Grand Valley, Michigan | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
Pushpin Label: | Grand Valley |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 42.9744°N -85.8697°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Ottawa |
Subdivision Type3: | Charter township |
Subdivision Name3: | Tallmadge |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 600 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Area Code: | 616 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 627116 |
Grand Valley is an unincorporated community in Tallmadge Charter Township in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is on M-45 just east of the Grand River at 42.9744°N -85.8697°W. The valley is about a mile (1.4 km) wide here and somewhat wider just to the south, with steep bluffs on the western and southern side of the river.
The main campus of Grand Valley State University is situated on the west side of the river in Allendale Charter Township.
The Grand Valley Metropolitan Council, (http://www.gvmc.org) is a partnership of local governments dedicated to intergovernmental cooperation and collaboration in the Grand Valley region.