Walker (Michigan)
| Walker, Michigan | |||
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Location in Michigan
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1962 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Michigan | ||
| County : | Kent County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 0 ′ N , 85 ° 44 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 21,842 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 331.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 65.9 km 2 (approx. 25 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 227 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 49534, 49544 | ||
| Area code : | +1 616 | ||
| FIPS : | 26-82960 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1615688 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.walker.mi.us | ||
Walker is a city in Kent County in the US state Michigan with 21,842 inhabitants (2000). Prior to the city's founding in 1962, the area was known as Walker Township , which was the second in Kent County to be established in 1837 and originally comprised all of Kent County's land north of the Grand River .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city area is 65.9 km². The urban area is crossed by several larger highways. These are Michigan Highways 11 , 37 and 45 , Interstate 96 and US Highway 131 .
population
At the 2000 census , there were 21,842 people in the city. 94.51% of them were white , the rest was spread over several ethnic groups. The per capita income was $ 21,198, with about 6% of the population living below the poverty line .
history
Samuel and Lydia White were the first to settle in the Walker area from Canada in early 1837 . On December 30 of the same year, Walker Township was established by a Michigan state decree. Over the course of the next 120 years, the township , which originally comprised all of Kent County's land north of the Grand River , became smaller and smaller due to loss of land to the surrounding counties, so that in the early 1960s the citizens voted to found a town. Walker was founded as a city on November 8, 1962.
administration
The city of Walker is run by a city council that consists of seven elected representatives and one employed city manager. The elected mayor only has a representative function and is chairman of the city assemblies. The incumbent mayor is Robert VerHeulen (as of 2009), a lawyer for the Meijer company .
economy
The radio station WZZM 13 is in Walker , the local newspaper is the Grand Rapids Press , whose printing and distribution center is in Walker. The Meijer retail company is headquartered in Walker, as is Bissell Homecare, Inc., originally a carpet cleaning company and now a manufacturer of cleaning equipment and products.
Town twinning
Individual evidence
- ^ History, City of Walker, Michigan (MI). ( Memento of the original from August 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. City of Walker's website
- ↑ Homepage of the Bissell company
