Rapson is an unincorporated community in Huron County

Huron County, Michigan

-Highways:* M-19* M-25* M-53* M-142-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36,079 people, 14,597 households, and 10,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile . There were 20,430 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Michigan

Michigan

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, located in what is popularly called the Thumb

The Thumb

The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is generally considered to be in the Mid-Michigan area of the state, located east of Flint/Tri-Cities...

 portion of the Lower Peninsula. It is situated at the corners where four townships meet: Bloomfield

Bloomfield Township, Huron County, Michigan

Bloomfield Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 535.-Geography:...

 on the northeast, Sigel

Sigel Township, Michigan

Sigel Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 576 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.03% is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...

 on the southeast, Verona

Verona Township, Michigan

Verona Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,349 at the 2000 census.The city of Bad Axe is on the western boundary of the township, but is administratively autonomous.-Geography:...

 on the southwest, and Lincoln

Lincoln Township, Huron County, Michigan

Lincoln Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 873 at the 2000 census.- Communities :...

 on the northwest.

Education

Rapson was home to a one-room school house for 96 years. Officially known as Bloomfield Township District No. 7 Frl., students could attend from kindergarten through 8th grade. In its heyday, Rapson School had as many as 50 students. It closed in 2008 when enrollment dropped to just one student.

Church

St. Joseph's Catholic Church is the only church located in Rapson. The priest that lives here also serves mass at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church located 7 miles to the south.

Social

While Rapson was once home to 'The Grainery' bar, the building is presently the home of the Bad Axe Moose Lodge #2358.

Media

Rapson is served by a daily newspaper, the Huron Daily Tribune

Huron Daily Tribune

The Huron Daily Tribune is a daily newspaper in Bad Axe, Michigan. The newspaper, owned by Hearst Corporation since 1979, serves Huron County, in the upper part of "The Thumb".- Awards :...

, and two commercial radio stations owned by Thumb Broadcasting, WLEW-AM/FM. WLEW-AM

WLEW (AM)

WLEW is a radio station in Bad Axe, Michigan, serving the Thumb area of Michigan. It is owned by Thumb Broadcasting and broadcasts from studios on South Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe. Unusual for small-town radio stations, WLEW is locally programmed and does not rely on satellite feeds for any of...

 1340 plays country music

Country music

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, and WLEW-FM

WLEW-FM

WLEW-FM is a radio station in Bad Axe, Michigan, serving the Thumb area of Michigan. It is owned by Thumb Broadcasting and broadcasts from studios on South Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe. Unusual for small-town radio stations, WLEW-FM is locally programmed and does not rely on satellite feeds for any...

, known as "Cruise 102.1," features an adult hits

Adult hits

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/classic hits

Classic hits

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format.