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is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 69,368. That makes it the 20th largest city in the state of Michigan. It is the largest suburb of Grand Rapids. In 1832 the area was settled then was initially organized as a township in 1848 and then became a city in 1959.
The first permanent white settlers arrived in the area in 1832, making it one of the first-settled areas of the county, and indeed the whole Western Michigan region. Initially, the area was part of Byron Township.
In 1933 Grandville was incorporated from a part of Wyoming Township. Prior to this the furthest north-west square mile of the township had been annexed by Grand Rapids. In 1947 and 1948 Grandville annexed more sections of Wyoming Township. In the 1950s other portions of the township were annexed by Grandville and also Walker.
The entire remaining township incorporated as the City of Wyoming in 1959 to protect against further annexation of land by the cities of Grand Rapids and Grandville. Wyoming is named for Wyoming County, New York, from which many early settlers came. The city's residents are a unique mix of working class /blue collar residents to middle class suburban residents. The eastern section of Wyoming was originally part of Paris Township, the remainder of which later incorporated as the city of Kentwood.