Template:Population of Michigan cities and counties (1880 Census)

In the 1880 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 1,636,937. By 1890, Michigan's population had increased by 27.9% to 2,093,890.

Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 5,000 based on 1880 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1870 and 1890 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1880 Rank	City	County	1870 Pop.	1880 Pop.	1890 Pop.	Change 1880-1890
1	Detroit	Wayne	79,577	116,340	205,876	77.0%
2	Grand Rapids	Kent	16,507	32,016	60,278	88.3%
3	Bay City	Bay	7,064	20,693	27,839	34.5%
4	Jackson	Jackson	14,447	16,105	20,798	29.1%
5	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	9,181	11,937	17,853	49.6%
6	Muskegon	Muskegon	6,002	11,262	22,702	101.6%
7	Saginaw	Saginaw	7,460	10,525	46,322	340.1%
8	Port Huron	St. Clair	5,973	8,883	13,543	52.5%
9	Flint	Genesee	5,386	8,409	9,803	16.6%
10	Lansing	Ingham	5,241	8,319	13,102	57.5%
11	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	7,363	8,061	9,431	17.0%
12	Adrian	Lenawee	8,438	7,849	8,756	11.6%
13	Battle Creek	Calhoun	5,838	7,063	13,197	86.8%
14	Manistee	Manistee	3,343	6,930	12,812	84.9%
15	Alpena	Alpena	--	6,153	11,283	83.4%

Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 30,000 based on 1880 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1870 and 1890 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1880 Rank	County	Largest city	1870 Pop.	1880 Pop.	1890 Pop.	Change 1880-1890
1	Wayne	Detroit	119,068	168,444	257,114	52.6%
2	Kent	Grand Rapids	50,403	73,253	109,922	50.1%
3	Saginaw	Saginaw	39,097	59,095	82,273	39.2%
4	St. Clair	Port Huron	36,661	46,197	52,105	12.8%
5	Jackson	Jackson	36,047	42,031	45,031	7.1%
6	Washtenaw	Ann Arbor	41,434	41,848	42,210	0.9%
7	Oakland	Pontiac	40,867	41,537	41,245	−0.7%
8	Calhoun	Battle Creek	36,569	38,452	43,501	13.1%
9	Bay	Bay City	15,900	38,081	56,412	48.1%
10	Berrien	Niles	35,104	36,785	41,285	12.2%