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1 / 30#30. Troy
- Population: 86,912
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2 / 30#29. Sage Township
- Population: 2,404
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3 / 30#28. Bloomfield Hills
- Population: 4,393
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4 / 30#27. Clare
- Population: 3,312
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5 / 30#26. Lincoln Township
- Population: 2,504
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6 / 30#25. St. Joseph
- Population: 7,868
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7 / 30#24. Farmington Hills
- Population: 83,749
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8 / 30#23. Beverly Hills
- Population: 10,593
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9 / 30#22. Peninsula Township
- Population: 6,026
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10 / 30#21. Marion Township
- Population: 1,762
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11 / 30#20. Grosse Pointe Woods
- Population: 16,353
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12 / 30#19. Ford River Township
- Population: 2,081
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13 / 30#18. Tawas City
- Population: 1,870
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14 / 30#17. Birmingham
- Population: 21,728
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15 / 30#16. Grosse Pointe
- Population: 5,597
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16 / 30#15. Frankenmuth
- Population: 5,045
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17 / 30#14. Markey Township
- Population: 2,321
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18 / 30#13. Chelsea
- Population: 5,447
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19 / 30#12. Grosse Ile Township
- Population: 10,682
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20 / 30#11. Greilickville
- Population: 1,412
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21 / 30#10. Bingham Township
- Population: 2,558
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22 / 30#9. Bad Axe
- Population: 3,046
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23 / 30#8. Bridgman
- Population: 2,557
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24 / 30#7. Baldwin Township
- Population: 1,831
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25 / 30#6. Bloomfield Charter Township
- Population: 44,043
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26 / 30#5. Grosse Pointe Farms
- Population: 10,018
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27 / 30#4. Charlevoix Township
- Population: 1,833
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28 / 30#3. Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
- Population: 2,608
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29 / 30#2. Pleasant Ridge
- Population: 2,610
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30 / 30#1. Bingham Farms
- Population: 1,521
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