Houghton County has lost 57% of its population since its 1910 peak of 88,098. It has fewer residents now than it did in 1900. To its credit, it was the only U.P. county to gain population between 2010 and 2020, although the 2022 U.S. Census estimate shows a slight drop since 2020. It has been treading water since 1950.
Population and map: Wikipedia
Headline: mlive, 8/15/2021
Rural counties struggled the most to maintain their population, and the U.P. was no different. Of the six Michigan counties that lost the largest percentage of their residents, five are north of the Mackinac Bridge.
The U.P. now represents less than 3% of Michigan’s total population, per the new census data.
Of the U.P.’s 15 counties, 14 of them shrunk between 2010 and 2020, per the census. Only Houghton County (up 733 residents) gained residents.
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