Process Server in Grand Rapids Township, Michigan

About Grand Rapids Township

Grand Rapids Township is a charter township in Kent County, in West Michigan. The Census Bureau counts 7,447 housing units here. Median household income is $121,328 and the average household is 2.58 people.

What every serve includes

Places our servers know in Grand Rapids Township

• Cornerstone University (1001 East Beltline Ave NE): A private Christian liberal-arts university.

Grand Rapids Township background

• First organized in 1834 as "Kent Township," the original governmental unit that contained the village of Grand Rapids.
• Renamed Grand Rapids Township in 1842.
• The village of Grand Rapids incorporated as an autonomous city out of township land in 1850, and the township has remained administratively separate ever since.
• Adopted charter-township status in 1979, giving it greater self-governance and protection from annexation.
• A prosperous residential suburb within the Grand Rapids metropolitan economy, historically the furniture-manufacturing capital of America after the city's furniture debuted at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition.
• The East Beltline (M-44) corridor and Knapp's Corner form a major retail, dining and commercial center, anchored by a large Meijer store and national chains.
• Cornerstone University, a private Christian university on East Beltline Avenue, is a significant institutional employer.
• Tourism and cultural economy driven by Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, one of West Michigan's top attractions.
• Well-served by major highways I-96, M-21, and M-44 linking it to greater Grand Rapids.
• Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park hosts nationally known seasonal programming, including its butterfly exhibit, an outdoor summer concert series, and "Christmas & Holiday Traditions" displays.
• Cornerstone University brings collegiate athletics, arts and events to the township.
• Celebration! Cinema North & IMAX at Knapp's Corner is a regional movie-going and event destination.
• Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (1000 East Beltline Ave NE), a 158-acre botanical garden, art museum and sculpture park.
• Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids North & IMAX at Knapp's Corner, an 18-screen theater opened in 2001.
• Knapp's Corner shopping district at the East Beltline and Knapp Street.
• The township is older than the city it surrounds: it was organized in 1834, sixteen years before Grand Rapids incorporated as a city in 1850.
• It began life under an entirely different name, "Kent Township," before being renamed for the rapids of the Grand River.
• Despite being ringed by the cities of Grand Rapids and East Grand Rapids, it is governed completely independently as a charter township.
• Two of West Michigan's most-visited destinations, Meijer Gardens and Celebration Cinema's IMAX, sit within its borders rather than in the city that shares its name.

Nearby communities

• East Grand Rapids, about 3.4 miles southwest
• Grand Rapids, about 4.4 miles southwest
• Ada Township, about 4.8 miles east
• Plainfield Township, about 5.8 miles north
• Cannon Township, about 7.3 miles northeast
• Kentwood, about 7.4 miles south

Where we cover

ZIP codes we cover in Grand Rapids Township

49501, 49502, 49503, 49504, 49505, 49506, 49507, 49508, 49510, 49512, 49514, 49515.

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