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Mecosta County is home to over 100 lakes, rivers, and streams with the Muskegon River winding its way through the county seat and largest city Big Rapids (originally named Leonard). [5] Mecosta County was set off on April 1, 1840, [6] but remained attached for administrative purposes to Kent County until 1857, when it was attached to Newaygo ...
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
In 1867, Daniel and Mille Cummins Porter, who had arrived in Mecosta County in 1861, purchased a 120-acre farm which included the cemetery land. They eventually left the land to their foster son Aaron Morgan. In 1896, Aaron and Joanna Morgan bequeathed a half-acre parcel of land to the West Wheatland Union Cemetery Association.
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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.
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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 ]