Official Name: | Rapid City, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Label: | Rapid City |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kalkaska |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Clearwater |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 14.31 |
Area Land Km2: | 14.01 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.30 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.53 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.41 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1357 |
Population Density Km2: | 96.87 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 250.92 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 630 |
Coordinates: | 44.8344°N -85.2825°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49676 |
Area Code: | 231 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 635648 |
Rapid City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kalkaska County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 1,357. Rapid City is located within Clearwater Township,[2] and is about northwest of Kalkaska.
A post office first opened in the area as Van Buren on November 22, 1892. The post office was renamed to Vanburen on January 18, 1895, and finally to Rapid City on April 30, 1898. The town is named after the Rapid River, which flows through it.
The community of Rapid City was listed as a newly organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.[3] The CDP is organized for statistical purposes only and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has an area of 5.5sqmi, of which 5.41sqmi is land and 0.09sqmi (1.64%) is water.[2]
The community is located on the Rapid River, and is immediately adjacent Torch Lake. Rapid River is located on the Antrim County line.