Walker, Michigan
| Walker, Michigan | |
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| City | |
 Location of Walker, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 43°0′3″N 85°44′24″W / 43.00083°N 85.74000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Kent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.48 sq mi (65.99 km2) |
| • Land | 24.94 sq mi (64.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23,537 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 24,003 |
| • Density | 943.7/sq mi (364.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 49534, 49544 |
| Area code(s) | 616 |
| FIPS code | 26-82960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1615688 |
| Website | City Website |
Walker is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Grand Rapids. The population was 23,537 at the 2010 census.
Before incorporating as a city, it was known as Walker Township. The township was organized on December 30, 1837, the second to be organized in Kent County, and initially comprised all of the land in the county north of the Grand River. The earliest settlers of the township were Canadian immigrants. In 1867, a township hall was built. However, the area where the township hall was annexed into Grand Rapids in 1959.
Walker was established as a city in 1962 to prevent further annexation of the area into Grand Rapids. At the time, it was made a city Walker had a population of 11,000.
On May 22, 2012, nearby Kenowa Hills High School briefly obtained notoriety for having its School Principal Katharine Pennington chastise, then suspend, a group of 64 senior students for the act of riding their bikes to school for Senior Prank day. This was followed by an endorsement of the disciplinary action by the School Superintendent Gerald Hopkins.
A 5,000 seat arena called The DeltaPlex currently resides on Turner Avenue and is home to the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.48 square miles (65.99 km2), of which, 24.94 square miles (64.59 km2) of it is land and 0.54 square miles (1.40 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 23,537 people, 9,684 households, and 5,923 families residing in the city. The population density was 943.7 inhabitants per square mile (364.4/km2). There were 10,432 housing units at an average density of 418.3 per square mile (161.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.3% White, 2.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 1.4% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.
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