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CRC Column

The right to criticize government is also an obligation to know what you are talking about. 
 -Lent Upson, 1st Executive Director of CRC  

Michigan Population by County
County 1970 1980 1990 2000
Alcona 7,113 9,740 10,145 11,719
Alger 8,568 9,225 8,972 9,862
Allegan 66,575 81,555 90,509 105,665
Alpena 30,708 32,315 30,605 31,314
Antrim 12,612 16,194 18,185 23,110
Arenac 11,149 14,706 14,906 17,269
Baraga 7,789 8,484 7,954 8,746
Barry 38,166 45,781 50,057 56,755
Bay 117,339 119,881 111,723 110,157
Benzie 8,593 11,205 12,200 15,998
Berrien 163,940 171,276 161,378 162,453
Branch 37,906 40,188 41,502 45,787
Calhoun 141,963 141,579 135,982 137,985
Cass 43,312 49,499 49,477 51,104
Charlevoix 16,541 19,907 21,468 26,090
Cheboygan 16,573 20,649 21,398 26,448
Chippewa 32,412 29,029 34,604 38,543
Clare 16,695 23,822 24,952 31,252
Clinton 48,492 55,893 57,893 64,753
Crawford 6,482 9,465 12,260 14,273
Delta 35,924 38,947 37,780 38,520
Dickinson 23,753 25,341 26,831 27,472
Eaton 68,892 88,337 92,879 103,655
Emmet 18,331 22,992 25,040 31,437
Genesee 445,589 450,449 430,459 436,141
Gladwin 13,471 19,957 21,896 26,023
Gogebic 20,676 19,686 18,052 17,370
Grand Traverse 39,175 54,899 64,273 77,654
Gratiot 39,246 40,448 38,982 42,285
Hillsdale 37,171 42,071 43,431 46,527
Houghton 34,652 37,872 35,446 36,016
Huron 34,083 36,459 34,951 36,079
Ingham 261,039 275,520 281,912 279,320
Ionia 45,848 51,815 57,024 61,518
Iosco 24,905 28,349 30,209 27,339
Iron 13,813 13,635 13,175 13,138
Isabella 44,594 54,110 54,624 63,351
Jackson 143,274 151,495 149,756 158,422
Kalamazoo 201,550 212,378 223,411 238,603
Kalkaska 5,372 10,952 13,497 16,571
Kent 411,044 444,506 500,631 574,335
Keweenaw 2,264 1,963 1,701 2,301
Lake 5,661 7,711 8,583 11,333
Lapeer 52,361 70,038 74,768 87,904
Leelanau 10,872 14,007 16,527 21,119
Lenawee 81,951 89,948 91,476 98,890
Livingston 58,967 100,289 115,645 156,951
Luce 6,789 6,659 5,763 7,024
Mackinac 9,660 10,178 10,674 11,943
Macomb 625,309 694,600 717,400 788,149
Manistee 20,393 23,019 21,265 24,527
Marquette 64,686 74,101 70,887 64,634
Mason 22,612 26,365 25,537 28,274
Mecosta 27,992 36,961 37,308 40,553
Menomineee 24,587 26,201 24,920 25,326
Midland 63,769 73,578 75,651 82,874
Missaukee 7,126 10,009 12,147 14,478
Monroe 119,215 134,659 133,600 145,945
Montcalm 39,660 47,555 53,059 64,266
Montmorency 5,247 7,492 8,936 10,315
Muskegon 157,426 157,589 158,983 170,200
Newaygo 27,992 34,917 38,206 47,874
Oakland 907,871 1,011,793 1,083,592 1,194,156
Oceana 17,984 22,002 22,455 26,873
Ogemaw 11,903 16,436 18,681 21,645
Ontonagon 10,548 9,861 8,854 7,818
Osceola 14,838 18,928 20,146 23,197
Oscoda 4,726 6,858 7,842 9,418
Otsego 10,422 14,993 17,957 23,301
Ottawa 128,181 157,174 187,768 238,314
Presque Isle 12,836 14,267 13,743 14,411
Roscommon 9,892 16,374 19,776 25,469
Saginaw 219,743 228,059 211,946 210,039
St. Clair 120,175 138,802 145,607 164,235
St. Joseph 47,392 56,083 58,913 62,422
Sanilac 35,181 40,789 39,928 44,547
Schoolcraft 8,226 8,575 8,302 8,903
Shiawasee 63,075 71,140 69,770 71,687
Tuscola 48,603 56,961 55,498 58,266
Van Buren 56,173 66,814 70,060 76,263
Washtenaw 234,103 264,740 282,937 322,895
Wayne 2,670,368 2,337,843 2,111,687 2,061,162
Wexford 19,717 25,102 26,360 30,484
Total 8,881,826 9,262,044 9,295,287 9,938,444

Source: Michigan Statistical Abstract.

 

 

Last Updated July 25, 2006
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