{"id":4802,"date":"2023-06-29T16:08:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T16:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4802"},"modified":"2026-08-08T22:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T22:53:17","slug":"muskegon-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/muskegon-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Muskegon County, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Muskegon County is a county in Michigan, United States, on Lake Michigan’s eastern shore,
\nabout 40 miles west of Grand Rapids. It had a population of 175,824 at the 2020 census, an
\nestimated 177,901 by 2025, and covers 499 square miles (1,290 km2) of land within a total area of
\n1,460 square miles (3,800 km2) that includes open Lake Michigan waters, centred near
\n43\u00b017\u2032N 86\u00b027\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Muskegon is the county seat and the county’s largest city; its postal code is 49440. The county
\nholds 7 cities, 4 incorporated villages and 3 unincorporated places — two census-designated
\nplaces and one crossroads community — across 16 townships, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its
\nFIPS code is 26121.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Muskegon County<\/h2>\n

Muskegon County has 14 named places on record: 11 incorporated cities and villages, plus 3
\nplaces with no local government of their own. CDP stands for census designated place; Unincorp.
\ncovers a crossroads community with no formal boundary.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Muskegon<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n38,318<\/td>\n49440<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norton Shores<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n25,030<\/td>\n49441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Muskegon Heights<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n9,917<\/td>\n49444<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roosevelt Park<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n4,172<\/td>\n49441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Muskegon<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n4,093<\/td>\n49445<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitehall<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n2,909<\/td>\n49461<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montague<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n2,417<\/td>\n49437<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wolf Lake<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nEgelston<\/td>\n5,034<\/td>\n49442<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Twin Lake<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nDalton<\/td>\n2,056<\/td>\n49457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lakewood Club<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nDalton<\/td>\n1,340<\/td>\n49457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ravenna<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nRavenna<\/td>\n1,308<\/td>\n49451<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruitport<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nFruitport<\/td>\n1,103<\/td>\n49415<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Casnovia<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nCasnovia<\/td>\n316<\/td>\n49318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wabaningo<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nFruitland<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Michigan cities are legally independent of the townships around them, so the seven cities on
\nthis list carry no township of their own — each sits inside, but is not governed by, the
\ntownship that surrounds it. Three places share part of the county’s name pattern and are easy to
\nmix up: the city of Muskegon, the separate city of Muskegon Heights next door, and Muskegon
\nTownship, which is a third, distinct jurisdiction north of both cities.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Muskegon County has 16 townships — two charter townships (Fruitport and Muskegon) and 14
\ncivil townships — ranked below by 2020 population.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Muskegon Township<\/td>\n17,596<\/td>\nWolf Lake CDP, suburbs north of the city of Muskegon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruitport Charter Township<\/td>\n14,575<\/td>\nFruitport village, Fruitport Lake shoreline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egelston Township<\/td>\n11,128<\/td>\nWolf Lake CDP, rural subdivisions east of Muskegon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dalton Township<\/td>\n9,427<\/td>\nTwin Lake CDP, Lakewood Club village<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laketon Township<\/td>\n7,626<\/td>\nMuskegon Lake’s north shore, Bear Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruitland Township<\/td>\n5,793<\/td>\nLake Michigan shoreline, Duck Lake State Park, Wabaningo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar Creek Township<\/td>\n3,192<\/td>\nrural, borders Twin Lake and Holton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ravenna Township<\/td>\n2,962<\/td>\nRavenna village<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Casnovia Township<\/td>\n2,793<\/td>\nCasnovia village, Bailey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holton Township<\/td>\n2,586<\/td>\nHolton crossroads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sullivan Township<\/td>\n2,541<\/td>\nrural, Fruitport–Nunica corridor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Lake Township<\/td>\n2,416<\/td>\nBlue Lake, rural subdivisions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whitehall Township<\/td>\n1,768<\/td>\nsurrounds the city of Whitehall, White Lake’s north shore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moorland Township<\/td>\n1,627<\/td>\nrural, Bailey area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montague Township<\/td>\n1,555<\/td>\nsurrounds the city of Montague, White Lake’s west shore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White River Township<\/td>\n1,383<\/td>\nLake Michigan shoreline, White River channel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n