Mecosta, Michigan, United States

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village

Mecosta is a small village in central Michigan, United States, known for its rural character and as the longtime home of conservative writer and thinker Russell Kirk.

Aliases (1)

Mecosta, Michigan ×45

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	village →
areaCode	231 →
belongsTo	United States Census Bureau places in Michigan →
country	United States →
countrySubdivision	Midwestern United States →
county	Mecosta County, Michigan →
governmentType	village council →
hasClimate	humid continental climate →
hasEconomicBase	agriculture → local services →
hasEducationalServiceArea	local public school districts →
hasFeature	low population density → small downtown area → surrounding farmland →
hasHeritage	connection to American conservatism through Russell Kirk →
hasLandUse	agricultural → residential → small-scale commercial →
hasLibrary	Wheatland Township Library →
hasReligiousInstitutions	Christian churches →
hasRuralCharacter	true →
hasSettlementType	incorporated village →
hasTransportation	local roads →
hasZIPCodeType	standard →
knownFor	association with Russell Kirk → rural character →
locatedIn	central Michigan →
locatedInCountySubdivision	central Mecosta County, Michigan →
locatedInRegion	Lower Peninsula of Michigan →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedOnContinent	North America →
longtimeHomeOf	Russell Kirk →
namedAfter	Mecosta (Potawatomi chief) →
nearCity	Big Rapids, Michigan → Mount Pleasant, Michigan →
nearestMajorMetropolitanArea	Grand Rapids metropolitan area (regional context) →
partOf	Mecosta Township, Michigan →
postalCode	49332 →
primaryLanguage	English →
regionType	rural community →
roadAccessVia	M-20 (Michigan highway) → near US Route 131 →
state	Michigan →
timeZoneDST	Eastern Daylight Time →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal ("Mecosta, Michigan") →	locatedIn
Russell Kirk →	placeOfDeath
Russell Kirk →	residence