The source record
A functioning Census entity.
The Census ACTIVE field is Y for this record.
- Census ID
- 194781
- Record type
- General-purpose government
- Classification
- Municipal
- Status
- Functioning
U.S. Census government inventory · ID 194781
City of Big Rapids.
General-purpose government in Michigan · Census county area: Mecosta.
General-purpose governmentMunicipalFunctioning
Published contact fields
Contact and location
Mailing address226 N MICHIGAN AVE · BIG RAPIDS, MI · 49307-1489
Census contact/title fieldMayor
County areaMecosta
Reported websiteOpen reported website ↗
Websites are primarily self-reported and received only limited Census Bureau quality control. County area can mean the area most served or the headquarters county when boundaries cross counties.
Published context
Scale and parent relationship
Population estimate7,9122023
Evidence boundary
What each source proves—and what it does not.
Established by the published records
- The entity or system appears in the 2025 Census listing.
- Its Census category, identifier, and functioning/dormant field.
- Only the location, function, population, enrollment, and contact fields actually published.
Not established by these records
- Whether each governing or administrative role is elected, appointed, or mixed.
- The exact geographic service boundary or that a reported website remains current.