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Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 197,800. The Grand Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 774,084, with a Combined Statistical Area of 1,320,487 as of the 2006 Census Estimate[1]. It is the county seat of Kent County, Michigan6. It is the second largest city in the state (following Detroit) and is the principal city in the region of West Michigan.