Grand Rapids, Michigan

E1703

city county seat

Grand Rapids, Michigan is a mid-sized city in western Michigan known for its strong Dutch-American heritage, vibrant arts scene, and historic furniture manufacturing industry.

Aliases (8)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	United States →
distanceTo	approximately 30 miles east of Lake Michigan →
foundingDate	1826 →
governedBy	Mayor–city commission system →
hasAirport	Gerald R. Ford International Airport →
hasBotanicalGarden	Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park →
hasCollege	Aquinas College →
hasMuseum	Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum → Grand Rapids Art Museum → Grand Rapids Public Museum →
hasSportsTeam	Grand Rapids Griffins → West Michigan Whitecaps →
hasUniversity	Calvin University → Cornerstone University → Grand Valley State University (downtown campus) →
hasZoo	John Ball Zoo →
hostOf	ArtPrize →
incorporatedAsCity	1850 →
knownFor	Dutch-American heritage → art and design scene → craft beer industry → furniture manufacturing industry →
locatedIn	Kent County, Michigan →
locatedInRegion	West Michigan →
locatedOnRiver	Grand River →
majorIndustry	automotive components → education → furniture manufacturing → healthcare → information technology →
mayorTitle	Mayor of Grand Rapids →
namedAfter	rapids of the Grand River →
nickname	Beer City USA → Furniture City → River City →
population	approximately 200000 →
populationRankInMichigan	second-largest city in Michigan →
postalCodePrefix	495 →
primaryAreaCode	616 →
state	Michigan →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
twinCity	Ghana’s Ga District (friendship city) → Omihachiman, Japan → Perugia, Italy →

Referenced by (92)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aquinas College ("Grand Rapids") → ArtPrize → Calvin Theological Seminary ("Grand Rapids") → Calvin University ("Grand Rapids") → Grand Rapids Griffins ("Grand Rapids") → Grand Rapids Public Museum ("Grand Rapids") → Grand Valley State University (downtown campus) ("Grand Rapids") → Pew Campus ("Grand Rapids") → Seidman College of Business → Van Andel Arena ("Grand Rapids") →	city
Aquinas College → Calvin University → College of Community and Public Service facilities → Cornerstone University → Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park ("Grand Rapids") → Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum → Grand Rapids Art Museum → Grand Valley State University (downtown campus) → John Ball Zoo → Pew Campus →	locatedIn
ArtPrize → GRPM → Grand Rapids Griffins → Grand Rapids Griffins → John Ball Zoo →	location
Betty Ford ("Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States") → Gerald Ford ("Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States") → Gerald Rudolff Ford Sr. → John Ball → Rick DeVos →	residence
DP Fox Ventures → Dan DeVos → DeVos family → Grand Rapids Griffins ("Grand Rapids metropolitan area") →	basedIn
Beer City USA → Furniture City →	appliesTo
Kent County, Michigan → West Michigan ("Grand Rapids") →	hasCity
Christian Reformed Church in North America → Zondervan →	headquartersLocation
Kent County, Michigan → Kent County, Michigan →	largestCity
Comstock Park, Michigan → LMCU Ballpark →	locatedNear
John Ball → Rick DeVos →	placeOfActivity
Del Shannon ("Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States") → Taylor Lautner ("Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Beer City USA → Furniture City →	refersTo
Gerald R. Ford International Airport → Gerald R. Ford International Airport ("Grand Rapids metropolitan area") →	serves
Whitecaps ("Grand Rapids metropolitan area") →	associatedMetroArea
Griff →	associatedWithCity
West Michigan Whitecaps ("Grand Rapids, Michigan metropolitan area") →	basedInMetropolitanArea
Grand River (Michigan) →	cityOnRiver
Gerald R. Ford International Airport ("Grand Rapids") →	cityServed
Amtrak Midwest services →	connectsCity
Michigan (most of state) ("Grand Rapids") →	contains
Kent County, Michigan →	containsCity
Kent County, Michigan →	countySeat
Geerhardus Vos →	deathPlace
Grand River (Michigan) →	flowsThrough
World Communion of Reformed Churches →	foundedAt
Ghana’s Ga District (friendship city) →	friendshipCityOf
Grand Rapids Public Museum ("City of Grand Rapids") →	governedBy
John Ball →	hasAssociatedPlace
West Michigan ("Grand Rapids") →	hasLargestCity
West Michigan ("Grand Rapids–Kentwood metropolitan area") →	hasMetropolitanArea
Ghana’s Ga District (friendship city) →	hasMunicipalPartnershipWith
Michigan Court of Appeals →	hasSeat
ArtPrize ("Grand Rapids") →	hostCity
John Ball →	influencedDevelopmentOf
Comstock Park, Michigan →	locatedNorthOf
Muskegon Museum of Art →	nearestLargeCity
Mecosta, Michigan ("Grand Rapids metropolitan area (regional context)") →	nearestMajorMetropolitanArea
Dutch Americans →	notableCommunity
Van Andel Arena ("City of Grand Rapids") →	owner
Kent County, Michigan ("Grand Rapids–Kentwood metropolitan area") →	partOf
Grand River (Michigan) ("Grand Rapids metropolitan area") →	passesThroughMetropolitanArea
Gerald Rudolff Ford Sr. →	placeOfBusiness
Lectures on Calvinism ("Grand Rapids") →	placeOfPublication
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad →	primaryCityServed
Gillian Anderson ("Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States") →	raisedIn
Furniture City ("Grand Rapids metropolitan area") →	relatedPlace
Furniture City ("“Furniture Capital of the World” (historical claim of Grand Rapids)") →	relatedTo
Kent County, Michigan →	seat
Diocese of Western Michigan →	seeCity
Aquinas College ("Grand Rapids metropolitan area") →	servesCommunity
Diocese of Western Michigan →	territoryIncludes
Perugia ("Grand Rapids") →	twinCity
Rick DeVos →	workLocation