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Walker is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Grand Rapids. The population was 23,537 at the 2010 census. ==History== Before incorporating as a city, it was known as Walker Township. The township was organized on December 30, 1837, the second to be organized in Kent County, and initially comprised all of the land in the county north of the Grand River. The earliest settlers of the township were Canadian immigrants. In 1867, a township hall was built. However, the area where the township hall was annexed into Grand Rapids in 1959. Walker was established as a city in 1962 to prevent further annexation of the area into Grand Rapids. At the time, it was made a city Walker had a population of 11,000.〔(History of Walker )〕 On May 22, 2012, nearby Kenowa Hills High School briefly obtained notoriety for having its School Principal Katharine Pennington chastise, then suspend, a group of 64 senior students for the act of riding their bikes to school for Senior Prank day. This was followed by an endorsement of the disciplinary action by the School Superintendent Gerald Hopkins.〔Wood TV8, ("Biking Kenowa Hills seniors punished" ).〕〔Wood TV8, ("Parents outraged by bike ride reaction" ).〕〔City of Walker, MI ("Police blotter May 2012" ).〕〔Kenowa Hills Public Schools ("Press Release - Statements Regarding the Senior Bike Ride" ).〕 A 5,000 seat arena called The DeltaPlex currently resides on Turner Avenue and is home to the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League.〔("Fans get first taste of Grand Rapids Drive atmosphere at DeltaPlex Arena" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walker, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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