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Welcome to Kent County ...

Time Zone: Kent County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Grand Rapids is the Seat for Kent County.

Kent County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Kalamazoo County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kent had a population of 656,955 people. This is an increase of 8.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 602,975 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kent represented 6.1% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Kent County:

  • Caledonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Casnovia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • East Grand Rapids
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grand Rapids
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grandville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kentwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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    • Lowell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lowell is located in Kent County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <2>
    • Rockford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sand Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sparta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparta is located in Kent County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
    • Walker
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Walker is located in Kent County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <2>
    • Wyoming
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyoming is located in Kent County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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