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Welcome to Mecosta County ...

Time Zone: Mecosta County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Big Rapids is the Seat for Mecosta County.

Mecosta County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Newaygo County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mecosta had a population of 43,453 people. This is an increase of 1.4% since the last Census (which gave a population of 42,853 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mecosta represented 0.43% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Mecosta County:

  • Barryton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Rapids
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mecosta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <2>
  • Morley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Morley is located in Mecosta County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <2>
  • Stanwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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