Rapid City is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

(CDP) in

Kalkaska County Kalkaska County ( ) is located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 17,939. The county seat is Kalkaska. Kalkaska County is included in the Traverse City Micropolitan Statistical Area. Although it is locat ...

in the U.S. state of

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. At the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 1,357. Rapid City is located within Clearwater Township, and is about northwest of Kalkaska.

History

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

for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. The CDP is organized for statistical purposes only and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality.

Geography

According to the

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, the community has an area of , of which is land and (1.64%) is water. The community is located on the Rapid River, and is immediately adjacent Torch Lake. Rapid River is located on the Antrim County line.

Demographics

References

Unincorporated communities in Kalkaska County, Michigan Unincorporated communities in Michigan Census-designated places in Kalkaska County, Michigan Census-designated places in Michigan Traverse City micropolitan area {{KalkaskaCountyMI-geo-stub