The name Tri-Cities refers to two regions in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
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. Both are located in the
Lower Peninsula
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.
The Greater Tri-Cities Region
The larger and more well known Tri-Cities is the region surrounding the cities of
Saginaw
Saginaw () is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw and Saginaw County are both in the area known as Mid-Michigan. Saginaw is adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township and considered part of Greater ...
,
Bay City, and
Midland. This region, which is also considered to be part of the
Central Michigan
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, includes much of
Bay County Bay County is the name of three counties:
* Bay County, Florida, United States
* Bay County, Michigan, United States
* Baicheng County
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,
Saginaw County, and
Midland County. These three counties make up the Greater Tri Cities, a common term describing this region of Michigan. As of recently, the region also goes by the name of the Great Lakes Bay Region.
Statistically, the region is known as the
Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City Metropolitan Area, a combined statistical area composed of Saginaw, Midland, and Bay counties. The combined population of these three counties was 391,569 as of the
2010 census, down from the 403,070 recorded at the
2000 Census. The population was estimated to have fallen further to 384,618 as of the July 1, 2014,
Census
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estimate.
Grand Haven/Ferrysburg/Spring Lake
The other Tri-Cities lies in Michigan's
Ottawa County. The three constituent towns are
Grand Haven,
Ferrysburg, and the village of
Spring Lake. The combined population of these three places and adjacent townships is 46,922 as of the 2000 Census. These tri-cities are located in
Western Michigan
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, near
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...
.
Notes
See also
Greater Tri Cities Region
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Flint/Tri-Cities
Central Michigan, also called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As its name implies, it is the middle area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and Mid Michigan corr ...
*
The Thumb
The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten. The Thumb area is generally considered to be in the Central Michigan region, east of the Tri-Cities and north of M ...
Grand Haven/Ferrysburg/Spring Lake
*
Western Michigan
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External links
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