Biggest Cities in Michigan - 1990 Census Data

Top 100 Biggest Cities In Michigan (1990 Census)

Rank	City	1990 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Detroit	1,027,946	-1.6%
2	Grand Rapids	189,673	0.4%
3	Warren	145,080	-1.0%
4	Flint	141,367	-1.2%
5	Lansing	126,932	–
6	Sterling Heights	117,814	–
7	Ann Arbor	110,168	–
8	Livonia	100,864	–
9	Dearborn	89,119	–
10	Westland	84,457	–
11	Kalamazoo	80,290	–
12	Southfield	75,706	–
13	Farmington Hills	74,611	–
14	Troy	72,884	–
15	Pontiac	71,136	–
16	Taylor	70,809	–
17	Saginaw	69,502	–
18	St. Clair Shores	68,300	–
19	Royal Oak	64,212	–
20	Wyoming	63,672	–
21	Rochester Hills	61,884	–
22	Dearborn Heights	60,720	–
23	Battle Creek	53,450	–
24	Roseville	51,270	–
25	East Lansing	50,943	–
26	Lincoln Park	41,980	–
27	Portage	41,025	–
28	Muskegon	40,355	–
29	Midland	38,906	–
30	Bay City	38,752	–
31	Kentwood	37,826	–
32	Jackson	37,570	–
33	Eastpointe	35,275	–
34	Port Huron	33,701	–
35	Novi	32,979	–
36	Madison Heights	32,199	–
37	Garden City	32,045	–
38	Allen Park	31,085	–
39	Inkster	30,956	–
40	Holland	30,869	–
41	Wyandotte	30,772	–
42	Southgate	30,756	–
43	Oak Park	30,590	–
44	Burton	27,476	–
45	Ferndale	25,044	–
46	Ypsilanti	24,703	–
47	Mount Pleasant	23,157	–
48	Romulus	22,901	–
49	Monroe	22,625	–
50	Marquette	22,001	–
51	Adrian	21,866	–
52	Norton Shores	21,713	–
53	Trenton	20,591	–
54	Highland Park	20,177	–
55	Hazel Park	20,051	–
56	Birmingham	19,997	–
57	Wayne	19,935	–
58	Hamtramck	18,506	–
59	Mount Clemens	18,365	–
60	Berkley	18,075	–
61	Grosse Pointe Woods	17,754	–
62	Walker	17,272	–
63	Auburn Hills	16,958	–
64	Owosso	16,330	–
65	Grandville	15,619	–
66	Traverse City	15,156	–
67	Harper Woods	14,893	–
68	Sault Ste. Marie	14,759	–
69	Clawson	13,928	–
70	Fraser	13,899	–
71	Riverview	13,898	–
72	Escanaba	13,677	–
73	Muskegon Heights	13,175	–
74	Grosse Pointe Park	12,857	–
75	Benton Harbor	12,802	–
76	Niles	12,462	–
77	Big Rapids	12,293	–
78	Ecorse	12,174	–
79	Grand Haven	11,995	–
80	Woodhaven	11,592	–
81	Alpena	11,363	–
82	River Rouge	11,313	–
83	Melvindale	11,220	–
84	Ionia	10,886	–
85	Coldwater	10,835	–
86	East Grand Rapids	10,709	–
87	Beverly Hills	10,610	–
88	Sturgis	10,292	–
89	Albion	10,222	–
90	Cadillac	10,176	–
91	Farmington	10,170	–
92	Grosse Pointe Farms	10,090	–
93	Plymouth	9,593	–
94	Menominee	9,400	–
95	St. Joseph	9,265	–
96	Alma	9,043	–
97	Center Line	8,810	–
98	Iron Mountain	8,800	–
99	Flushing	8,559	–
100	Wixom	8,555	–

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What was the largest city in Michigan in 1990?

In 1990, the largest city in Michigan was Detroit, with a population of 1,027,946. The second largest city is Grand Rapids, with a population of 189,673.