City of Wyoming Looking east down 28th Street, the city's chief commercial route.
Wyoming City Hall.
Looking east down 28th Street, the city's chief commercial route.
Kent County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Wyoming Highlighted.svg Wyoming, Michigan is positioned in the US Wyoming, Michigan - Wyoming, Michigan Wyoming is a town/city in Kent County, Michigan.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a total populace of 72,125.
That makes it the 3rd biggest improve or town/city in West Michigan, the 14th biggest city in the state of Michigan, and the 18th biggest improve in the state as well as being the biggest suburb of Grand Rapids.
In 1848 the township split the northern half being called Wyoming Township and then became a town/city in 1959 after a reconstructionof disputes encircling annexation as well as water and sewage usage.
The town/city has experienced populace growth every census since the 1890 with some of the biggest occurring after primary wars.
1.3 City of Wyoming (1959 present) The region that is now the town/city of Wyoming was established first in 1832 and was one of the first populated areas in the county.
The name came from the Wyoming County, New York from which the majority of the inhabitants came amid the first 16 years.
During this time the Township of Walker to the north took over a small portion of the new township as it was north of the Grand River and the ability to manage that territory would be difficult.
During the ensuing 50 years the township of Wyoming interval up slowly.
The City of Grandville was able to grew to its present size when it was able to grab territory halfway between Byron Center and Ivanrest avenues a year before the township was incorporated as a city.
The City of Grand Rapids started annexing portions of the township and by 1891 had took in a square mile (2.6 km2) of the town/city from Division to Clyde Park and from Hall to Burton.
The populace in the new northern areas of the town/city was populated mainly with workers for the furniture factories in Grand Rapids.
The GUB region was proposed to turn into the town/city of Lee in 1939 but failed.
Another attempt was made to consolidate with the City of Grand Rapids in 1949 and also failed.
A last attempt at an annexation by the town/city of Grand Rapids in 1958 floundered to secure the rail yard property with a strong push from the school districts of the then township.
That region had faced various territory grabs by the City of Grand Rapids mentioned above.
The school precinct and Wyoming Township had asked for it to handle the territory development.
The City of Grand Rapids also wanted the territory and so a fight began.
During this fight the township was able to turn into a new town/city in 1958 and seated in 1959.
During the next several years a vote was taken to take three more sections of the town/city and the end result was only the airport was took in by the City of Grand Rapids.
The Godwin Heights Public Schools had previously voted to bring the rest of its Paris Township holdings into the town/city no more than a year after the previous section was added.
Also amid 1959, a vote was taken to bring all of the region into a single town/city but floundered at the ballot box in all of the townships and metros/cities outside of Grand Rapids.
Since the threat of annexation of Grand Rapids was not there Kelloggsville became a school precinct split between the City of Wyoming and the Township of Paris, soon to be the City of Kentwood.
At the time the township had the most permits for housing and the need for water was on the minds of many home owners in the city.
City of Wyoming (1959 present) New developments occurred over the years and the 28th Street projects allowed the creation of Rogers Plaza, one of the first indoor malls in the state let alone the country, and the neighboring Wyoming Village Mall in 1961.
Following the 1999 opening of Rivertown Crossings Mall in Grandville near the southwest border of Wyoming, many commercial tenants left the 28th Street corridor to Grandville.
Developments around Rivertown Crossings Mall on the southwest border with Grandville has pushed evolution in the panhandle region of the town/city as well.
After Grandville allowed evolution of a new 6-anchor shopping complex, Rivertown Crossings Mall, and the related development, many primary retail businesses in Wyoming folded, including long-standing Roger's Department Store, its successor, and most tenants of Rogers Plaza.
The town/city of Wyoming formed a Downtown Development Authority in an accomplishment to help support the town/city in keeping businesses in the region in 1999. In the 2000s, plans were being made to revitalize the 28th Street corridor. In 2013, the City of Wyoming introduced the 28 West plan, a plan to precarious downtown Wyoming along 28th Street into a more pedestrian friendly surrounding that will furnish food, retail and entertainment. In June 2016, plans began moving forward on the 28 West plan with the demolishing of part of the Wyoming Village Mall and the creation of a new road through the encircling parking lots to attract developers. According to the City's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the biggest employers in the town/city are: 10 City of Wyoming 333 0.64% The town/city has 21 parks that cover about 665 acres (2.69 km2) which offer a multitude of activities. The parks department has been active in the past decade in redeveloping the parks in the city.
They have also added a several new facilities including a small skateboard park near one of the highest densities of the city.
The town/city also offers a Senior Center that provides activities for the older people of the town/city and the region as a whole. Along with the parks is the Kent Trails fitness that converted abandoned rail lines to bike paths.
It is a collaborative accomplishment between multiple small-town governments. The most recent addition to the Wyoming Park System is the Dog Park positioned next to Marquette Park at the very northern edge of the city.
In 2002 the new Wyoming Public Library was assembled and is owned by the town/city but run by the Kent District Library System.
The town/city is situated southwest of Grand Rapids and south of the Grand River.
Byron Township is to the south and the town/city of Kentwood to the east.
Highway 131 (US 131) runs through the easterly side of the town/city and Interstate 196 (I-196) runs southwest northeast along the Grand River.
M-11 runs east west through the north of the city, also connecting with I-196, US 131, and I-96.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 24.87 square miles (64.41 km2), of which, 24.64 square miles (63.82 km2) is territory and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) is water. The median age in the town/city was 32.1 years.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The town/city has a council-manager government with both an propel mayor and an appointed town/city manager.
On September 30, 2007 Metro Health Hospital moved from southeast Grand Rapids to its current locale on the south central section of Wyoming. They along with Spectrum Health and St Mary's have small centers for urgent care with their hospitals positioned in downtown Grand Rapids.
The Wyoming Township Police Department was established on December 12, 1941.
In November 1948, the Township Offices were moved from Burton Street to the Beltline (the present locale of City Hall).
On January 1, 1959, Wyoming Township became a city.
Consequently, the Wyoming Township Police Department of seventeen sworn officers became the City of Wyoming Police Department. In 2013, Wyoming Police Department and Wyoming Fire Department amalgamated their administrative offices into the (former) Police Headquarters building, creating the new entity of Wyoming Department of Public Safety. Currently the town/city is served by 5 school districts.
In the southwest panhandle is served by Grandville Public Schools, the central part is served by Wyoming Public Schools, the southeast is served by Kelloggsville Public Schools, the northeast is served by Godwin Heights Public Schools, and finally the northern section of the town/city is served by Godfrey-Lee Public Schools.
Of the five districts only 1 Grandville Public Schools does not have the majority of the buildings in the city.
The remaining have 13 elementary schools out of 15, 3 out of 4 middle schools, all four high schools, with Godfrey-Lee providing a combination middle high school in the city.
The town/city is also served for college by Grand Rapids Community College in downtown Grand Rapids.
In Allendale, northwest of the city, is Grand Valley State University.
Also positioned in the immediate region is Hope College in Holland, Davenport University in Caledonia Township, Calvin College on the east side of Grand Rapids, Aquinas College also on the east side of Grand Rapids, Cornerstone University on the northeast side of Grand Rapids, along with Grace Bible College in the town/city as well.
The town/city is part of the Grand Rapids-based Interurban Transit Partnership, called the Rapid.
It presently runs Routes 1, 3, 8, 10, 16, 24, 28, and 44 in the city; that is 8 out of the 26 routes.
It is a bus rapid transit fitness with only 5 projected stations on the route inside of the city.
M-6 runs east to west on the southern edge of the city, although only a small section of the town/city sits on the highway.
M-11 runs east to west in the middle section of the city.
Currently the town/city provides water and sewage to the majority of the people.
City of Wyoming.
""28 West": City Of Wyoming Looking To Transform 28th Street".
City of Wyoming.
Parks & Recreation Department, City of Wyoming.
Parks & Recreation Department, City of Wyoming.
Parks & Recreation Department, City of Wyoming.
Wyoming Historical Commission, City of Wyoming.
City of Wyoming Community Profile" prepared by the Wyoming Planning and Development Department, Summer 2007.
City of Wyoming Michigan Official Website
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