Big Rapids Township, Michigan
Big Rapids Charter Township | |
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| Coordinates: 43°40′50″N 85°29′28″W / 43.68056°N 85.49111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Mecosta |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.90 sq mi (80.0 km2) |
| • Land | 30.47 sq mi (78.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.43 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (311 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,917 |
| • Density | 128.5/sq mi (49.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 49307 (Big Rapids) |
| Area code | 231 |
| FIPS code | 26-107-08320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1625935 |
| Website | bigrapidstownshipmi |
Big Rapids Township is a charter township of Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,917.
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. But whereas cities, as municipal corporations, can cross county lines, civil and charter townships, as administrative divisions of a county, cannot.