Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids is a city located in western Michigan, its county seat of Kent County. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,893, making it the second-most populous city in Michigan, after Detroit. The metropolitan area of the city has population of 1,162,950 and a combined statistical area population of 1,502,552. Located 161 miles (259 km) northwest of Detroit, Grand Rapids is situated along the Grand River approximately 25 miles (40 km) east of Lake Michigan, it is the economic and cultural hub of West Michigan. Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies and is nicknamed "Furniture City".