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Big Rapids is a city and the seat of government of Mecosta County, Michigan, United States. The population was 7,727 at the 2020 census , [ 2 ] down from 10,601 in 2010 . [ 5 ] The city is surrounded by Big Rapids Charter Township but they are completely separate jurisdictions.
Big Rapids Township is a charter township [4] of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,917. [2]The city of Big Rapids is surrounded by the charter township but, like all cities in Michigan, is a completely separate jurisdiction from any townships adjacent to it.
Canton is an unincorporated community within the township, although the name often refers to the whole township itself. It is located just south of M-153 (Ford Road) at The Canton post office, first established in 1852, serves an area conterminous with the township itself—using the 48187 ZIP Code north of Cherry Hill Road and the 48188 ZIP Code to the south.
State highway M-20 passes through the center of the township, connecting Big Rapids to the west with Rodney on the eastern edge of the township, then continuing southeast to the village of Mecosta. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (93 km 2 ), of which 35.1 square miles (91 km 2 ) are land ...
Mecosta County (/ m ə ˈ k ɒ s t ə / mə-KOSS-tə) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2020 Census, the population was 39,714. [2] The county seat is Big Rapids.
U.S. Route 131 crosses the west side of the township, leading south to Big Rapids and Grand Rapids, and north to Reed City and Cadillac. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97 km 2), of which 37.0 square miles (96 km 2) are land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km 2), or 1.58%, are water. [1]
Comstock himself went bankrupt in 1896, and the building ownership was assumed by the Michigan Trust Company of Grand Rapids. The Trust sold the building to William P. Nisbett, a retired newspaper editor from Big Rapids, in 1900 for $20,000. Nisbett was born in London in 1847, and in 1861 emigrated with his family to the United States. [3]
It is 18 miles (29 km) south of Big Rapids, the county seat, and 7 miles (11 km) north of Howard City. According to the United States Census Bureau , Morley village has a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 km 2 ), of which 0.90 square miles (2.33 km 2 ) are land and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km 2 ), or 9.60%, are water. [ 1 ]