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Kent County
Kent County is located in the U.S. state of Michigan. 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 county seat is Grand Rapids. 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 Michigan Territory in its dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip.
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Cities and towns 13
- City of Cedar Springs pop. 3,642
- City of East Grand Rapids pop. 11,389
- City of Grand Rapids pop. 197,416
- City of Grandville pop. 15,953
- City of Kentwood pop. 54,141
- City of Lowell pop. 4,137
- City of Rockford pop. 6,175
- City of Walker pop. 25,153
- City of Wyoming pop. 76,749
- Village of Caledonia pop. 1,686
- Village of Kent City pop. 1,335
- Village of Sand Lake pop. 469
- Village of Sparta pop. 4,269
Townships 21
- Charter Township Of Alpine pop. 14,022
- Charter Township Of Caledonia pop. 16,040
- Charter Township Of Cascade pop. 19,701
- Charter Township Of Gaines pop. 29,110
- Charter Township Of Grand Rapids pop. 18,900
- Charter Township Of Lowell pop. 6,289
- Charter Township Of Plainfield pop. 33,713
- Township of Ada pop. 14,412
- Township of Algoma pop. 12,189
- Township of Bowne pop. 3,290
- Township of Byron pop. 27,352
- Township of Cannon pop. 14,421
- Township of Courtland pop. 9,016
- Township of Grattan pop. 3,817
- Township of Nelson pop. 4,894
- Township of Oakfield pop. 6,150
- Township of Solon pop. 6,514
- Township of Sparta pop. 9,441
- Township of Spencer pop. 4,155
- Township of Tyrone pop. 5,061
- Township of Vergennes pop. 4,804
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 166593
- FIPS state
- 26
- FIPS county
- 081
- FIPS place
- 99081
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF KENT
- Mailing address
- 300 MONROE AVE NW, GRAND RAPIDS 49503