Editing Maple Rapids, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Maple Rapids, Michigan
| official_name            = Village of Maple Rapids
| settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = Maple Rapids, Michigan (September 2021).jpg
| imagesize                = 275
| image_caption            = Intersection of Main Street and Maple Avenue
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map              = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position   = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label            = Maple Rapids
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize          = 
| image_map                = Maple Rapids, MI location.png
| mapsize                  = 250
| map_caption              = Location within [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]]

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{Flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{Flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Clinton County, Michigan.svg|size=23px}} [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[Civil township|Township]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Essex Township, Michigan|Essex]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|last=Village of Maple Rapids|url=https://www.maplerapids.org/contacts|title=Village of Maple Rapids > Contacts|date=2021|accessdate=January 22, 2021}}</ref>
| government_type          = [[Town council|Village council]]
| leader_title             = President
| leader_name              = Daryl Trefil
| leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name1             = Diana Henry
| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 1852
| established_title1       = Incorporated
| established_date1        = 1881

<!-- Area -->| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 3.69
| area_land_km2            = 3.54
| area_water_km2           = 0.15
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.43
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.37
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.06

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 573
| population_density_km2   = 161.91
| population_density_sq_mi = 419.47

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset               = -5
| timezone_DST             = EDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -4
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 666
| coordinates              = {{coord|43|06|28|N|84|41|23|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code              = 48853
| area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 26-51200<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2399248<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399248}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.maplerapids.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes                = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| unit_pref                = Imperial
}}
'''Maple Rapids''' is a village in [[Clinton County, Michigan|Clinton County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]].  The population was 672 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].  The village is located in [[Essex Township, Michigan|Essex Township]] about {{convert|10|mi|km|1}} northwest of [[St. Johns, Michigan|St. Johns]].  A portion of the village is within the [[Maple River State Game Area]].

==History==
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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]].

The community was named after the rapids on the Maple River by [[Campau family|George Campau]], (brother of [[Louis Campau|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.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.42|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (4.23%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| accessdate = September 11, 2021|page=19 Michigan}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 605
|1890= 533
|1900= 579
|1910= 529
|1920= 466
|1930= 476
|1940= 580
|1950= 645
|1960= 683
|1970= 683
|1980= 683
|1990= 680
|2000= 643
|2010= 672
|2020= 573
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 672 people, 251 households, and 186 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|494.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 277 housing units at an average density of {{convert|203.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 251 households, of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.9% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the village was 36.7 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.9% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 12.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 643 people, 246 households, and 175 families residing in the village.  The population density was {{convert|456.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 262 housing units at an average density of {{convert|185.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 99.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.16% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 246 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,036, and the median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $34,063 versus $23,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,190.  About 13.0% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Images==
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File:Maple Rapids, MI village office.jpg|{{center|Maple Rapids Municipal Building}}
File:Maple Rapids, MI post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Maple Rapids}}
File:Maple Rapids, MI library.jpg|{{center|Maple Rapids Public Library}}
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Clinton County, Michigan}}

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[[Category:Villages in Clinton County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1852]]
[[Category:1852 establishments in Michigan]]