Location of Walker, Michigan Walker is a town/city in Kent County in the U.S.
State of Michigan and a suburb of Grand Rapids.
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 territory in the county north of the Grand River.
Walker was established as a town/city in 1962 to prevent further annexation of the region into Grand Rapids.
At the time, it was made a town/city Walker had a populace of 11,000. On May 22, 2012, close-by 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.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 25.48 square miles (65.99 km2), of which, 24.94 square miles (64.59 km2) of it is territory and 0.54 square miles (1.40 km2) is water. The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.3% White, 2.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 1.4% from other competitions, and 2.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 9,684 homeholds of which 29.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 38.8% were non-families.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.51% White, 1.47% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other competitions, and 1.45% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The town/city of Walker operates with a commission-manager style government, with seven propel officials serving plus the hired town/city manager.
The Grand Rapids Press has its printing and distribution facility in Walker.
School districts serving the City of Walker include Comstock Park Public Schools, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grandville Public Schools, and Kenowa Hills Public Schools. Kenowa Hills schools in the Walker town/city limits include the Kenowa Hills Early Childhood Center/Day Care & Learning Center, (previously Walker Station Elementary School) Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School, (formerly Kenowa Hills Intermediate School) and Zinser Elementary School. The precinct previously directed Fairview Elementary School in Walker. Kenowa Hills precinct inhabitants are zoned to Kenowa Hills Middle School and Kenowa Hills High School in Alpine Township.
One Grandville school, Cummings Elementary, is in the town/city limits. One National Heritage Academies charter school, Walker Charter Academy, is in the town/city limits. Covenant Christian High School and Hope Protestant Reformed Christian School are positioned in Walker. Walker is the sister town/city of Colac, Victoria, Australia.
History of Walker Wood TV8, "Biking Kenowa Hills seniors punished".
City of Walker, MI "Police blotter May 2012".
Kenowa Hills Public Schools "Press Release - Statements Regarding the Senior Bike Ride".
"Fans get first taste of Grand Rapids Drive atmosphere at Delta - Plex Arena" "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
(Archive) City of Walker.
1, the Public Safety and 59th District Court, the Walker Ice & Fitness Center, and library (as "Lib.") are at B1.
Walker Station Elementary School is at B2.
Covenant Christian High School and Hope Protestant Christian School are at G1.
"Meijer 2929 Walker Ave., NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544-9424" "2345 Walker Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544" "School District Map." (Archive) City of Walker.
"Kenowa Hills Early Childhood Center." Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School.
"3971 Richmond Court NW Grand Rapids, MI 49534" "Walker Station Home Page." Walker Station Elementary School.
NW Grand Rapids, MI 49534" "Welcome to Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School." Kenowa Hills Central Elementary School.
"4252 3 Mile Road, NW Grand Rapids, MI 49534" "Kenowa Hills Intermediate School." Kenowa Hills Public Schools.
"1234 Kinney, NW Grand Rapids, MI 49534" Kenowa Hills Public Schools.
"1801 Three Mile Road NW Walker, MI 49544" "Walker Branch." NW, Walker, MI 49534" City of Walker
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Cities in Kent County, Michigan - Cities in Michigan - Grand Rapids urbane region - 1962 establishments in Michigan
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