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Located in: Kent County (see below)

Time Zone: Walker lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 616

Elevation: 730 feet [222.5 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Walker)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	24,877 (5.69% increase since 2010)
2010:	23,537 (7.76% increase since 2000)
2000:	21,842

Total Area:<3> 25.49 sq. miles [66 km²] - of which 2.13% is water (0.54 sq. miles [1.4 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 10,432

Official Website: www.ci.walker.mi.us/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Walker:

Lat: 42.984700° (or 42°59'4" N)

Lon: -85.747800° (or -85°44'52" W)

USGS Topo Map: Grand Rapids West<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Walker

GNIS ID: 1627209

FIPS State / Place Code: 26 / 82960

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Walker)

About Kent County

The city of Grand Rapids is the County Seat for {Kent County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Kent)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	656,955 (8.95% increase since 2010)
2010	602,975 (4.99% increase since 2000)
2000:	574,335

Total Area: 871 sq. miles [2,258.3 km²] - of which 2.87% is water (25 sq. miles [64.7 km²])

Housing Units: 246,901

Official Website: https://www.kentcountymi.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Kent

GNIS ID: 1622983

FIPS State / County Code: 26 / 081

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Walker)

About Michigan

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	9,984,795 (1.02% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,883,640 (0.55% decrease since 2000)
2000:	9,938,444

Websites for State of Michigan

Official Website: https://www.michigan.gov/

Tourism: https://www.michigan.org/

Parks: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/

Fishing: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/fishing

Hunting: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Michigan

GNIS ID: 1779789

FIPS State: 26

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Walker)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Walker. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Walker, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Walker.