Michigan is made up of all kinds of communities, cities, towns and villages. Detroit is the biggest city in the state. Michigan also has numerous "out in the middle of nowhere towns". Let's spread the love for these towns.

By way of comparison the city of Macrotrend states that Detroit:

The metro area population of Detroit in 2022 was 3,521,000, a 0.25% decline from 2021.

Macrotrend says that Grand Rapids:

The metro area population of Grand Rapids in 2022 was 603,000, a 0.33% increase from 2021.

Lets talk about some of the small towns that have population "YOU". What about the towns that don't have a gas station? How about towns that have a gas station that also serves as the grocery store, liquor store and sometimes a veterinarian? These small towns are located everywhere in the U.P. and in the lower peninsula. These small towns are my favorite because they are isolated. I like my privacy.

I did a poll on my FB page and the results were impressive. Of course I had responses for small towns in mid Michigan like Perry, Laingsburg, Eaton Rapids, Onondaga and more. Alghough these towns are small, they just aren't "out in the middle of nowhere" towns. Growing up in a small town may make you feel like it's in the "middle of nowhere" but if you have a Speedway your doing ok. I did some research on the following towns and their populations, World Population Review, Michigan Demographics, Wikipedia, Point 2 provided stats.

15 Most "Out in the Middle of Nowhere" Towns

Hubbardston

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located in Ionia County, the population is 360. 

Cohachtah

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bustling metropolis of 3269.

Capac

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the current population is 2010.

Luther

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this is a tiny town for sure, 335 population.

North Branch

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the population is 3443.

Falmouth

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as of the 2020 Census, 183 residents.

Dighton

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this town is so small I couldn't find a population.

Irons Michigan

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1998 residents.

Turner

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462 lovely people live here.

Waters

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 there's really no population info, it's damn small.

Bitely

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1624 residents.

Onaway

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893 folks reside here.

Estey

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as of 2010 it was 844 residents.

Rhodes

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 1795 residents.

North Star

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888 residents.

Michigan's 20 Smallest Cities and Towns

Michigan's population is 10.05 million people. We have many big cities. We also have tiny cities and towns in Michigan. Here are the smallest cities or towns in Michigan.