Kent County, Michigan

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Kent County is a county located in Michigan, United States. As of 2000, the population is 574,335. Its county seat is Grand Rapids. It is named for New York jurist and legal scholar James Kent, who represented Michigan Territory during the Toledo Strip dispute.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,259 km² (872 mi²). 2,217 km² (856 mi²) of it is land and 41 km² (16 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.84% water.

Contents

1 Adjacent Counties

2 Cities, villages, and townships

2.1 Cities, villages, and unincorporated communities
2.2 Townships

3 History

4 External links

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Adjacent Counties

Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo and Ottawa.

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Cities, villages, and townships

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Cities, villages, and unincorporated communities

Alto, unincorporated community
Belmont, unincorporated community
Byron Center, CDP
Caledonia, village
Casnovia, village
Cedar Springs, city
Comstock Park, CDP
Cutlerville, CDP
East Grand Rapids, city
Forest Hills, CDP
Grand Rapids, city
Grandville, city
Kent City, village
Kentwood, city
Lowell, city
Northview, CDP
Rockford, city
Sand Lake, village
Sparta, village
Walker, city
Wyoming, city

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Townships

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History

Kent County is the fastest growing county in the State of Michigan according to a recent survey, its current population is over 570,000. A slight drop in population occurred in the 1980's but since then the population has seen a strong encouraging growth.

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External links

Official Website of Kent County, Michigan (http://www.accesskent.com/)
History and Genealogy of Kent County, Michigan (http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/)

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