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Template:Population of Michigan cities and counties (1870 Census)

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In the 1870 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 1,184,059. By 1880, Michigan's population had increased by 38.2% to 1,636,937.

Cities

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The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 5,000 based on 1870 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1860 and 1880 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Where available, figures from the 1874 Michigan state census are also included

1870
Rank
City County 1860 1870 1874[1] 1880 Change 1870-1880
1 Detroit Wayne 45,619 79,577 101,255 116,340 46.2%
2 Grand Rapids Kent 8,085 16,507 25,989 32,016 94.0%
3 Jackson Jackson 5,000 14,447 13,860 16,105 11.5%
4 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 6,070 9,181 10,000 11,937 30.0%
5 Adrian Lenawee 6,213 8,438 8,866 7,849 −7.0%
6 Saginaw Saginaw 1,699 7,460 10,064 10,525 41.1%
7 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 5,097 7,363 6,692 8,061 9.5%
8 Bay City Bay 1,583 7,064 13,767 20,693 192.9%
9 Muskegon Muskegon 1,450 6,002 9,000 11,262 87.6%
10 Port Huron St. Clair 4,371 5,973 8,240 8,883 48.7%
11 Battle Creek Calhoun 3,509 5,838 6,000 7,063 21.0%
12 Ypsilanti Washtenaw 3,955 5,471 5,211 4,984 −8.9%
13 Flint Genesee 2,950 5,386 4,200 8,409 56.1%
14 Lansing Ingham 3,074 5,241 7,445 8,319 58.7%
15 Monroe Monroe 3,892 5,086 6,000 4,930 −3.1%

Counties

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The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 30,000 based on 1870 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1860 and 1880 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1870
Rank
County Largest city 1860 Pop. 1870 Pop. 1880 Pop. Change 1870-1880
1 Wayne Detroit 75,547 119,068 168,444 41.5%
2 Kent Grand Rapids 30,716 50,403 73,253 45.3%
3 Lenawee Adrian 38,112 45,595 48,343 6.0%
4 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 35,686 41,434 41,848 1.0%
5 Oakland Pontiac 38,261 40,867 41,537 1.8%
6 Saginaw Saginaw 12,693 39,097 59,095 51.1%
7 St. Clair Port Huron 26,604 36,661 46,197 26.0%
8 Calhoun Battle Creek 29,564 36,569 38,452 5.1%
9 Jackson Jackson 26,671 36,047 42,031 16.6%
10 Berrien Niles 22,378 35,104 36,785 4.8%
11 Genesee Flint 22,498 33,900 39,220 15.7%
12 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 24,646 32,054 34,342 7.1%
13 Hillsdale Hillsdale 25,675 31,684 32,723 3.3%
  1. ^ Michigan State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1875. R.L. Polk & Co. 1875.