Wyoming, city, Kent County, western Michigan, on the Grand River; incorporated as a city 1959. It is an industrial community near Grand Rapids. Major manufactures include aircraft and motor-vehicle parts. Indian Mounds Park, site of an old Native American burial ground, is nearby. Settled in 1832, the community developed as part of a crop farming and dairying region. Its main growth as a manufacturing center began in the 1930s. Population 59,616 (1980); 69,368 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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