Historic Population and Projections for Region 8 and its Counties 
 

 

 

Population Trends

Percentage and Numeric

Based Trend Projections

1970

1980

1990

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

Allegan

66,575

81,555

92,557

105,665

113,918

122,993

133,045

144,266

Ionia

45,843

50,976

57,024

 61,518

65,993

70,879

76,266

82,269

Kent

411,044

444,506

500,631

574,335

616,222

662,496

714,099

772,201

Mecosta

27,992

36,961

37,317

 40,553

43,116

46,296

50,366

55,762

Montcalm

39,682

47,555

53,059

61,266

66,196

71,719

77,985

85,191

Osceola

14,838

18,928

20,146

23,197

24,950

26,896

29,081

31,563

Ottawa

128,181

157,174

187,768

238,314

268,634

303,676

344,765

393,642

Region 8

734,155

837,655

948,502 

1,104,848 

 1,199,029

1,304,955

1,425,607

1,564,894

 

Sources:  West Michigan Regional Planning Commission; 2000 U.S. Census of Population