bancroft Avenue and 60th Street, just west of M-50 about two miles south of exit 52 off I-96. Alto was founded in 1845 by Daniel Skidmore. A...
  
  
• Assyria
• Banfield
• Belmont
• Bitely
  Bitely, Michigan
  Bitely is an unincorporated community within Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Lilley Township about one mile west of M-37 in the Manistee National Forest...
  
  
• Brunswick
• Cannonsburg
  Cannonsburg, Michigan
  Cannonsburg is an unincorporated community within Cannon Township, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is on Bear Creek in the southwest part of the township at ....
  
  
• Cascade
• Cloverdale
• Coats Grove
• Delton

• Dowling
• Eastmanville
  Eastmanville, Michigan
  Eastmanville is an unincorporated community at the southern edge of Polkton Township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is centered on the intersection of 68th Ave. and Leonard St. on the north bank of the Grand River at . 68th Ave. is the first bridge over the Grand River east of...
  
  
• Hickory Corners
• Lacy
• Maple Grove
• Marne
  Marne, Michigan
  Marne is an unincorporated community in Wright Township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Township offices are located in the community...
  
  
• Prairieville
• Pullman
  Pullman, Michigan
  Pullman is an unincorporated community in Lee Township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in a predominantly rural area of Western Michigan, about 150 miles east of Chicago. It is centered on the junction of 109th Avenue and 56th Street between sections eight and nine of Lee...
  
  
• Quimby
• Riverview
• Schultz
• Wabaningo
  Wabaningo, Michigan
  Wabaningo is a small unincorporated community of Fruitland Township, Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated where the White Lake flows through a short navigation channel into Lake Michigan at ....
  
  
• Woodland Park

Demographics

As of the census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2000, there were 740,482 people, 272,130 households, and 188,192 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 85.71% White, 7.40% African American, 0.53% Native American, 1.51% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.82% from other races

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.02% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $43,251, and the median income for a family was $49,715. Males had a median income of $37,853 versus $25,483 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the MSA was $19,173.

Education

• Aquinas College
  Aquinas College (Michigan)
  Aquinas College is a small Catholic college that aims to provide a liberal arts education located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Aquinas is considered one of the best liberal arts colleges in the Midwest region by U.S. News and World Report ....
  
  
• Calvin College
  Calvin College
  Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism...
  
  
• Cornerstone University
  Cornerstone University
  Cornerstone University is an independent, non-denominational Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The university emphasises the trinitarian belief in the triune God and the literal interpretation of the Bible...
  
  
• Grace Bible College
  Grace Bible College
  Grace Bible College is a fundamentalist Christian college in the premillennial, dispensational tradition located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school is regionally accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Association for Biblical Higher Education to award...
  
  
• Grand Rapids Community College
  Grand Rapids Community College
  Grand Rapids Community College is a community college located in the city of Grand Rapids in the U.S. state of Michigan. GRCC offers an Associate's degree, a variety of certification programs, occupational training, and other learning opportunities for the surrounding community.-Campuses:In...
  
  
• Grand Valley State University
  Grand Valley State University
  Grand Valley State University is a public liberal arts university located in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1960, and its main campus is situated on approximately west of Grand Rapids...
  
  
• Hope College
  Hope College
  Hope College is a medium-sized , private, residential liberal arts college located in downtown Holland, Michigan, a few miles from Lake Michigan. It was opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled...
  
  
• Kuyper College
  Kuyper College
  Kuyper College is a ministry-focused Christian leadership college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, that educates and trains Christian leaders for ministry and service...
  
  
• Kendall College of Art and Design
  Kendall College of Art and Design
  Kendall College of Art and Design, of Ferris State University, is a college of the visual arts in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States...
  
  
• Muskegon Community College
  Muskegon Community College
  Muskegon Community College is a community college in Muskegon, Michigan. Providing service to the lakeshore region of West Michigan, MCC is located near the shores of Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan...
  
  
• Thomas M. Cooley Law School
  Thomas M. Cooley Law School
  Thomas M. Cooley Law School is an American Bar Association accredited law school in the United States. Located in Michigan, its main campus is in Lansing, and its satellite campuses are in Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, and Grand Rapids. Cooley plans on opening another satellite campus in Tampa Bay,...
  
  
• Western Theological Seminary
  Western Theological Seminary
  Western Theological Seminary is a professional and graduate school in Holland, Michigan affiliated with the Reformed Church in America....
  
  

The area also has campuses for Baker College

Baker College

Baker College is a private not-for-profit American college in Michigan, founded in 1911. Its campuses are located throughout the Lower Peninsula of Michigan....

, Ferris State University

Ferris State University

Ferris State University is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1884 as the Big Rapids Industrial School by Woodbridge Nathan Ferris, an educator from New England who later served as governor of the State of Michigan and finally in the US Senate where...

, Davenport University

Davenport University

Davenport University is a private, non-profit, multi-location university located at 14 campuses throughout Michigan and online. It was founded in 1866 by Conrad Swensburg and currently offers Master's Degrees, Bachelor's Degrees, Associate's Degrees, diplomas, and post-grad certification programs...

, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....

, and University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix

The University of Phoenix is a for-profit institution of higher learning. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Group Inc. which is publicly traded , an S&P 500 corporation based in Phoenix, Arizona...

, and the Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

 College of Human Medicine.

Companies in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area

• Alticor
  Alticor
  Alticor is a privately held corporation, owned and run by members of the DeVos and Van Andel families. It was established in 1999 to serve as the parent company for a handful of business ventures, most notably the direct selling company Amway and Quixtar and a manufacturing and distribution...
  
   (formerly Amway
  Amway
  Amway is a direct selling company and manufacturer that uses network marketing to sell a variety of products, primarily in the health, beauty, and home care markets. Amway was founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos...
  
  ), Ada
• American Seating
  American Seating
  American Seating Inc. is a company specialising in the production of chairs and other seating, including seats for rail transport and schools. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., USA, American Seating employs a US-based workforce. It was founded in 1886 and gives its name to the American Seating...
  
  , Grand Rapids
• Baker Books, Grand Rapids
• Bissell
  Bissell Inc.
  Bissell Inc., also known as Bissell Homecare, is a privately owned vacuum cleaner and floor care product manufacturing corporation headquartered in Walker, Michigan, a suburb of Grand Rapids...
  
  , Walker
• Eerdmans, Grand Rapids
• Family Christian Stores
  Family Christian Stores
  Family Christian Stores is the world's largest Christian-focused retailer, and it is located in the United States. As of 2007, the retail chain had 4,600 employees in over 300 stores in 40 states...
  
  , Grand Rapids
• GE Aviation, Cascade
• Gentex
  Gentex
  Gentex Corporation manufactures automatic-dimming rear-view mirrors and camera-based driver assistance systems to the global automotive industry. The company also provides commercial smoke alarms and signaling devices to the North American fire protection market, as well as dimmable aircraft...
  
  , Zeeland
• Gerber Products Company
  Gerber Products Company
  Gerber Products Company is a purveyor of baby food and baby products. A former American-owned company, Gerber is now a subsidiary of Nestlé, and is currently located in Fremont, Michigan, USA.-History:...
  
  , Fremont
• Goodrich Quality Theaters
  Goodrich Quality Theaters
  Goodrich Quality Theaters, Inc., or GQTI, is a chain of 30 movie theaters, headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, representing a total of approximately 270 screens in the United States...
  
  , Grand Rapids
• Gordon Food Service
  Gordon Food Service
  Gordon Food Service is the largest privately held foodservice distributor in North America with sales of $5.5 billion in 2007. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, GFS has GFS Marketplace stores in the states of Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee...
  
  , Wyoming
• Haworth
  Haworth (company)
  Haworth designs and manufactures adaptable workspaces, including raised floors, movable walls, systems furniture, seating, storage and wood casegoods. Family-owned and privately held, Haworth is headquartered in Holland, Michigan in the United States. Haworth serves markets in more than 120...
  
  , Holland
• Herman Miller
  Herman Miller (office equipment)
  Herman Miller, Inc., based in Zeeland, Michigan, is a major American manufacturer of office furniture and equipment, as well as furniture for the home. It is notable as one of the first companies to produce modern furniture and, under the guidance of Design Director George Nelson, is likely the...
  
  , Zeeland
• Howard Miller
  Howard Miller Clock Company
  The Howard Miller Company is a Zeeland, Michigan based manufacturer of longcase clocks and other home furnishings.-History:Howard Miller Clock Company was founded in 1926 as the Herman Miller Clock Company division of office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller. It was spun off in 1937 and...
  
  , Zeeland
• Loeks Theatres
  Loeks Theatres, Inc.
  Loeks Theatres, Inc., is a movie theater chain with headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Its theatres serve the cities and surrounding areas of Grand Rapids, Lansing, Muskegon, Benton Harbor/St...
  
  , Grand Rapids
• Meijer
  Meijer
  Meijer, Inc. is a regional American hypermarket chain based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1934 as a supermarket chain, Meijer is credited with pioneering the modern supercenter concept in 1962. About half of the company's 196 stores are located in Michigan, with additional locations in...
  
  , Walker
• Mercantile Bank of Michigan, Grand Rapids
• Old Orchard Brands
  Old Orchard Brands
  Old Orchard Brands, LLC is a privately owned juice company, located in Sparta, Michigan.-History:The company began in 1985, as a producer of apple juice. The company began by selling predominantly apple-based frozen juice concentrates, and has since expanded its product line to include many shelf...
  
  , Sparta
• Perrigo
  Perrigo
  Perrigo Company , is the largest manufacturer of private label over-the-counter pharmaceuticals in the United States. The company’s shares are traded on the NASDAQ and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange; as a result of the merger with Agis Industries the company is a constituent of the TA-25...
  
  , Allegan
• Plascore Incorporated
  Plascore Incorporated
  Plascore Incorporated manufactures engineered honeycomb core and composite panels used in aerospace, marine, military, safety, transportation, and other applications . Marketed under the brand Plascore, the honeycomb exhibits a high strength-to-weight ratio and shear strength...
  
  , Zeeland
• Spartan Stores
  Spartan Stores
  Spartan Stores Inc. is an American food distributor and grocery store chain headquartered in Byron Township, Michigan. The company distributes national and Spartan brand products to over 400 independent grocery stores in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.-History:...
  
  , Byron Township
• Steelcase
  Steelcase
  Steelcase is an international office furniture company founded in 1912 in Grand Rapids, Michigan — as The Metal Office Furniture Company. The company at the time specialized in file cabinets and safes. Today, the company sells products related to interior architecture, furniture and technology...
  
  , Grand Rapids
• Universal Forest Products
  Universal Forest Products
  Universal Forest Products, Inc. is a multibillion-dollar corporation and the leading supplier to its five business segments. Universal is the nation’s leading manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products, the leading pressure-treated wood producer, North America's largest...
  
  , Grand Rapids
• Wolverine World Wide
  Wolverine World Wide
  Wolverine World Wide is a footwear manufacturer. They have their own brand, Wolverine Boots and Shoes, and also make footwear for other companies, such as Caterpillar and Harley-Davidson. Wolverine also makes shoes and boots for the military...
  
  , Rockford
• X-Rite
  X-Rite
  X-Rite, Inc. is a manufacturer of color matching products, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Their products include those used for matching paint colors. They also create products that regulate quality in the processing of film and x-rays....
  
  , Kentwood
• Zondervan
  Zondervan
  Zondervan is an international Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Zondervan is a founding member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association .- History :...
  
   Publishing, Cascade

Culture and tourism

• Centerpointe Mall
  Centerpointe Mall
  Centerpointe Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It opened in 1967 as Eastbrook Mall, a year before the larger Woodland Mall opened across the street...
  
  
• The Lakes Mall
  The Lakes Mall
  The Lakes Mall is an enclosed shopping mall serving the city of Muskegon, Michigan, United States. Opened in 2001, the mall features more than sixty retailers, plus a food court, in of gross leasable area. Anchor stores comprise Bed Bath & Beyond, Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Sears and Younkers...
  
  
• Rivertown Crossings Mall
• Woodland Mall
  Woodland Mall
  Woodland Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall located just outside the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. It comprises over 100 tenants in of retail space, with four anchor stores and a movie theater...