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Template:Population of Michigan cities and counties (1860 Census)

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In the 1860 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 749,113, an increase of 88.4% from the 1850 Census when the population was 397,654. By 1870, Michigan's population had increased by another 58.1% to 1,184,059.

Cities

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The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 3,000 based on 1860 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1850 and 1870 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1860
Rank
City County 1850 1860 1870 Change 1860-1870
1 Detroit Wayne 21,019 45,619 79,577 74.4%
2 Grand Rapids Kent 2,686 8,085 16,507 104.2%
3 Adrian Lenawee -- 6,213 8,438 35.8%
4 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 2,507 6,070 9,181 51.3%
5 Ann Arbor Washtenaw -- 5,097 7,363 44.5%
6 Jackson Jackson 2,363 5,000 14,447 188.9%
7 Port Huron St. Clair -- 4,371 5,973 36.7%
8 Ypsilanti Washtenaw -- 3,955 5,471 38.3%
9 Monroe Monroe 2,813 3,892 5,086 30.7%
10 Battle Creek Calhoun 1,064 3,509 5,838 66.4%
11 Lansing Ingham 1,299 3,074 5,241 70.5%

Counties

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The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 20,000 based on 1860 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1850 and 1870 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1860
Rank
County Largest city 1850 Pop. 1860 Pop. 1870 Pop. Change 1860-1870
1 Wayne Detroit 42,756 75,547 119,068 57.6%
2 Oakland Pontiac 31,270 38,261 40,867 6.8%
3 Lenawee Adrian 26,372 38,112 45,595 19.6%
4 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 28,567 35,686 41,434 16.1%
5 Kent Grand Rapids 12,016 30,716 50,403 64.1%
6 Calhoun Battle Creek 19,162 29,564 36,569 23.7%
7 Jackson Jackson 19,431 26,671 36,047 35.2%
8 St. Clair Port Huron 10,420 26,604 36,661 37.8%
9 Hillsdale Hillsdale 16,159 25,675 31,684 23.4%
10 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 13,179 24,646 32,054 30.1%
11 Genesee Flint 12,031 22,498 33,900 50.7%
12 Berrien Niles 11,417 22,378 35,104 56.9%