Situated in southwest Kent County, the City of Wyoming, Michigan is abutted by Grandville to the north, Kentwood to the east, East Grand Rapids to the northeast, Grand Rapids to the north, and Byron Township to the south. The unincorporated community of Culerville is adjacent to Wyoming in the southeast.

With a population of 76,501 at the time of the 2020 census, Wyoming is the second most-populated city in West Michigan, after Grand Rapids, and the sixteenth largest in the state.

The Grand River serves as the northwestern border of Wyoming, while Buck Creek flows through the city's center.

I-196 runs through a portion of the city in the northwest, while BS I-196 (Chicago Drive) is south of the Interstate. US-131 passes north-south through the eastern portion of the city, intersecting M-11 (28th Street) in the north, and M-6 just south of the city limits.

Cities and villages within twenty-five miles of Wyoming include Grandville, Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids, Kentwood, Hudsonville, Walker, Caledonia, Wayland, Rockford, Zeeland, Sparta, Coopersville, Middleville, Lowell, Kent City, and Cedar Springs.

Police and fire services in Wyoming are provided by the Wyoming Department of Public Safety, which combined the city's police and fire departments in 2014. In 2007, Metro Health Hospital moved from Grand Rapids to south-central Wyoming. Spectrum Health and St. Mary's also have urgent care centers in the city. However, their associated hospitals are in Grand Rapids.

K-12 students in Wyoming are served by eight different school districts, including Wyoming Public Schools, Byron Center Public Schools, Godfrey-Lee Public Schools, Godwin Heights Public Schools, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grandville Public Schools, Kelloggsville Public Schools, Kentwood Public Schools. Christian schools include the Potter's House, Holy Trinity Lutheran School, and perhaps some others. The Protestant Reformed Seminary is also in Wyoming.

Since it first appeared on a census roll in 1850, with a population of 543, Wyoming's population has increased every census year, with its largest boosts being in 1860 and 1930.

The area of Wyoming was the second location in Kent County settled by European-Americans in the early 1830s, largely along the banks of Buck Creek. The area was organized at Wyoming Township in 1848, after being set off from Byron Township. Throughout the 1800s. it was largely rural.

Prior to its permanent settlement by European-Americans, the area was inhabited from about 400 B.C. to 400 A.D. by a group of mound builders known as the Norton Mound group, and the Ottawa Native American tribes had a village near the current location of Wyoming.

In the late 1700s, French fur traders frequented the area, although there were no French settlements in Wyoming.

Among the first permanent European-American settlers were Robert Howlett, Luther Lincoln, Amos Gordon, and Stephen Tucker, who came in the fall of 1832. Amos Gordon built the first mill in Kent County at Indian Mill Creek, and later led the others (Howelett, Lincoln, and Tucker) in canoes down the Grand River to Buck Creek, which they determined to be strong enough to supply power for a mill, around which many of Wyoming's first settlers made their homes.

The early economy of Wyoming was dependent on the area's timber resources. As timber resources were exhausted, agriculture became prominent, and Wyoming remained an agricultural location for a long time.

It began transitioning to a suburban community after the Grand Rapids, Holland & Chicago Railway came through. The population expanded greatly after General Motors opened its Stamping Division Plant, and, in order to avoid annexation by either Grandville or Grand Rapids, Wyoming Township voters opted to incorporate as a city in 1959, and a post office was established in 1960.

Wyoming absorbed the former community of Fisher's Station, a settlement that developed around a depot established by the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad in 1870. A post office was established on December 26, 1873, with J.E. Virgin as postmaster, and a village plat was recorded by R.S. Jackson for David Fisher and Warren S, Crippen on December 6, 1873. The post office operated until December 31, 1903. Wyoming outgrew and later absorbed Fisher's Station, particularly due to its increasing industrial base.

The 28th Street Corridor quickly became the city's heart, particularly with the opening of Rogers Plaza, the first indoor shopping mall in Michigan, and Studio 28, a cinema multiplex that was in operation from 1965 to 2008.

The Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber of Commerce puts on the 28th Street Metro Cruise on the last weekend of August, attracting automobile enthusiasts from around the region.

The focus of this part of our guide is on the City of Wyoming. Online resources for entities within the city are appropriate for this category.

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