Mecosta -- U.S. County in Michigan Population (2000): 40553 Housing Units (2000): 19593 Land area (2000): 555.692631 sq. miles (1439.237247 sq. km) Water area (2000): 15.410997 sq. miles (39.914298 sq. km) Total area (2000): 571.103628 sq. miles (1479.151545 sq. km) Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 43.648515 N, 85.354297 W Headwords: Mecosta Mecosta, MI Mecosta County Mecosta County, MI