Politics of Michigan - Important Cities, Townships, and Metropolitan Areas

Important Cities, Townships, and Metropolitan Areas

Further information: List of cities, villages, and townships in Michigan

The twenty largest municipalities in Michigan are (according to 2011 Census estimates):

Rank City Population Image
1 Detroit 706,585
2 Grand Rapids 189,815
3 Warren 134,243
4 Sterling Heights 129,880
5 Ann Arbor 114,925
6 Lansing 114,605
7 Flint 101,558
8 Dearborn 97,114
9 Clinton 96,796
10 Livonia 95,958
11 Canton 90,173
12 Westland 83,239
13 Troy 81,508
14 Farmington Hills 80,258
15 Macomb 79,850
16 Kalamazoo 74,743
17 Shelby 73,804
18 Wyoming 72,833
19 Southfield 72,201
20 Waterford 71,707
Largest metropolitan areas in Michigan
Rank Metropolitan area Population
1 Detroit 5,318,744
2 Grand Rapids 1,379,237
3 Tri-Cities 817,359
4 Lansing 534,684
5 Kalamazoo 524,030

Other important cities include:

  • Benton Harbor / St. Joseph (headquarters of Whirlpool Corporation)
  • East Lansing (home of Michigan State University)
  • Holland (home of Tulip Time, the largest tulip festival in the U.S.)
  • Jackson (headquarters of CMS Energy)
  • Manistee (home to the world's largest salt plant, owned by Morton Salt)
  • Marquette (largest city in the Upper Peninsula with 19,661 people and home of Northern Michigan University)
  • Midland (headquarters of the Dow Chemical Company and the Dow Corning Corporation)
  • Sault Ste. Marie (home of the Soo Locks and Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge)
  • Traverse City ("Cherry Capital of the World", making Michigan the country's largest producer of cherries)

Half of the wealthiest communities in the state are located in Oakland County, just north of Detroit. Another wealthy community is located just east of the city, in Grosse Pointe. Only three of these cities are located outside of Metro Detroit. The city of Detroit itself, with a per capita income of $14,717, ranks 517th on the list of Michigan locations by per capita income. Benton Harbor is the poorest city in Michigan, with a per capita income of $8,965, while Barton Hills is the richest with a per capita income of $110,683.

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