5/23/13 - According to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau, while approximately two out of three Michigan communities lost residents between 2011 and 2012, almost every municipality in Livingston County gained residents. Overall, the countyâs population increased a little less than 1%, from 182,299 in 2011 to 182,838 last year. Green Oak Township saw the biggest increase, a 1.15% bump to 17,852. However, Hamburg Township is still the most populous in Livingston County with 21,383 residents, a quarter-point increase. In fact, the only municipality that saw a decline was the City of Howell, which saw a .08% population decline in 2012 to 9,505. As a whole, Michiganâs population increased by .07% â 6,559 people â year-over-year, for a total population of 9,883,360 in 2012. Detroit, the stateâs largest city, dropped 0.67% â or by 4,726 people â from a 2011 estimate of 706,201 residents to a 2012 estimate of 701,475. Nationwide, eight of the 15 fastest-growing large cities and towns were in Texas, according to the Census Bureau. (JK)
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