The City of Mt. Pleasant, home to more than 26,000 residents, is located in Michigan’s lower peninsula. Surrounded by lakes, rivers, forests, and healthy farmland, Mt. Pleasant offers its residents, businesses, and visitors a vibrant place to live, work, learn and play. Mt. Pleasant also is home to Central Michigan University, Mid-Michigan Community College and two of the region’s most heralded health and hospital centers, and is one of the state's most "walkable" and safest communities.