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Walker, Kent County

Well-Known Places in Walker

Millennium Park, Walker Ice and Fitness Center, Kent Trails.

Walker Business Districts

• Alpine Avenue corridor
• Wilson Avenue corridor
• Lake Michigan Drive corridor
• Standale business district

Major Employers in Walker

Meijer (corporate headquarters), BISSELL (headquarters), Kenowa Hills Public Schools, City of Walker.

About Walker, Kent County

Walker is a Grand Rapids suburb in Kent County that wraps the larger city to the north and west, best known nationally as the corporate home of retail giant Meijer and cleaning-products maker Bissell. It grew from Canadian-settled farm, orchard and plaster-mining country into a commercial and manufacturing hub, and it incorporated as a city in 1962 largely to stop Grand Rapids from annexing it piece by piece. Its Standale district and the vast Millennium Park anchor local life.

History of Walker

• Organized as Walker Township on December 30, 1837, the second township established in Kent County; it originally covered all county land north of the Grand River.
• First settlers are generally credited as Samuel and Lydia White, who came to Kent County from Canada in early 1837.
• The original 1867 township hall was later annexed into Grand Rapids in 1959, part of the pressure that pushed residents toward cityhood.

Landmarks and Places in Walker

• Standale, the historic unincorporated commercial heart of the city.

The Walker Economy

• Corporate headquarters of Meijer, the Midwest supercenter chain (2929 Walker Ave NW).
• Corporate headquarters of Bissell, the family-owned floor-care and cleaning-products company.
• Historic economic base included lumbering, orchards and vegetable farming, plus plaster and sand mining.

Community Life in Walker

• Walker Standale Summer Concert Series brings free outdoor concerts to Walker Community Park in summer months.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, www.walkermi.gov, walker.city