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Big Rapids
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city in the U.S. state of Michigan
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Michigan
- County
- Mecosta
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Mayor
- Fred Guenther
- City
- 4.562 sq mi (11.816 km )
- Land
- 4.445 sq mi (11.513 km )
- Water
- 0.117 sq mi (0.304 km ) 2.56%
- Elevation
- 928 ft (283 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 8,565
- Density
- 1,738/sq mi (671.2/km )
- Urban
- 10,136
- Metro
- 42,320 (US: 296th )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 26-08300
- Website
- cityofbr.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Big Rapids
- Population
- 7727
- Area
- 11.618055
- Elevation
- 282
- Official website
- www.ci.big-rapids.mi.us
- Image
- Nisbett Building.jpg
- Households
- 3357
- Dialing code
- 231
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- Commons category
- Big Rapids, Michigan
- postal code
- 49307
- inception
- 1855-01-01
- P8168
- Akira Amano
- water as percent of area
- 2.7205
- per capita income
- 15736
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Big Rapids is a city and the seat of government of Mecosta County, Michigan, United States. The population was 7,727 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 8,565 in 2024, The city is surrounded by Big Rapids Charter Township but they are completely separate jurisdictions. Big Rapids is home of the main campus of Ferris State University, a four-year public university.
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