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Mecosta County was first settled by African Americans in the 1860s when James Guy obtained 160 acres (0.65 km 2) in Wheatland Township, with a deed signed by Abraham Lincoln. The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed each settler 160 acres (0.65 km 2 ), resulting in African Americans owning 1,392 acres (5.63 km 2 ) in the area where Remus sits today.
Big Rapids is a city and the seat of government of Mecosta County, Michigan.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.
Buildings and structures in Mecosta County, Michigan (3 C, 8 P) E. Education in Mecosta County, Michigan (1 C, 5 P) G. Geography of Mecosta County, Michigan (3 C) P.
The office of Commissioner of Deeds is one unique to the United States. During the 19th century, deeds concerning property located in a particular state could only be acknowledged before a Notary Public in that state; if the deeds was acknowledged outside the state where the subject property was located, the grantor would have to find a judge of a court of record to take the acknowledgment.
Big Rapids, the Mecosta county seat, is 4 miles (6 km) north of Mecosta Township's northern border. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 35.9 square miles (93 km 2 ), of which 34.0 square miles (88 km 2 ) are land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km 2 ), or 5.33%, are water. [ 1 ]
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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 ...