Facts about Grand Rapids Children
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The OCC promotes a child-friendly city. Here are some interesting facts about our city's children.
__________________________________According to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau, there are over 53,000 children, 18-year-olds, and under living in Grand Rapids.4,500 Grand Rapids Public School children participate in after school programs.The infant mortality rate among African-American babies in Grand Rapids is 3 times the rate of the city's Caucasian babies and highest in the state among large cities.
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