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Michigan Population News Articles

Population Density

Historic & Projected Growth

Population by County

POPULATION DENSITY

People per square mile, 2010:   174.8

People per square mile, 2020:   178.0

HISTORIC & PROJECTED GROWTH 1790 TO 2040

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census & Weldon Cooper Center, Demographics Research Group
(The Census Bureau and Weldon Cooper Center have not yet provided updated State projections to reflect 2020 census numbers.)

Population by County

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census

Michigan Population News Articles

As rain patterns evolve in Michigan, farmers adjust to droughts and deluges – November 27, 2023

Legislative leftovers: Michigan environmental bills pushed to 2024 – November 25, 2023

Grants will help communities upgrade water infrastructure – November 15, 2023

Refugees, immigrants can get driver’s license help at Dearborn resource fair – November 4, 2023

Experts at Michigan DNR give insight on why bird population is rapidly declining – November 3, 2023

Michigan House passes climate change reform, mandating clean energy by 2040 – November 3. 2023

Discover the Largest Cities in Michigan (By Population, Total Area, and Economic Impact) – July 15, 2023

MDHHS provides guidance on protecting your health during air quality events due to wildfire smoke – July 14, 2023

Cities call it public safety, but new rules put Michigan’s homeless in the crosshairs – July 6, 2023

National home construction is up but Michigan’s new builds lag by 21% – July 1, 2023

Higher temperatures in West Michigan reflect impact of climate change – Jan 23, 2023

Michigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse. Here’s how to deal. – Jan 18, 2023

Michigan voters want to see more climate action this legislative session – Jan 18, 2023

Flood of concern; Au Train river overflowing its banks – Dec 28, 2022

Michigan’s climate haven is gleaming blue in a country of growing drought – Dec 23, 2022

Warning: People and Pets Stay Out of Huron River Due to Spill – Aug 3, 2022

Potter Park Zoo encourages people to help save monarch butterfly population – Aug 2, 2022

GV professor believes climate change poses threats in West Michigan – Aug 1, 2022

On Higgins Lake, distrust and old grudges cloud septic debate – July 29, 2022

2 fastest-growing cities in Michigan – July 24, 2022

Michigan farm accused of contaminating water sources with animal waste – March 29, 2022

Michigan residents should expect ‘more frequent encounters’ with spring pests in 2022, study says – March 23, 2022

Michigan primary care doctors push for more state investment to address worsening shortage – March 22, 2022

Asthma rates rise in Michigan: ‘It’s every other patient I’m seeing right now’ – March 16, 2022

Report: Climate change threatens these 29 Michigan chemical sites – March 16, 2022

While electric cars clean up the roads, neighbors of auto plants still hit by pollution – December 17, 2021

60 degrees in December? Good for golfers, tough on Michigan’s climate – December 14, 2021

These are the ‘toxic hot spots’ where Michiganders may face cancer-causing air pollution – December 13, 2021

Detroit officials call on city to permanently ban company operating along Detroit River – December 9, 2021

Agriculture Forum: Permanently protecting farming in Leelanau – November 27, 2021

Flint treatment plant sewage spill was biggest of last week — nearly 32 million gallons – September 28, 2021

Ignored warnings, deferred maintenance caused Michigan dams to collapse – September 20, 2021

Landfill gas to energy facility in Salem Township ordered to pay $750,000 in settlement over reported Clean Air Act violations – September 10, 2021

Plastic pollution is constant threat along West Michigan’s lakeshore – July 12, 2021

Yes, mosquitoes are worse in Michigan this summer. And it ain’t over – July 12, 2021

Sewage overflow affecting water statewide – July 9, 2021

Detroit Flooding Previews Risks from a Warming Climate – July 1, 2021

Poison Ivy Is On The Rise In Michigan, Here’s How To Identify It – June 23, 2021

Michigan warns of PFAS contamination in Lake Superior smelt – March 24, 2021

Landfill gas plant, chemical supplier fined for air pollution violations – March 23, 2021

Michigan communities turn to wetlands to prevent damage during floods – March 16, 2021

Sierra Club and Environment Michigan File Notice of Intent To Sue AK Steel – March 15, 2021

Feds punt on listing monarch butterfly as an endangered species – December 15, 2020

University of Michigan could achieve carbon neutrality for certain emissions by 2025, report says – December 17, 2020

Northern Michigan real estate booms as builders struggle to meet demand – December 19, 2020

Northern Michigan lakes bloom with algae in 2020 – December 20, 2020

Michigan proposal’s reliance on fossil fuel money splits environmentalists – October 16, 2020

Northern Michigan real estate booms as builders struggle to meet demand – October 16, 2020

Detroit aims to end basement flooding and cut water pollution with sponge-like medians – October 13, 2020

Farm is mishandling waste and polluting watershed, alleges Michigan AG – September 24, 2020

Gov. Whitmer announces MI Healthy Climate Plan – September 23, 2020

As toxic algal blooms impact Lake Erie, Michigan sees agriculture as main culprit – August 5, 2020

Manure spreading at the center of dispute between farm groups and EGLE – August 12, 2020

Development in southeast Michigan has meant loss of natural areas and farmland – August 11, 2020

Traverse City: High water causing swamped sewers – July 26, 2020

Michigan beaches may not be safe – July 22, 2020

USDA invests $26 million in Michigan water infrastructure improvements – May 27, 2020

Michigan Flooding Is A Climate Change Problem, Too – May 28, 2020

Issues Of The Environment: Air Quality In Southeast Michigan – June 17, 2020

Michigan bills would provide boost for local roads – June 22, 2020

It’s not just the Great Lakes. Flooding threatens inland Michigan, too – February 23, 2020

Dearborn listed among most polluted cities in the U.S. – February 21, 2020

NEIGHBORHOOD AIR POLLUTION LINKED TO ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS AMONG ELDERLY ASTHMA PATIENTS – February 17, 2020

Coldwater fastest growing place in the state of Michigan – January 29, 2020

Ann Arbor farmers take measures to cope with climate change – October 29, 2019

Kalkaska bid to dump septic rule blocked 70 miles downstream – October 26, 2019

Michigan birds are at risk – here’s why some may disappear forever – October 24, 2019

Michigan insecticide spraying could threaten vulnerable bugs – October 12, 2019

Michigan Wins $4M Grant To Test Chemical Exposure – September 3, 2019

5 PFAS lessons for Michigan from the Huron River – August 29, 2019

Neighborhoods near coal plant in West Olive have contaminated drinking water – August 27, 2019

Decline in pollinators prompts WMU staffers to build them a home – August 22, 2019

Think it’s hot now? Michigan’s 90° days could quadruple in 20 years – July 16, 2019

Climate change could bring woe to Michigan’s lakes, farms, forests – July 16, 2019

Air quality casts pall over Michigan national parks – June 27, 2019

Dow to pay fine, address alleged environmental violations in Midland – June 25, 2019

Baykeeper, Boaters, Property Owners Deal With High Waters – May 22, 2019

Allendale expanding fire station due to rapid population growth – May 2, 2019

“State of the Air” report shows Michigan sky’s are unhealthy – April 24, 2019

New report lays out pros, cons for road-funding plans – February 26, 2019

With recycling Marchket in flux, experts say recycle more and keep it clean – February 19, 2019

New Report: Climate Change Is Having Devastating Impacts on Public Health in Michigan – February 4, 2019

Michigan lawmakers seek new designation for water pollutants – January 15, 2019

City of Muskegon pushes for cleanup of polluted ‘tank farm’ site – January 15, 2019

Ann Arbor officials concerned residents may switch to bottled water due to PFAS – January 15, 2019

Gretchen Whitmer vows action on climate. Here’s how warming hurts Michigan. – January 9, 2019

Air quality will be monitored near Gordie Howe Bridge construction – January 8, 2019

Winter warm up brings ticks, Lyme disease threat – January 7, 2019

The “original sin” of air quality regulations is keeping communities polluted. But that’s changing. – January 7, 2019

EPA’s dig at mercury regs carries Kavanaugh’s fingerprints – January 4, 2019

PFAS found in 20 additional Muskegon-area drinking water wells – January 3, 2019