Maple Rapids, Michigan
| Maple Rapids, Michigan | |
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| Village | |
 Location of Maple Rapids, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 43°6′12″N 84°41′34″W / 43.10333°N 84.69278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Clinton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.42 sq mi (3.68 km2) |
| • Land | 1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 672 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 679 |
| • Density | 470/sq mi (180/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48853 |
| Area code(s) | 989 |
| FIPS code | 26-51200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0631482 |
Maple Rapids is a village in Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 672 at the 2010 census.
The village is in Essex Township in the northern part of the county. It is about 10 miles northwest of St. Johns, although the trip is longer as there are no direct routes.
In the early 19th-century Maple Rapids was a site where Maketoquit and his large band of Ottawa processed maple sugar, although their main base was further east in modern Shiawassee County, Michigan. It was named after the rapids on the Maple River by George Campau, (brother of Louis, founder of Grand Rapids), in 1826 when he built a trading post here. In 1852, William Hewitt built a dam, a sawmill and a store, platted the land and became the first postmaster. The town was incorporated as a village in 1881 during the lumber boom.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.42 square miles (3.68 km2), of which 1.36 square miles (3.52 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 672 people, 251 households, and 186 families residing in the village. The population density was 494.1 inhabitants per square mile (190.8/km2). There were 277 housing units at an average density of 203.7 per square mile (78.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.5% White, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
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