Kent County is located in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 Census, the county had a population of 657,974, making it the fourth most populous county in Michigan, and the largest outside of the Detroit area. Its

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. The county was set off in 1831, and organized in 1836. It is named for New York jurist and legal scholar James Kent, who represented the

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in its dispute with

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over the Toledo Strip. Kent County is part of the Grand Rapids– Kentwood

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and is West Michigan's economic and manufacturing center. It is home of the Frederik Meijer Gardens, a significant cultural landmark of the Midwest. The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is the county's primary location for regional and international airline traffic.

History

The Grand River runs through the county. On its west bank are burial mounds, remnants of the Hopewell Indians who lived there. The river valley was an important center for the

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in the early 19th century. After the

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, Rix Robinson and Louis Campau were the earliest traders in the area. In 1826, Campau established a trading post in what is today

. In 1831, he bought land and platted the town. Campau is considered the town's "father". One year later, government surveyor

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purchased land north of Campau's property. Campau surveyed and platted the village following Native American trails and Lyon had platted his property in an English grid format, which meant there were two adjoining villages, with different platting formats. Campau later merged the villages under the name of Grand Rapids. In 1831, it was set off from

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. In 1838, Grand Rapids was incorporated as the county's first village. By the end of the century, stimulated by the construction of several

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s, the area was a significant center for agriculture,

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, and manufacturing

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Geography

According to the

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, the county has an area of , of which is land and (2.9%) is water. Kent County's highest point is Fisk Knob Park, in Solon Township, at 1048 feet.

Rivers

* Grand River, flows through the county from its eastern border to the west, and after passing through Ottawa County, empties into

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at Grand Haven. It has three

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in Kent County, listed in order of convergence: * Flat River, enters the county from the east, and joins the Grand from the north, in Lowell. * Thornapple River, enters the county from the south, and joins the Grand in

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. * Rogue River, enters the county from the north, and joins the Grand in Belmont.

Trails

These

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and

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trails run through the county: * North Country Trail, runs north–south the length of the county, passing through Cedar Springs, Grattan and Lowell. Lowell is the trail's half-way point, and the national headquarters of the North Country Trail Association is located here. * Thornapple Trail, begins in Kentwood and runs southeast through Dutton and

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. * White Pine Trail begins in Comstock Park and runs northeast through Belmont, Rockford, Cedar Springs, and Sand Lake. *

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(which is singular in spite of the 's') runs north–south from

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to 84th Street in Byron Township, with an extension that runs east/west along 76th Street and north–south from 76th Street to Douglas Walker Park on 84th street. *The Frederik Meijer Trail, which, as of November, 2008, was incomplete, runs east/west mostly along the M-6 freeway and will connect the

and the Thornapple Trail when completed. *Cannon Township Trail runs through Cannon Township in the eastern part of the county from Cannon Township Center on M-44. It runs along M-44 then south near Sunfish Lake Road, turning east through the Cannonsburg Cemetery, and ends at Warren Townsend Park near Cannonsburg.

Adjacent counties

* Newaygo County - north * Montcalm County - northeast *

Muskegon County Muskegon County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of 2020, the population was 175,824. The county seat is Muskegon. Muskegon County comprises the Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Grand Ra ...

- northwest * Ionia County - east * Ottawa County - west *

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, - southwest * Barry County - southeast

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 602,622 people living in the county. 76.1% were non-Hispanic

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, 10.2% Black or African American, 2.4% Asian, 0.7% Native American, 4.5% of some other race and 2.6% of two or more races. 9.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). Downtown Grand Rapids from River House

As of the

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of 2000, there were 574,335 people, 212,890 households, and 144,126 families living in the county. The current estimated population is 604,323. The

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was 671 people per square mile (259/km²). There were 224,000 housing units at an average density of 262 per square mile (101/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.13%

, 8.93%

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, 0.52% Native American, 1.86% Asian, 0.06%

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, 3.34% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. 7.00% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 19.6% reported being of Dutch ancestry; 14.9%

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, 13.1%

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, 7.4% Irish, 7.1% Polish and 5.5%

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ancestry according to the 2010

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. 90.0% spoke only

at home, while 6.0% spoke Spanish. There were 212,890 households, out of which 35.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.30% were

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living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.20. The age distribution of the county was as follows: 28.30% were under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 19.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $45,980, and the median income for a family was $54,770. Males had a median income of $39,878 versus $27,364 for females. The

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for the county was $21,629. 8.90% of the population and 6.30% of families were below the poverty line. 10.20% of the population under the age of 18 and 7.50% of those 65 or older were living in poverty.

Transportation

Air service

Commercial air service to Grand Rapids is provided by Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR). 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, between Grand Rapids and Detroit.

Bus service

Public bus transportation is provided by the Interurban Transit Partnership, which brands itself as "The Rapid." Transportation is also provided by the DASH buses: the "Downtown Area Shuttle." These provide transportation to and from the parking lots in the city of Grand Rapids to various designated loading and unloading spots around the city.

Railroad

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provides direct train service to

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from the passenger station via the

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line. Freight service is provided by CN, CSX Transportation, and by a local short-line railroad, the

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Highways

* * * ( concurrent with US 131) * * * * * * * * * * *

County-designated highways

* *

Economy

These corporations are headquartered in Kent County, in the following communities: * Amway, Ada * American Seating, Grand Rapids * Bissell Homecare, Walker * Gordon Food Service, Wyoming * Meijer, Walker * Old Orchard, Sparta *

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, Byron Township * Steelcase, Grand Rapids *

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, Grand Rapids Township * Wolverine Worldwide, Rockford * X-Rite, Kentwood * Zondervan, Cascade Township

Government

The county government operates the jail, maintains rural roads, operates the major local courts, keeps files of deeds and mortgages, maintains

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, administers

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regulations, and participates with the state in the provision of welfare and other social services. The county board of commissioners controls the budget but has only limited authority to make laws or ordinances. In Michigan, most local government functions—police and fire, building and zoning, tax assessment, street maintenance, etc.—are the responsibility of individual cities and townships.

Elected officials

* Prosecuting Attorney: Chris Becker (Republican) *

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: Michelle LaJoye-Young (Republican) * County Clerk/

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(Republican) *

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(Republican) * Drain Commissioner: Ken Yonker (Republican) * County Commission or Board of Commissioners: 19 members, elected from districts (11 Republicans, 8 Democrats), Mandy Bolter (Republican) serves as board chair. * Circuit Court: 10 judges (non-partisan) * Probate Court: 3 judges (non-partisan) (information as of post-2018 election)

Politics

Historically, Kent County, like West Michigan as a whole, was a stronghold for the

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. However, the Democratic Party has received increased support since the 2000s, with Grand Rapids and nearby suburbs supporting the Democratic Party while more rural areas support the Republican Party. Grand Rapids also normally sends Democrats to the

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. In 2008, Democratic presidential candidate

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narrowly carried the county, receiving 49.34% of its votes to Republican

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's 48.83%. It was the first time the county had supported a Democrat for president since 1964, and only the fourth time since 1884. By comparison, George W. Bush had taken almost 59 percent of the county's vote in 2004. In 2012, the county returned to the Republican camp as

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won 53.0% of the vote to Obama's 45.35%. Four years later, Republican

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won the county with 47.66% of the vote, to 44.61% for his Democratic rival,

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, while

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of the Libertarian Party received 4.58%. In 2020, Joe Biden received nearly 52% of the votes in the county, the largest vote share for a Democratic candidate since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. In comparison,

narrowly carried the county by 1,573 votes in

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. Kent County is one of only thirteen counties in the United States to have voted for Obama in 2008, Romney in 2012, Trump in 2016, and Biden in 2020. Today, the county is considered a bellwether politically. In

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, Gretchen Whitmer became the first Democratic governor to win the county after James Blanchard's

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landslide re-election. Also during the same cycle, incumbent Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow narrowly carried the county by 0.3 points, only the second time (following Carl Levin in

) since

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the county supported a Democrat for Senate. Despite the county's bellwether status at the federal and state level, it remains very Republican downballot. The GOP still holds most county-level offices, as well as a majority on the county commission. The Democrats representing Grand Rapids-based districts in the state legislature are typically the only elected Democrats above the county level. In the House of Representatives, the bulk of the county has been located in the Michigan's 3rd congressional district since 1993 redistricting. That district had previously been the 5th congressional district from 1873 to 1993. The current Representative for the district is Republican Peter Meijer. In the House, Grand Rapids has been represented by a Republican since 1977, after Richard Vander Veen, first elected in 1974 special election following the district's long-time Representative

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's ascension to

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, was ousted by Harold S. Sawyer. The city has been represented by a Republican for all but 35 months since 1913. A sliver of western Kent County, including Kentwood and Walker, is in the 2nd congressional district, represented by Republican Bill Huizenga.

Communities

Cities

* Cedar Springs *

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(county seat) * Grandville * Kentwood * Lowell * Rockford * Walker *

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Villages

* Casnovia (partial) * Kent City * Sand Lake *

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Charter townships

* Caledonia Charter Township * Cascade Charter Township * Gaines Charter Township * Grand Rapids Charter Township * Lowell Charter Township * Plainfield Charter Township

Civil townships

* Ada Township * Algoma Township * Alpine Township * Bowne Township * Byron Township * Cannon Township * Courtland Township * Grattan Township * Nelson Township * Oakfield Township * Solon Township * Sparta Township * Spencer Township * Tyrone Township * Vergennes Township

Census-designated places

* Byron Center * Cannonsburg * Comstock Park * Cutlerville * Forest Hills * Northview

Other unincorporated communities

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* Belmont *

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* Chauncey * Dutton * Englishville * Parnell

Notes

References

External links

Official Website of Kent County, MichiganOfficial GIS Map of Kent County, MichiganHistory and Genealogy of Kent County, MichiganKent County Open Government Project
- A non-partisan resource for comparing tax rates, school districts, and local government transparency across Kent County * {{Coord, 43.03, -85.55, display=title, type:adm2nd_region:US-MI_source:UScensus1990 Michigan counties 1836 establishments in Michigan Territory Populated places established in 1836 Grand Rapids metropolitan area