Rapid City, Michigan

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Traverse City. It is located about 16 miles [25 km] to the west of Rapid City and has a population of 14,532 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Cadillac. It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the south of Rapid City and has a population of 10,000 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bellaire	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,123	3.52% decrease
	Boyne City	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	3,142	10.31% decrease
	Charlevoix	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	2,656	11.29% decrease
	East Jordan	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	2,234	10.89% decrease
	Elk Rapids	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,672	1.65% decrease
	Frankfort	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	1,451	4.1% decrease
	Gaylord	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	3,593	2.39% decrease
	Grayling	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]	1,835	5.99% decrease
	Harbor Springs	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	1,547	1.28% decrease
	Kalkaska	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	2,172	2.43% decrease
	Kingsley	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,499	2.04% increase
	Mancelona	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,355	3.76% decrease
	Manton	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	1,167	4.42% decrease
	Petoskey	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	6,028	0.86% decrease
	Roscommon	SE	41 mi [66 km]	1,059	6.53% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Boyne Falls	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	330	10.81% decrease
	Buckley	SW	29 mi [46.67 km]	550	---
	Central Lake	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	965	2.53% decrease
	Ellsworth	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	455	5.8% decrease
	Fife Lake	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	461	1.07% decrease
	Greilickville	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Lake Ann	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	266	3.62% decrease
	Lake City	S	35 mi [56.3 km]	919	0.43% decrease
	Maple City	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	---
	Northport	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	631	2.62% decrease
	Pearll City	E	31 mi [49.89 km]	---
	Skyline Village	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	---
	Summit City	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Suttons Bay	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	578	1.87% decrease
	Tent City	SE	32 mi [51.5 km]	---

Kalkaska County

Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kalkaska: Antrim, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Missaukee, Otsego, Roscommon and Wexford.

While not sharing a border with Kalkaska, the following counties are close to Rapid City: Leelanau, Charlevoix and Benzie.

Below are counties that are near Rapid City (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Rapid City:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Rapid City
	Antrim County	NW	Torch River	2 miles [3 km]
	Benzie County	W	Cedar Run	26 miles [41 km]
	Charlevoix County	N	East Jordan	23 miles [37 km]
	Crawford County	E	Ishaward	21 miles [33 km]
	Emmet County	N	Bay Shore Estates	37 miles [59 km]
	Grand Traverse County	SW	Mabel	5 miles [8 km]
	Leelanau County	W	Crystal Spring	17 miles [27 km]
	Manistee County	SW	Harlan	37 miles [59 km]
	Missaukee County	S	Pioneer	26 miles [41 km]
	Otsego County	E	Waters	28 miles [45 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<3>

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