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Notable locations in Grand Rapids: Indian Trails Golf Course (A), Kent Country Club (B), Elks Country Club (C), Clark Memorial Home (D), Walker Juvenile Court (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Eastbrook Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Grand Rapids include: Church of Jesus Christ (A), Immanuel Church (B), Trinity Church (C), The Open Bible Church (D), First Free Church (E), Knapp Street Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Garfield Park Cemetery (1), Oak Grove Cemetery (2), Oak Hill Cemetery (3), Maple Grove Cemetery (4), Rest Lawn Cemetery (5), Woodlawn Cemetery (6), Holy Cross Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Mid Lake (A), Saint Jude, Lake (B), Soft Water Lake (C), Church Lake (D), Twin Lake (E), West Lake (F), Lamberton Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Plaster Creek (A), Indian Mill Creek (B), Lamberton Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Grand Rapids include: Wilcox Park (1), Houseman Field (2), Ken-O-Sha Park (3), Mulick Park (4), Richmond Park (5), Rumsey Park (6), Coit Park (7), Briggs Park (8), Comstock Riverside Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Gerald Ford Museum (303 Pearl Street Northwest) (1), Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (Museums; 1000 East Beltline Avenue Northeast) (2), Chaffee Planetarium Show & Sky Information (Museums; 272 Pearl Street Northwest) (3), Grand Rapids City - Planetarium Show & Sky Information (Planetariums; 272 Pearl Street Northwest) (4), Grabill Enterprises Inc (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 332 Fennessy Drive) (5), Grand Rapids City - Yankee Clipper Branch (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2025 Leonard Street Northeast) (6), Grand Rapids Art Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 155 Division Avenue North) (7), Public Museum of Grand Rapids (Planetariums; 272 Pearl Street Northwest) (8), Anxiety Resource Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 312 Grandville Ave.) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Hampton Inn Grand Rapids (4981 28th Street S East) (1), Hampton Inn Grand Rapids/North- Mi (500 Center Dr NW) (2), Hampton Inn Fax (4981 28th Street Southeast) (3), Comfort Inn Airport (4155 28th Street Southeast) (4), Great Lakes Linen LLC (525 Ann Street Northwest) (5), Grand Inn & Conference Center (3221 Plainfield Avenue Northeast) (6), Baymont Grand Rapids Airport (2873 Kraft Avenue Southeast) (7), Grand Rapids-Days Inn Downtown (310 Pearl St NW) (8), Bentham's Riverfront Restaurant (187 Monroe Avenue Northwest) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Kent County - Courts- Circuit Court- Probation Department- Circuit Court Probation Depart (82 Ionia Avenue Northwest Ofc) (1), Kent County - Courts- Court House (180 Ottawa Northwest) (2), Kent County - Courts- Court House- Information (180 Ottawa Avenue Northwest) (3), Kent County - Courts- District Court-63rd- 63-1 District Court- Probation Depart (649 Kenmoor Avenue Southeast) (4), Kent County - Diversion Program- Courts- Circuit Court (180 Ottawa Avenue Northwest) (5), Kent County - Family Division-Juvenile Ctr- Circuit Court- Courts- Family Division-Juvenile Ce (1501 Cedar Street Northeast Ofc) (6), Kent County - Juvenile Detention (1501 Cedar Street Northeast Ofc) (7), Kent County - Kent County Probate Court- Courts- District Court-63rd (180 Ottawa Avenue Northwest) (8), Michigan State - Court Of Appeals- Clerk (350 Ottawa Avenue Northwest) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Air pollution trends in Grand Rapids
Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide: 1.9 ppm in 2005 (it was 2.6 ppm in 2000, 3.5 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 4 sites: 0.088 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.076 ppm in 2000, 0.093 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 4 sites: 0.110 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.112 ppm in 2000, 0.120 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10) Weighted Annual Mean at 2 sites: 19.6 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 18.7 µ/m3 in 2000, 30.0 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 4 sites: 13.3 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 12.7 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides: 0.0016 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0016 ppm in 2000, 0.0037 ppm in 1990).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Grand Rapids and their reported violations in the past:
GRAND RAPIDS (Population served: 252497, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-2000)
SAM'S JOINT (Population served: 450, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
SAM'S JOINT INC (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
KNAPP STREET REFORMED CHURCH (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
DOGWOOD MANOR MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 190, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-09-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-10-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-21-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (MAY-14-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-20-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-01-2004)
BASELINE MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 188, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-10-2002), St Boil Water Order (OCT-10-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-10-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-2002), St Compliance achieved (NOV-12-2002)
MEL TROTTER YOUTH CAMP (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
APPLE GROVE ESTATES (Population served: 125, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-12-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2004)
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Grand Rapids that have no violations reported:
- SUNSHINE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CH (Population served: 1500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WEST WALKER SPORTSMAN'S CLUB (Population served: 945, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ST. LUKES LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 750, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HIDDEN RIDGE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- POST ROAD - MARATHON (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PINES GOLF COURSE (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HENRY A JOHNSON (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ROBINETTE APPLE HAUS (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- THORNAPPLE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Population served: 180, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- CALEDONIA ESTATES (Population served: 160, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Grand Rapids compared to Michigan state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
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Arena or stadium:
- Van Andel Arena. Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL).
Banks with most branches in Grand Rapids (2007 data):
- Fifth Third Bank: 34 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- The Huntington National Bank: 28 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,914.0 mil, Deposits: $25,554.3 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 593 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: 18 branches. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- LaSalle Bank Midwest National Association: 10 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $49,751.5 mil, Deposits: $25,446.0 mil, headquarters in Troy, MI, positive income, 269 total offices, Holding Company: Abn Amro Holding N.V.
- Comerica Bank: 9 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $58,543.3 mil, Deposits: $45,884.0 mil, headquarters in Detroit, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 390 total offices, Holding Company: Comerica Incorporated
- National City Bank: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
- Flagstar Bank, FSB: Banking/Loan Center Branch, 1969 44th Street Branch, 5110 Cascade Road Branch, 28th Street Branch, 1997 E. Beltline Branch, 3757 Plainfield Avenue Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $15,464.8 mil, Deposits: $7,702.6 mil, headquarters in Troy, MI, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 125 total offices
- Macatawa Bank: Forest Hills Branch, Grand Rapids Downtown, East Beltline Branch, 68th Street Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,080.0 mil, Deposits: $1,674.3 mil, headquarters in Holland, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Macatawa Bank Corporation
- 11 other banks with 22 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Solid Waste Management |
44 | $151,670 | $41,365 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
108 | $377,553 | $41,950 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
166 | $447,615 | $32,358 | 210 | $92,802 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
101 | $366,745 | $43,574 | 3 | $2,849 |
| Natural Resources |
12 | $39,484 | $39,484 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
182 | $732,617 | $48,304 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
112 | $423,520 | $45,377 | 8 | $7,045 |
| Local Libraries |
98 | $316,020 | $38,696 | 78 | $71,457 |
| Other and Unallocable |
133 | $370,564 | $33,434 | 27 | $14,437 |
| Other Government Administration |
131 | $566,246 | $51,870 | 2 | $2,413 |
| Judicial and Legal |
92 | $360,623 | $47,038 | 9 | $7,853 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
345 | $1,702,604 | $59,221 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
74 | $266,732 | $43,254 | 46 | $29,324 |
| Firefighters |
252 | $1,211,797 | $57,705 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
8 | $32,112 | $48,168 | 0 | $0 |
| Correction |
17 | $70,589 | $49,828 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
94 | $324,820 | $41,466 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
2 | $7,373 | $44,238 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1971 | $7,768,684 | $47,298 | 383 | $228,180 |
Grand Rapids government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $23,494,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $32,605,000
All Other: $17,986,000
Parking Facilities: $11,619,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,373,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,315,000
Regular Highways: $2,220,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,605,000
- Construction - General: $3,072,000
Libraries: $1,144,000
Fire Protection: $713,000
Police Protection: $349,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $41,492,000
Housing & Community Development: $34,969,000
General - Other: $24,009,000
Water Utilities: $22,861,000
Regular Highways: $22,852,000
Fire Protection: $22,424,000
Sewerage: $16,938,000
Parks & Recreation: $15,608,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,417,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,818,000
Financial Administration: $8,726,000
Libraries: $7,757,000
Parking Facilities: $6,294,000
Central Staff Services: $5,867,000
General Public Buildings: $225,000
- Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $387,153,000
Total Federal Securities: $119,368,000
Interest Revenue: $67,288,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $55,999,000
Other Investments - Other: $32,121,000
Benefit Payments: $30,009,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $18,897,000
Total Other Securities: $6,963,000
From Local Government: $6,442,000
Local Employee Contribution: $3,787,000
Withdrawals: $124,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $26,249,000
All Other: $9,495,000
Highways: $1,162,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $14,294,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $1,522,000
Regular Highways: $17,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000,000
Highways: $600,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $123,280,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,500,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $288,666,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $16,490,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,250,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $277,204,000
Water Utilities: $118,065,000
Industrial Revenue: $923,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $577,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $23,702,000
Water Utilities: $5,215,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,876,000
Interest Earnings: $3,342,000
Rents: $1,100,000
Property Sale Other: $562,000
Special Assessments: $84,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $15,233,000
Sewerage: $15,082,000
Regular Highways: $9,259,000
General - Other: $4,279,000
Parking Facilities: $2,187,000
Housing & Community Development: $742,000
Parks & Recreation: $523,000
Solid Waste Management: $231,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $128,811,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $36,633,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,003,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $24,278,000
Highways: $14,037,000
All Other: $760,000
Water Utilities: $349,000
Housing & Community Development: $155,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $50,940,000
Property: $37,560,000
NEC: $2,111,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $91,603,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,404,000
5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,235 average adjusted gross income) | Here: |  5.06% | | Michigan average: |  5.24% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($289 average AGI)| Kent County: | 0.09% | | Michigan average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,730 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.54% | | Michigan average: | 5.98% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)| Kent County: | 0.06% | | Michigan average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Rapids:
- WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTKG (1230 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBBL (1340 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFUR (1570 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
- WNWZ (1410 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WGVU (1480 AM; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY B OF C)
- WMJH (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; ROCKFORD, MI)
- WJNZ (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GOODRICH RADIO, LLC)
- WYGR (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WYOMING, MI; Owner: WYGR BROADCASTING)
- WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
- WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Grand Rapids:
- WFUR-FM (102.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: FURNITURE CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WBLU-FM (88.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP)
- WFGR (98.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WLHT-FM (95.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WYCE (88.1 FM; WYOMING, MI; Owner: GRAND RAPIDS CABLE ACCESS CENTER)
- WBFX (101.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAYG (89.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY)
- WTRV (100.5 FM; WALKER, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WGRD-FM (97.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WCSG (91.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY.)
- WLAV-FM (96.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WOOD-FM (105.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVGR (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
- WBCT (93.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W214AY (90.7 FM; WALKER, MI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WVTI (96.1 FM; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WODJ (107.3 FM; GREENVILLE, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKLQ (94.5 FM; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZUU (92.3 FM; ALLEGAN, MI; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGNB (89.3 FM; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
TV broadcast stations around Grand Rapids:
- WOLP-CA (Channel 27; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WUHQ-LP (Channel 29; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WOGC-CA (Channel 25; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WXSP-CA (Channel 15; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W48CL (Channel 48; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTLJ (Channel 54; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- WGVU-TV (Channel 35; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WOHO-CA (Channel 33; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W44BQ (Channel 44; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
- W19BA (Channel 19; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
- WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
- WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WZPX (Channel 43; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: PAXSON BATTLE CREEK LICENSE, INC.)
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