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In the township the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years.
The following 33 pages use this file: Aetna Township, Mecosta County, Michigan; Austin Township, Mecosta County, Michigan; Barryton, Michigan; Big Rapids, Michigan
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Pages in category "Townships in Mecosta County, Michigan" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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 main stem of the river begins in northeast Mecosta County in the village of Barryton at 1] where the north and west branches are impounded The North Branch Chippewa River, also known as Chippewa Creek (there is a second North Branch Chippewa River further east), rises at 4] as the outflow of Big Cranberry Lake [5] in Garfield Township in southwest Clare
This category is for townships in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is intended to be comprehensive of all currently existing townships in Michigan. Charter townships should be placed in both this category and Category:Charter townships in Michigan.
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