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Population (year 2000): 4,159
Males: 1,938 (46.6%), Females: 2,221 (53.4%)
Kent County
Zip code:
49345
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $39,047 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,400 (year 2000)
Races in Sparta:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (28.3%), Dutch (17.3%), Irish
(15.4%), English (10.7%), United States (8.2%), Polish (6.6%).
Elevation: 753 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sparta
- High school or higher: 81.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sparta village
- Never married: 26.2%
- Now married: 56.1%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 9.7%
0.4% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Sparta:
- MARY FREE BED HOSPTIAL (about 14 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI)
- SAINT MARY'S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
- SPECTRUM HEALTH-DOWNTOWN CAMPUS (about 14 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sparta:
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 37 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID:
MKG)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 65
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sparta:
- PAUL C. MILLER-SPARTA (about 5 miles; SPARTA, MI;
ID: 8D4)
- WILDERNESS AIRPARK (about 6 miles; KENT CITY, MI;
ID: 24M)
- GRANT (about 13 miles; GRANT, MI; ID: 01C)
Amtrak stations near Sparta:
- 11 miles: ROCKFORD (39 S. MAIN ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: fully wheelchair accessible.
- 15 miles: GRAND RAPIDS (MARKET & WEALTHY STS.).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sparta:
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 16 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 20 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT
enrollment: 4,148)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
Public high schools in Sparta:
- SPARTA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 858;
Location: 480 S. STATE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ENGLISHVILLE SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location:
8285 VINTON AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sparta:
- SPARTA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 818;
Location: 240 GLENN STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
- RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 640;
Location: 557 S. STATE STREET; Grades: 02 - 04)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 441;
Location: 200 ALMA STREET; Grades: PK - 01)
- WHITE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students: 35;
Location: 1655 12 MILE ROAD NW; Grades: PK - PK)
Library in Sparta:
- SPARTA CARNEGIE TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Operating
income: $140,500; Location: 80 NORTH UNION STREET;
54,028 books; 488 audio materials; 122 video materials;
64 serial subscriptions)
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