Grandville

 

city (1990 pop. 15,624), Kent co., W Mich., on the Grand River, in a farm area; settled 1833, inc. as a city 1933. Transportation and silver-recovery equipment; dies and molds; and paper, metal, and electrical products are made there. Native American mounds are preserved in the city.

Grandville, Michigan
Location of Grandville, Michigan
Coordinates: 42°54′14″N 85°45′27″W / 42.90389, -85.7575
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Kent
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	49418, 49468
Area code(s)	616
FIPS code	26-341602
GNIS feature ID	06271263

Grandville is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 16,263 at the 2000 census. The offical Grandville mascot is a bulldog.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.7 km² (7.6 mi²). 19.2 km² (7.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (2.63%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 16,263 people, 6,095 households, and 4,370 families residing in the city. The population density was 847.4/km² (2,195.6/mi²). There were 6,279 housing units at an average density of 327.2/km² (847.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.94% White, 1.40% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.08% of the population.

There were 6,095 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,570, and the median income for a family was $55,047. Males had a median income of $41,619 versus $26,350 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,306. About 3.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Major Highways

• M-11
• I-196
• M-6 (Michigan Higway) M-6

See also

• Mars Hill Bible Church
• Protestant Reformed Theological School

External links

• Grandville official website

Municipalities and communities of Kent County, Michigan
County seat: Grand Rapids
Cities	Cedar Springs | East Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | Grandville | Kentwood | Lowell | Rockford | Walker | Wyoming
Villages	Caledonia | Casnovia | Kent City | Sand Lake | Sparta
Charter Townships	Caledonia | Cascade | Gaines | Grand Rapids | Lowell | Plainfield
General Law Townships	Ada | Algoma | Alpine | Bowne | Byron | Cannon | Courtland | Grattan | Nelson | Oakfield | Solon | Sparta | Spencer | Tyrone | Vergennes
CDPs	Byron Center | Comstock Park | Cutlerville | Forest Hills | Northview
Communities	Ada | Alaska | Alpine | Alto | Belmont | Cannonsburg | Cascade | Dutton | Grattan

Coordinates: 42°54′35″N, 85°45′47″W

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