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Grand Rapids is a city in and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, United States. [4] At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,893, [5] making it the second-most populous city in Michigan, after Detroit.
Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport (IATA: GRR, ICAO: KGRR, FAA LID: GRR) is a commercial airport in Cascade Township, approximately 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The facility is owned by the Kent County Board of Commissioners and managed by an independent authority. [3]
The company was immediately successful, and moved to a larger building. In 1908 the company was re-incorporated as the Flexible Belt Lacing Company, and in 1909 James Stone sold his interest in the company and returned to England. The Grand Rapids company grew and improved its product, and in 1912 changed its name to the Clipper Belt Lacer Company.
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 at the former location.
The city of Grand Rapids was incorporated April 2, 1850. [9] It was officially established on May 2, 1850, when the village of Grand Rapids voted to accept the proposed city charter. The population at the time was 2,686. By 1857, the city of Grand Rapids' area totaled 10.5 square miles (27 km 2). In October 1870, Grand Rapids became a desired ...
The Grand Rapids–Wyoming Combined Statistical Area is the 2nd largest CSA in the U.S. state of Michigan (behind Metro Detroit). The CSA had a population of 1,486,055 at the 2020 census. The CSA had a population of 1,486,055 at the 2020 census.
By the late 1800s, Grand Rapids was a major hub for furniture production. In 1874, Charles R. Sligh Sr. began working for the Berkey & Gay Company as a salesman. [2] In 1880, he decided to strike out on his own, and raised $10,500 to incorporate Sligh Furniture Company. The company purchased a plot of land and constructed a 15,000 square foot ...
Kent County: 081: Grand Rapids: 1831: From part of Mackinac County and unorganized territory. New York jurist James Kent, who represented the Michigan Territory in its dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip. 661,354: 872 sq mi (2,258 km 2) Keweenaw County: 083: Eagle River: 1861: From part of Houghton County. Ojibwe word gakiiwe-wewaning ...