West Michigan

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geographic region region

West Michigan is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, known for its mid-sized cities like Grand Rapids, manufacturing base, and scenic lakeshore communities.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
western Michigan 15
Western Michigan 3
West Michigan region 2

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
region ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater Lake Michigan ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
economicSector agriculture ⓘ
education ⓘ
healthcare ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasAirport Gerald R. Ford International Airport ⓘ
hasCity Allegan, Michigan ⓘ
Battle Creek ⓘ
surface form: Battle Creek, Michigan

Benton Harbor, Michigan ⓘ
Grand Haven, Michigan ⓘ
Grand Rapids, Michigan ⓘ
surface form: Grand Rapids

Holland, Michigan ⓘ
Kalamazoo ⓘ
surface form: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kentwood, Michigan ⓘ
Ludington, Michigan ⓘ
Muskegon, Michigan ⓘ
surface form: Muskegon

Norton Shores, Michigan ⓘ
Saugatuck ⓘ
surface form: Saugatuck, Michigan

South Haven, Michigan ⓘ
St. Joseph, Michigan ⓘ
Walker, Michigan ⓘ
Wyoming, Michigan ⓘ
Zeeland, Michigan ⓘ
hasCounty Allegan County, Michigan ⓘ
Berrien County, Michigan ⓘ
Calhoun County, Michigan ⓘ
Kalamazoo County, Michigan ⓘ
Kent County, Michigan ⓘ
Mason County, Michigan ⓘ
Muskegon County, Michigan ⓘ
Oceana County, Michigan ⓘ
Ottawa County, Michigan ⓘ
Van Buren County, Michigan ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Calvin University ⓘ
Grand Valley State University ⓘ
Hope College ⓘ
Western Michigan University ⓘ
hasHighway Interstate 196 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Interstate 96 ⓘ
U.S. Route 131 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLargestCity Grand Rapids, Michigan ⓘ
surface form: Grand Rapids
hasMetropolitanArea Battle Creek ⓘ
surface form: Battle Creek metropolitan area

Grand Rapids, Michigan ⓘ
surface form: Grand Rapids–Kentwood metropolitan area

Holland–Zeeland metropolitan area ⓘ
Kalamazoo ⓘ
surface form: Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area

Muskegon, Michigan ⓘ
surface form: Muskegon metropolitan area
hasPort Port of Holland ⓘ
Port of Muskegon ⓘ
knownFor agriculture ⓘ
apple production ⓘ
beach tourism ⓘ
blueberry production ⓘ
cherry production ⓘ
craft beer industry ⓘ
dune landscapes ⓘ
fruit farming ⓘ
furniture manufacturing ⓘ
manufacturing industry ⓘ
office furniture industry ⓘ
scenic lakeshore communities ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
locatedIn Michigan ⓘ
locatedOn eastern shore of Lake Michigan ⓘ
partOf Lower Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dan DeVos → residence → West Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Michigan
this entity surface form: West Michigan region
Albertus van Raalte → settledIn → West Michigan ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Michigan
Whitecaps → shortName → West Michigan ⓘ