Assisted Living in Grand Rapids, MI

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Facts about Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids is also known as: Kent County / Grand Rapids city.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (professional boxer and athlete), Kim Zimmer (actor), Andy Richter (comedian and actor), Matt Keeslar (actor and nurse), and Taylor Lautner (actor and martial artist).

And featured attractions of Grand Rapids: Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, John Ball Zoological Garden, Berkey and Gay Furniture Company Factory, American Seating Company Factory Complex, and Van Andel Arena.

Grand Rapids is represented by Mayor George Heartwelland City Manager Greg Sundstrom.

Grand Rapids is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the largest city in West Michigan. It is located on the Grand River about 30 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 1,005,648, and the combined statistical area of Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland had a population of 1,321,557. Grand Rapids is the county seat of Kent County, Michigan.A historic furniture-manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is still home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies, and is nicknamed Furniture City. Its more common modern nickname of River City refers to the landmark river for which it was named. The city and surrounding communities are economically diverse, based in the health care, information technology, automotive, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturing industries, among others.Grand Rapids is the hometown of U.S. President Gerald Ford, who is buried with his wife Betty on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in the city.

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