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Population (year 2000): 440. Estimated
population in July 2005: 453 (+3.0% change)
Males: 232 (52.7%), Females: 208 (47.3%)
Mecosta County
Zip code:
49332
Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $32,857 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,600 (year 2000)
Races in Mecosta:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
- Two or more races (7.7%)
- American Indian (5.5%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Black (2.3%)
- Other race (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (21.1%), United States
(18.0%), English (12.0%), Irish (9.1%), French (7.3%), Polish
(7.0%).
Elevation: 980 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mecosta
- High school or higher: 73.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mecosta village
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 48.2%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 10.4%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +43 (+10.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mecosta:
- KELSEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LAKEVIEW,
MI)
- MECOSTA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BIG
RAPIDS, MI)
- SPECTRUM HLTH-REED CITY CAMPUS (about 28 miles; REED
CITY, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mecosta:
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
- CAPITAL CITY (about 74 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 76 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID:
MKG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mecosta:
- MECOSTA MORTON (about 2 miles; MECOSTA, MI; ID: 27C)
- CANADIAN LAKES (about 5 miles; MECOSTA, MI; ID: 0C5)
- LAKEVIEW AIRPORT-GRIFFITH FIELD (about 12 miles;
LAKEVIEW, MI; ID: 13C)
Amtrak station near Mecosta:
- 19 miles: BIG RAPIDS (120 N. MICHIGAN AVE.) - Bus
Station. Services: intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mecosta:
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,593)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; MT
PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 53 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT
enrollment: 4,148)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; MIDLAND, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,784)
Public primary/middle school in Mecosta:
- MECOSTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 294;
Location: 555 W. MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Mecosta:
- MORTON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $171,355; Location: 110 SOUTH JAMES STREET;
19,201 books; 828 audio materials; 1,330 video
materials; 78 serial subscriptions)
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