Drinking water stations with addresses in Big Rapids and their reported violations in the past:
BIG RAPIDS (Population served: 11900, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-1996. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-22-1997), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-1997), St Public Notif received (FEB-10-1997)
ROGERS HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN CHURC (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
CREEKS EDGE APARTMENTS (Population served: 216, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
COUNTRY MANOR (Population served: 190, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
MECEOLA COUNTRYCLUB (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
NORTHEND RIVERSIDE PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
TRINITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
RUDI INC (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Big Rapids that have no violations reported:
- ST PAULS CAMPUS PARISH (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- YOUNGS LAKE CAMPGROUNDS (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TRINITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TRAILSIDE GAS & GROCERY (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MEDICAL ARTS BUILDING (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- ROBEN-HOOD AIRPORT (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  35.0% | | Whole state: |  10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 17.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Rapids, MI
People in group quarters in Big Rapids
- 3064 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 114 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Big Rapids compared to Michigan state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Big Rapids (2009 data):
- The Huntington National Bank: Big Rapids Branch, Big Rapids Branch, Big Rapids Branch, Big Rapids Branch. Info updated 2007-09-28: Bank assets: $53,586.6 mil, Deposits: $39,203.1 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 840 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
- Chemical Bank: Central Branch, Pleasantview Branch, Southland Branch. Info updated 2007-08-01: Bank assets: $3,866.6 mil, Deposits: $2,979.1 mil, headquarters in Midland, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 132 total offices, Holding Company: Chemical Financial Corporation
- Fifth Third Bank: Big Rapids Downtown Drive Up at 228 South Michigan Avenue, branch established on 1967-11-08; Big Rapids Main Office Branch at 101 North Michigan Avenue, branch established on 1901-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-05: Bank assets: $54,116.4 mil, Deposits: $39,964.9 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 851 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- Independent Bank: Big Rapids Branch at 404 Perry Street, branch established on 1890-01-01. Info updated 2007-10-01: Bank assets: $2,953.2 mil, Deposits: $2,098.2 mil, headquarters in Ionia, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 111 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corporation
- Isabella Bank: Big Rapids Branch at 21440 Perry St, branch established on 2004-12-01. Info updated 2008-04-07: Bank assets: $1,084.0 mil, Deposits: $777.6 mil, headquarters in Mount Pleasant, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Isabella Bank Corporation
- Lake-Osceola State Bank: Big Rapids Branch at 102 North Michigan Avenue, branch established on 2007-04-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $158.4 mil, Deposits: $129.6 mil, headquarters in Baldwin, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Big Rapids, Michigan
- Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, 1005 Perry St, Big Rapids, MI 49307, Phone: (231) 796-4400, Fax: (231) 796-1156
- Super 8 Motel, 845 Water Tower Rd, Big Rapids, MI 49307, Phone: (800) 800-8000
- Country Inn & Suites, 15344 Waldron Way, Big Rapids, MI 49307, Phone: (231) 527-9000, Fax: (231) 527-9030
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Big Rapids, Michigan
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Mecosta County Michigan:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Big Rapids
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | The Wesleyan Church |
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| Adherents | 27.9% | 13.8% | 10.6% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
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| Congregations | 7.7% | 17.3% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 5.8% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Evangelical Free Church of America | Free Methodist Church of North America | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 23.5% |
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| Congregations | 1.9% | 1.9% | 7.7% | 5.8% | 46.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
9 | $36,392 | $48,523 | 4 | $2,260 |
| Other Government Administration |
9 | $39,434 | $52,579 | 8 | $4,382 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
17 | $83,955 | $59,262 | 2 | $1,908 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $3,144 | $37,728 | 4 | $1,964 |
| Firefighters |
9 | $45,613 | $60,817 | 16 | $3,828 |
| Streets and Highways |
13 | $48,309 | $44,593 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
9 | $32,676 | $43,568 | 1 | $1,377 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $6,724 | $40,344 | 4 | $410 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
10 | $36,330 | $43,596 | 15 | $14,258 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $23,831 | $40,853 | 0 | $0 |
| Transit |
1 | $4,063 | $48,756 | 11 | $16,857 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $8,677 | $52,062 | 10 | $4,875 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $19,463 | $38,926 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
95 | $388,611 | $49,088 | 75 | $52,119 |
Big Rapids government finances in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $115,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,982,000
Housing and Community Development: $831,000
Solid Waste Management: $712,000
All Other: $224,000
Air Transportation: $39,000
Parks and Recreation: $29,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $449,000
Sewerage: $3,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,252,000
Police Protection: $1,688,000
General - Other: $1,637,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,519,000
Sewerage: $1,322,000
Water Utilities: $1,157,000
Local Fire Protection: $787,000
Solid Waste Management: $644,000
Financial Administration: $633,000
Parks and Recreation: $619,000
Central Staff Services: $531,000
Libraries: $347,000
Transit Utilities: $334,000
Air Transportation: $168,000
General Public Buildings: $71,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $938,000
All Other: $555,000
Water Utilities: $424,000
Transit Utilities: $45,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $238,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $97,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $420,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $345,000
Fines and Forfeits: $249,000
Donations From Private Sources: $186,000
Interest Earnings: $157,000
Special Assessments: $41,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
Rents: $4,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,800,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,380,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $672,000
Water Utilities: $258,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,867,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,937,000
Transit Utilities: $63,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,694,000
Highways: $1,006,000
All Other: $174,000
Transit Utilities: $156,000
- Tax - Property: $2,496,000
Individual Income: $1,757,000
Other License: $39,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,579,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $172,000
8.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,792 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.82% | | Michigan average: | 5.24% |
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($297 average AGI)| Mecosta County: | 0.14% | | Michigan average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,847 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.93% | | Michigan average: | 5.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Big Rapids:
- WBRN (1460 AM; 5 kW; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: RH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
- WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WKJF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
- WMJH (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; ROCKFORD, MI)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Big Rapids:
- WBRN-FM (100.9 FM; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: RH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYBR (102.3 FM; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: MENTOR PARTNERS, INC.)
- WDEE-FM (97.3 FM; REED CITY, MI; Owner: STEVEN V. BEILFUSS)
- WCXT (105.3 FM; HART, MI; Owner: WATERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W201CF (88.1 FM; BALDWIN, MI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WIAA (88.7 FM; INTERLOCHEN, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
- WBLV (90.3 FM; TWIN LAKE, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP, INC.)
- WSHN-FM (100.1 FM; HOLTON, MI; Owner: NOORDYK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSCG-FM (106.3 FM; LAKEVIEW, MI; Owner: STAFFORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- W206BF (89.1 FM; ROGERS HEIGHTS, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES BROADCAST ACADEMY, INC.)
- W220CW (91.9 FM; ROGERS HEIGHTS, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Big Rapids:
- W58CU (Channel 58; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WWTV (Channel 9; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: HERITAGE B/CING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN)
- WCMU-TV (Channel 14; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
- WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
- WPBN-TV (Channel 7; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WPBN/WTOM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- WFQX-TV (Channel 33; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: ROCKFLEET BROADCASTING II, LLC)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Big Rapids fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 25 meters (82ft)
Total average daily traffic: 54,041
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,672
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Big Rapids)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Big Rapids, MI)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 99 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Big Rapids)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 19 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Big Rapids)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 61
- Hazardous Condition: 46
- Service Call: 2
- Good Intent Call: 5
Incident types - Big Rapids
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Big Rapids, MI
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