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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.
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.
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.
The new township board, in a 4-3 vote, rescinded an agreement that would extend water to the factory site from the city of Big Rapids and also voted, 5-2, to drop support for the project.
The former Elk Rapids First Methodist Episcopal Church was constructed in 1901 and served the congregation until 2011. It is significant in part due to its distinctive Gothic stained glass windows. The building now houses Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum. 3: Elk Rapids Township Hall: Elk Rapids Township Hall
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]
The first building at Big Rapids was built in 1836. [10] The township's name sake is the American Indian Chief Wasso. Wasso and his tribe was moved from this area by the US under the 1836 treaty to a reservation. [11] A post office was established at Big Rapids on November 4, 1838, with the name Owasso with postmaster Daniel Ball.
Nisbett Building (left) and Fairman Building (right), c. 1906. The Fairman Building is a three-story rectangular red brick Italianate commercial block. [3] It is located at the intersection of Maple and South Michigan, and has two main facades, with five three-bay storefronts and single-bay entryway to the upper floors on South Michigan and four three-bay storefronts on Maple.