Grandville, Michigan

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Grandville, Michigan
Location of Grandville, Michigan
Location of Grandville, Michigan
Coordinates: 42°54′14″N 85°45′27″W / 42.90389, -85.7575
Country United States
State Michigan
County Kent
Area
 - Total 7.6 sq mi (19.7 km²)
 - Land 7.4 sq mi (19.2 km²)
 - Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
Elevation 604 ft (184 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 16,263
 - Density 2,195.6/sq mi (847.7/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 49418, 49468
Area code(s) 616
FIPS code 26-34160[1]
GNIS feature ID 0627126[2]

Grandville is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 16,263 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.6 square miles (19.7 km²), of which, 7.4 square miles (19.2 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (2.63%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 16,263 people, 6,095 households, and 4,370 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,195.6 per square mile (847.4/km²). There were 6,279 housing units at an average density of 847.7/sq mi (327.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.94% White, 1.40% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.08% of the population.

Downtown Grandville, December 2006.
Downtown Grandville, December 2006.

There were 6,095 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,570, and the median income for a family was $55,047. Males had a median income of $41,619 versus $26,350 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,306. About 3.2% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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Coordinates: 42°54′35″N, 85°45′47″W