Grand Rapids is the
second-largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the largest city in
West Michigan. It is located on the
Grand River about 30 miles east of
Lake Michigan. As of the
2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the
Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 1,005,648, and the
combined statistical area of
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland had a population of 1,321,557. Grand Rapids is the
county seat of
Kent County, Michigan.