Mecosta County comprises the Big Rapids, MI, Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Grand Rapids- Wyoming- Muskegon, MI, Combined Statistical Area. The county government was organized on February 11, 1859. Mecosta County was set off on April 1, 1840, but remained attached for administrative purposes to Kent County until 1857, when it was attached to Newaygo County.
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). Workers settled the area in 1851, and the county was officially settled and the government officially organized in 1859. The easily navigated waterways soon led to a boom in lumber industry growth. Chief Mecosta was one of the signers the Treaty of Washington in 1836. The county is named after Chief Mecosta, the leader of the Potawatomi Native American tribe who once traveled the local waterways in search of fish and game. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 39,714. Mecosta County ( / m ə ˈ k ɒ s t ə/ mə- KOSS-tə) is a county located in the U.S.
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