1945 in Michigan
1940 Rank City County 1930 Pop 1940 Pop 1950 Pop Change 1940-50
1 Detroit Wayne 1,568,662 1,623,452 1,849,568 13.9%
2 Grand Rapids Kent 168,592 164,292 176,515 7.4%
3 Flint Genesee 156,492 151,543 163,143 7.7%
4 Saginaw Saginaw 80,715 82,794 92,918 12.2%
5 Lansing Ingham 78,397 78,753 92,129 17.0%
6 Pontiac Oakland 64,928 66,626 73,681 10.6%
7 Dearborn Wayne 50,358 63,589 94,994 49.4%
8 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 54,786 54,097 57,704 6.7%
9 Highland Park Wayne 52,959 50,810 46,393 −8.7%
10 Hamtramck Wayne 56,268 49,839 43,555 −12.6%
11 Jackson Jackson 55,187 49,656 51,088 2.9%
12 Bay City Bay 47,355 47,956 52,523 9.5%
13 Muskegon Muskegon 41,390 47,697 48,429 1.5%
14 Battle Creek Calhoun 45,573 43,453 48,666 12.0%
15 Port Huron St. Clair 31,361 32,759 35,725 9.1%
16 Wyandotte Wayne 28,368 30,618 36,846 20.3%
17 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 26,944 29,815 48,251 61.8%
18 Royal Oak Oakland 22,904 25,087 46,898 86.9%
19 Ferndale Oakland 20,855 22,523 29,675 31.8%
Population -- Cities
The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 20,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data . Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases . Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan .
Events from the year 1945 in Michigan.