volume I 

part A 

section 1 

1Q70 

CENSUS OF 

POPUIATION 

CHARACTERISTICS 

OF THE POPULATION 

Number of Inhabitants 

UNITED STATES, ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI 

Issued May 1972 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Peter G. Peterson, Secretary 

James T. Lynn, Under Secretary 

Harold C. Passer, Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs 

and Administrator, 

Social and Economic Statistics Administration 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

George Hay Brown, Director 

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 

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Stock Number 0301-3466 
Table 6. Population of Places: 1970 and 1960-Continued 

[For changes in boundaries of incorporated places, see table JO, For meaning of symbols, see text] 

All Incorporated 

Places 

Unincorporated Places 

of 1,000 or More 

Counties 

Edwardsburg village ......... Cass •• , ........ . 

.Elberta village ............. Benzie •••••••••• 

Elk Rapids village.... • • .. • • Antrim ••• , •••••• 

Elkton village ••••.••••••••• Huron •. , •••••••• 

Ellsworth village ••••••••••• Antrim., •••••••• 

Elsie village •• , •••.••• , • , • • Clinton, ...... , • 

Emmett village, •• , .......... St. Clair ...... . 

Empire village ........ · ...... Leelanau.,. ,, • ,, 

Escanaba city ............ ,,. Delta.,, ....... . 

Essexville city ............. Bay ........ , .. .. 

Estral Beach village •••••.•• Monroe •. , •••••.• 

Evart city .. , ..............• Osceloa .. , ..... . 

,Fairgrove village. , , •••. , . , • Tuscola ••..••••• 

Fa:lr Plain (u) •. , ... , , • , .. , , Berrien ...... , , , 

Farmington city ............. Oakland ........ . 

Farwell village ........ , •. , • Clare ....... , ... 

Fenoville city ......... , .... Allegan, •..•••.. 

Fenton city ................... Genesee ......... . 

Ferndale city •• , ............ Oakland ........ . 

Ferrysburg city., ..••.• , •..• Ottawa ........ .. 

Fife Lake village ..•••• , • , , • Grand Traverse .. 

Flat Rock city •.•• , ......... Wayne •. , ....... . 

Flint city •• , •• , • • • • • • • • .. • • Genesee ....... .. 

Flushing city ............... Genesee ••••••••• 

Forestville village ••••••••• Sanilac ••.•••••• 

Fountain village ..••••• , • , • • Mason ....... , ... 

Fowler village •••..• , • • .. .. • Clinton, ..•• , • , • 

Fowlerville village .••• , • , •• Livingston •••••• 

Frankenmuth city ............ Saginaw ........ . 

Frankfort city •••.....••...• Benzie ......... . 

Franklin village ............ Oakland ....... .. 

Fraser city., ................. "Macomb •.••.••... 

Freeland (U) •••••• , • , • • • • • .. Saginaw •• , •• , ••• 

Freeport village ....... , .... Barry .......... . 

Freesoil village.,,., ••.•••• Mason .......... . 

Fremont city .•...•......• ,., Newaygo, .. ~ •.... 

Fruitport village. . • • • • • • • • • Muskegon •.•••••• 

Gaastra city ................ Iron ........ , ..• 

Gagetown village., .......... Tuscola ..... , ••• 

Gaines village.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Genesee ........ . 

Galesburg city ••. ,,,,,., ... , Kalamazoo .. ,,.,. 

Galien village.,.,, ......... Berrien .. , ..... . 

Garden C:ity city .... ,, ...... Wayne ......... .. 

Garden village.. . . . .. . . • . . • . Delta .......... . 

Gaylord city.,.,, ... ,.,, ... , Otsego., .... , •• , 

Gibraltar city ....... , ••• , •. Wayne, ......... , 

Gladstone city .............. Delta ....... , ... 

Gladwin city,,.,,,.,,.,, ... , Gladwin ..... ,.,. 

Gobles city ................. Van Buren ...... . 

Goodrich village.,,., •. , •••• Genesee .. , ••..•• 

Grand Beach village ••••• ,... Berrien •• ,,., ••. 

Grand Blanc city ............ Genesee ........ . 

Grand Haven city . .. , .... , . . • Ottawa ........ ,. 

Grand Ledge city. , .. • • • • • .. • Eaton .......... . 

Grand Rapids city ..... , ..... Kent ........... . 

Grandville city ............. Kent ........... . 

Grant city ............... ,, .. Newaygo .... , ... . 

Grass Lake village ••••• , .• , • Jackson •• , •• ,,,. 

Grayling city, •... , .. , .... , • Crawford •• ,., ••• 

Greenville city ............. Montcalm .... , ••• 

Grosse Ile (U)., •. , ......... Wayne.,.,., ... ,, 

Grosse Pointe city ........ ,,. Wayne ........ ,,, 

Grosse Pointe Farms city •••• Wayne •••••••.••• 

Grosse Pointe Park city,,,,. Wayne •••• , .••••• 

Grosse Pointe Shores [Macomb .... ,, .•. , 

village ..... , .... , •••••••• • LWayne .......... . 

Grosse Pointe Woods city.... Wayne .• , •••••••• 

Gwinn (U), ..... , ........ ., •• Marquette .. , ... . 

Hamtramck city ..••••.••.••.. Wayne .••.••• , ••• 

Hancock city ................ Houghton ...... ,. 

Hanover village •• , .. , •• , , .. • Jackson ••••••••• 

Harbor Beach city ... , ....... Huron .......... . 

Harbor Springs city •••• , .... Emmet,, .• ,,,, ••• 

Harper Woods city •• ,, ••••. ,, Wayne .......... . 

Harrietta village •• ,, ••. , .• , Wexford ••.•• , ••• 

Harrison city,, .•••• , •• ,, .. , Glare.,, .... , ... 

Harrisville city ••.•••• ,.,,, Alcona ••••.• , ••• 

Hart city ................... , Oceana ....•.• , .. 

Hartford city ....... , ••.• , •• Van Buren., .•••• 

Hastings city,, ••• ,., .... ,,, Barry ... ,, .. , ••• 

24-12 MICHIGAN 

~ 

1970 

1,101 

542 

1,249 

973 

362 

988 

297 

409 

15,368 

4,990 

419 

1,107 

629 

31680 

13,337 

777 

811 

8,284 

30,850 

2,196 

274 

5,643 

193,317 

7,190 

110 

156 

1,020 

1,978 

2,834 

1,660 

3,344 

11,8ea 

1,303 

501 

186 

3,465 

1,409 

479 

408 

408 

1,355 

691 

41,864 

336 

3,012 

3,325 

5,237 

2,011 

801 

774 

165 

5,132 

11,844 

0,032 

197,649 

10,764 

772 

1,061 

2,143 

7,493 

7,799 

6,637 

11, 701 

15,585 

3,042 

21,878 

1,054 

27 ,245 

4,820 

513 

2,134 

1,662 

20,186 

132 

1,460 

•541 

2,139 

2,508 

6,501 

1960 

902 

552 

1,015 

1,014 

386 

933 

283 

448 

15 ,391 

4,590 

254 

1,775 

609 

3,744 

6,881 

737 

705 

6,142 

31,347 

... 

218 

4,696 

196,940 

3,761 

121 

194 

854 

1,674 

1, 728 

1,690 

2,202 

7,027 

... 

495 

209 

3,384 

1,037 

582 

376 

387 

1,410 

750 

38,017 

380 

2,568 

2,196 

5,267 

2,226 

816 

701 

86 

1,565 

11,066 

5,165 

177,313 

7,975 

732 

1,037 

2,015 

7,440 

... 6 1 631 

12,172 

15,457 

2,301 

18,580 

1,009 

34,137 

5,022 

449 

2,282 

1,433 

19,995 

119 

1,072 

487 

1,990 

2,305 

6,375 

Percent 

change 

22,7 

-1.8 

23.1 

-4,0 

-6.2 

5,9 

4.9 

-8.7 

-0.1 

8.7 

65.0 

-3.8 

3.3 

-1.7 

93.8 

5.4 

15.0 

34.9 

-1.6 

. .. 

25,7 

20.2 

-1.8 

91.2 

-9.1 

-19.6 

19.4 

18.2 

64.0 

-1.8 

47.8 

68.9 

... 

1,2 

-11,0 

2.4 

35.9 

-17.7 

8.5 

5.4 

-3.9 

-7.9 

10.1 

-11.6 

17,3 

51,4 

-0.6 

-7.0 

.1.8 

10.4 

91.9 

227.9 

7,0 

16,8 

11.5 

35.0 

5. 5 

2.3 

6.4 

0.1 

... 

0,1 

-3,9 

0,8 

32.2 

17.8 

4.5 

-20.2 

-4,0 

14,3 

-6.5 

16.0 

1,0 

10,9 

36.2 

11,l 

7.5 

8.8 

2,0 

All Incorporated 

Places 

Unincorporated Places 

of 1,000 or More 

Counties 

Hazel Park city ............. Oakland ••• , ••••• 

Hersey village ..• , .•.• , .. , .. Osceola •......•• 

i .

11 ~Newaygo,., •.•••• Hesper a vi age .... •• · • • · • • 0 ceana., .... , ... 

Highland Park city., •• ,., ••. Wayne ••••.•••••. 

Hillman village, ..• , .•••. , •. Montmorency ••••. 

Hillsdale city,, ....... , •.• , Hillsdale •••. ,,. 

llegan ••••••••• Holland city ••• , ••••• ,.,.... tt . 

awa . .••.•.••• 

Holly village ..... , ••••.•• , • Oakland •• ,., ••.• 

Holt (U) ....... , ........... , Ingham., ••.•..• , 

Homer village, ........ , •• , •. Calhoun •.••••••• 

Honor village ................ Benzie ...•.....• 

Hopkins village, ........... , Allegan •• , •••• , • 

Houghton Lake Heights (U) •• , Rosc01mnon ••••••• 

Houghton village •.. , • , •..• , • Houghton •• , •.•.• 

Howard City village ••••••••• Montcalm •••••••• 

Howell city ••..••••••••.•••. Livingston •.•••. 

Hubbardston village ••.•.••• ·~!!~~~~::::::::: 

Hubbell (U) •••••• ,, ••• ,.,, •• Houghton •••••••• 

Hudson city ................. Lenawee ........ . 

Hudsonville city •.• ,,., .•• ,. Ottawa •••••••••• 

Huntington ,Woods city ••• ,, .• Oakland •••• , •••• 

Imlay City village ......... , Lapeer •••••••••• 

Inkster city ................ Wayne ••••••••••• 

Ionia city •• , ••• , •• , ••• ,,,., Ionia •••••• ,,,., 

Iron Mountain city ...... , ... Dickinson ...... . 

Iron River city, ........... , Iron .......... .. 

Ironwood city •• , ••• ,,,.,:... Gogebic., , , • , • , • 

Ishpeming city •.•• ,, •••.••• , Marquette •••.••• 

Ithaca city ....•............. Gratiot ........• 

Jackson city ........••...... Jackson ........ . 

Jenison (U) ••• ,............. Ottawa •• ,, , , • , •• 

Jonesville village, ••••••••• Hillsdale ••••••• 

Kalamazoo city •......••..... Kalamazoo ...... . 

Kaleva village., •• , ••••.• , •• Manistee .• , •... , 

Kalkaska village •••••••••••• Kalkaska •••••• , • 

Keego Harbor city ........ ,.. Oakland ...... , •• 

Kent City village., ••••••.. , Kent •• , ••••••••• 

Kentwood city .•...•.••. ,., •• Kent •••••••.•••• 

Kincheloe (U) •• , •• , •••• , • , , • Chippewa •••••••• 

Kinde village, •.•• ,, , . • . . • • • Huron. , • , , .• , • , , 

Kingsford city .•• ,,., .•. ,,,. Dickinson •.••.•• 

Kingsley village •• , •••••••• , Grand Traverse •• 

Kingston village •• , •. , ••• , •• Tuscola ••. , ..• , • 

K I Sawyer (U) ••••••••••• , •• Marquette •••.••. 

Laingsburg city .••.•.••.. , .• Shiawassee., •• ,. 

Lake Angelus village*,., •••• Oakland •••••.••• 

Lake Ann village •• ,.,....... Benzie, ••••••••• 

Lake City city . .,,,, ........ Missaukee ...... . 

Lake Linden village ••..••••• Houghton,.,.,.,. 

Lake Michigan Beach (U) •• , • • Berrien ••••••••• 

Lake Odessa village •••• , •••• Ionia •• , •••••••• 

Lake Orion Heights (U) •••••• Oakland .••.••• , •• 

Lake Orion village.,,, •••• ,, Oakland ••••••••• 

Lakeview (U) .............. , • Calhoun ••••••• , . 

Lakeview village.,,., .••• , •• Montcalm ..•••••• 

Lakewood Club village •• , •••• Muskegon •••••••• 

Lambertville (U) .......... ,. Monroe ••••.•••• ,. 

L'Anse village ...... , ••.•••• Baraga,., ••••• ,. 

linton. ·• •••••• Lansing city .••••••••••••••• Eaton •• ,, ••••••• 

Ingham .• , ••••• ,.. 

Lapeer city ..•.......•....•. Lapeer ....... , .. 

Lapeer Heights (U) .......... Genesee ••• , ••••• 

Lathrup Village city*....... Oakland,,,, •••• , 

Laurium village •• , ........ ,. Houghton •••• , .•• 

Lawrence village ...•.......• Van Buren ... ... . 

Lawton village, •...•........ Van Buren., •.... 

Leonard village •••• , •••.•.• ,. Oakland •.• , .••• , 

Le ROy village ••• , .• ,, ••• , •• Osceola, •••••••• 

Leslie village ••• , ....... , • • Ingham,,, ••••••• 

Level Park-Oak Park (U),, •• , Calhoun ••• , ••.•. 

Lexington village •••. , ••••• , Sanilac •••••• , •• 

Lincoln Park city .. , •.•• , ... Wayne., •.•• , ••• , 

Lincoln village., .. , ........ Alcona •••••••••• 

Linden village,............. Genesee •••••• , •• 

Litchfield village, ••.••• , •• Hillsdale •••••• , 

Livonia city •••••• , •.••.• , •• Wayne,.,., .••• ,. 

Percent 

1970 1960 change 

23, 784 25,631 -7.2 

276 246 12.2 

877 822 6,7 

35,444 38 ,063 -6. 9 

366 445 -17,8 

~ 1, 728 7,629 1.3 

26,337 24, 777 6,3 

4,355 3 1 269 3?.2 

6,980 4,818 44.9 

1,617 l,629 -0.7 

282 278 1.4 

566 556 1.8 

1,252 1,195 4.8 

6,067 a,393 78,8 

1,060 1,004 5.6 

5,224 4,861 7.5 

} 403 381 5.8 

l,251 1,429 -12.5 

2,618 2,546 2,8 

3,523 2,649 33.0 

8,536 8, 746 -2.4 

1,980 1,968 0,6 

38,595 39,097 -i,3 

6,361 a, 754 -5.8 

8,102 9 ,299 -6,4 

2,084 3, 754 -28,5 

8 1 711 10,265 -15.1 

8,245 8,857 -6.9 

2,749 2,011 5.3 

45, 484 50, 720 -10.3 

11,266 ... . .. 2,081 1,896 9.8 

85 ,555 82 ,089 4.2 

377 348 8.3 

1,475 1,321 11.7 

3,092 2, 761 12,0 

686 617 11.2 

20,310 ... .. . 

6,331 ... .. . 618 624 -1.0 

5 1 276 5,084 3.8 

632 586 7,8 

464 456 1.8 

6,679 ... ... 1,159 l,057 9,6 

573 231 148.1 

172 106 62,3 

704 718 -1.9 

1,214 1,314 -7.6 

1,201 1,092 10,0 

1,924 1,806 6,5 

2,552 1,918 33,l 

2,921 2,698 8.3 

11,391 10,384 9.7 

l,118 1,120 -0.7 

590 ... ... 5,721 1,168 389,8 

2,538 2,397 5.9 

~· 131,546 107,807 22,0 

6,210 6,160 1.8 

1,130 ... ... 1,429 3,556 -59.8 

2,868 3 1 058 -6.2 

790 773 2.2 

1,358 1,402 -3,1 

378 359 5,3 

248 267 -7.l 

1,894 1,807 4,8 

3,080 3,017 2.1 

834 722 15.5 

52,984 53 ,933 -1.8 

371 441 -15,9 

1,546 1,146 34,9 

1,1s1 993 17,5 

110,109 66, 702 65,l 

NUMBER OF INHABITANTS