kent county
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the left is a listing of individual townships in
Kent County. If a
link is visible, there is more information about
that township. This site is under construction. If
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Official Kent County Website:
www.accesskent.com
The county was named for James Kent, legal
scholar and chief justice of the New York Supreme
Court and dates from 1831. On March 22, 1842, the
state of Michigan legislature changed the name of
the county seat from Kent to Grand Rapids.
Settlers from the east began arriving in the
1820's and the Grand Rapids area became the
furniture manufacturing capital of America by the
turn of the century. The current population of Kent
County is about 500,000, making it the second
largest metropolitan center in the state of
Michigan.
New: Fallasburg Historical Society (Lowell Township)
New: Beckmaze Historical
Society's Dewey-Wedgwood Home in Wyoming
New:
Wyoming Historical Commission
Kent County GenWeb
http://kent.migenweb.org/
Kent County ALHN & AHGP
www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/kent/
Michigan Spatial Data Library County and Township
Map
Hint: Click on a township for original Survey Map
