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0632065 [4] Website. villageofmecosta.org. Mecosta is a village in Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 386 at the 2020 census, [2] down from 457 in 2010. The village is within Morton Township. Mecosta Township, which is also in Mecosta County, is located several miles to the west.
The population of Mecosta County was 671 inhabitants in 1860. The first issue of the Big Rapids Pioneer, a five-column folio, was printed on April 17, 1862. Charlie Gay was the proprietor, owner, and co-editor with Ceylon C. Fuller. The paper was under the same management for nearly 22 years, and 140 years later, the paper is still being published.
26-107-52780 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1626716 [4] Website. www.mecostatwp.org. Mecosta Township is a civil township of Mecosta County in Michigan. The population was 2,744 as of the 2020 census. [2] The village of Mecosta, which is also in Mecosta County, is in Morton Township, several miles to the east.
Mecosta was a 19th-century Potawatomi chief. His name in the Potawatomi language was Mkozdé, meaning "Having a Bear's Foot" but the name was recorded in English to mean "Big Bear." [1] Mecosta was born near what is today Big Rapids, Michigan. Mecosta County, Michigan is named for him. [2]
Geography. Colfax Township is in central Mecosta County, with Big Rapids, the county seat, 2 miles (3 km) west of the township's western border. 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.
The township is in eastern Mecosta County, bordered to the east by Isabella County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 35.7 square miles (92 km 2 ), of which 35.5 square miles (92 km 2 ) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km 2 ), or 0.56%, are water.
The township is in southern Mecosta County and is bordered to the south by Montcalm County. The village of Morley sits on the township's western border, extending west into Aetna Township. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Deerfield Township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km 2 ), of which 35.7 square miles (92 km 2) are land and 0 ...
Mecosta vicinity July 17, 1970: Nisbett Building† 101 South Michigan Avenue Big Rapids: August 12, 1977: Old Mecosta Jail House: 220 South Warren Avenue Big Rapids: February 21, 1975: Paris Fish Hatchery: Paris Park, Northland Road (old US-131), between 22 Mile and 23 Mile roads Paris vicinity February 23, 1978: Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church