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Contact InformationOceana County EDC
314 State Street PO Box 168
Hart, MI 49420
Phone: (231) 873-7141
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Oceana County Demographics
Population | Ethnicity | Age | Gender | Housing | Education | Income
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POPULATION
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ACTUAL
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EST
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PROJECTED
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1970
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1980
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1990
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2000
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2006
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2010
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2015
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2020
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2025
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2030
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2035
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Oceana County
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17,984
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22,022
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22,454
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26,873
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28,639
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30,567
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33,161
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35,975
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39,027
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42,339
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45,931
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Benona Township
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816
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1,203
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1,133
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1,520
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1,595
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1,702
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1,847
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2,004
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2,174
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2,358
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2,558
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Claybanks Township
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557
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733
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679
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831
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880
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939
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1,019
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1,105
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1,199
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1,301
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1,411
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Colfax Township
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222
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328
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374
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574
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617
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659
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714
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775
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841
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912
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990
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Crystal Township
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453
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602
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658
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832
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908
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969
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1,051
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1,141
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1,237
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1,342
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1,456
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Elbridge Township
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799
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899
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820
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1,233
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1,327
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1,416
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1,537
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1,667
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1,808
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1,962
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2,128
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Ferry Township
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719
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898
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1,033
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1,296
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1,400
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1,494
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1,621
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1,759
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1,908
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2,070
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2,245
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Golden Township
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871
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1,358
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1,302
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1,810
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1,893
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2,020
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2,192
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2,378
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2,580
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2,799
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3,036
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Grant Township
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1,587
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2,366
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2,578
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2,932
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3,276
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3,497
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3,793
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4,115
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4,464
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4,843
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5,254
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Greenwood Township
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575
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815
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915
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1,154
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1,260
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1,345
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1,459
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1,583
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1,717
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1,863
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2,021
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Hart Township
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1,525
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1,801
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1,513
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2,026
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2,138
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2,282
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2,476
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2,686
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2,914
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3,161
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3,429
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Leavitt Township
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773
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848
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804
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845
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923
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985
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1,069
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1,159
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1,258
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1,365
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1,480
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Newfield Township
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1,551
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1,968
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2,144
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2,483
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2,628
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2,805
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3,043
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3,301
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3,581
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3,885
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4,215
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Otto Township
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196
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426
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404
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662
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747
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797
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865
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938
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1,018
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1,104
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1,198
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Pentwater Township
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1,154
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1,424
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1,422
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1,513
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1,561
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1,666
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1,807
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1,961
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2,127
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2,308
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2,504
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Shelby Township
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3,352
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3,506
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3,692
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3,951
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4,135
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4,413
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4,788
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5,194
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5,635
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6,113
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6,632
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Weare Township
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695
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939
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1,041
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1,261
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1,355
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1,446
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1,569
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1,702
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1,846
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2,003
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2,173
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City of Hart
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2,139
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1,888
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1,942
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1,950
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1,996
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2,130
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2,311
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2,507
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2,720
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2,951
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3,201
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Hesperia Village (part)
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525
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529
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586
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590
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623
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665
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721
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783
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849
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921
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999
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New Era Village
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466
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534
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520
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461
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476
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508
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551
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598
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649
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704
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763
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Pentwater Village
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993
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1,165
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1,050
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958
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984
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1,050
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1,139
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1,236
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1,341
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1,455
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1,578
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Rothbury Village
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394
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522
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407
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416
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443
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473
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513
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556
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604
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655
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710
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Shelby Village
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1,703
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1,624
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1,871
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1,914
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1,971
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2,104
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2,282
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2,476
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2,686
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2,914
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3,161
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Walkerville Village
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319
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296
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262
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254
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265
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283
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307
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333
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361
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392
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425
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SOURCE: Actual and Estimated Figures from the U.S. Bureau of the Census - Projected figures from the WMSRDC
NOTE: Population projections are developed at the county level. As a result of this, in-county migration from urban to non-urban areas may be understated.
NOTE: Village population included in township figures.
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