There are 18 cities in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield charter township | 1 | 19,981 | 19,625 | -0.26% | 752 | 26.6 | Township |
| Traverse City | 2 | 15,717 | 15,675 | 0.06% | 1,899 | 8.3 | City |
| East Bay township | 3 | 11,713 | 11,610 | 0.16% | 293 | 40.0 | Township |
| Long Lake township | 4 | 10,047 | 9,950 | 0.18% | 336 | 29.9 | Township |
| Blair township | 5 | 9,223 | 9,008 | 0.55% | 259 | 35.6 | Township |
| Green Lake township | 6 | 6,776 | 6,709 | 0.19% | 232 | 29.2 | Township |
| Peninsula township | 7 | 6,114 | 6,072 | 0.11% | 219 | 27.9 | Township |
| Paradise township | 8 | 5,051 | 4,974 | 0.32% | 96 | 52.9 | Township |
| Acme township | 9 | 4,485 | 4,453 | 0.13% | 179 | 25.0 | Township |
| Whitewater township | 10 | 2,702 | 2,683 | 0.11% | 56 | 47.8 | Township |
| Mayfield township | 11 | 1,819 | 1,790 | 0.33% | 51 | 35.9 | Township |
| Fife Lake township | 12 | 1,539 | 1,525 | 0.19% | 44 | 34.6 | Township |
| Kingsley | 13 | 1,443 | 1,415 | 0.49% | 1,087 | 1.3 | Village |
| Grant township | 14 | 1,229 | 1,217 | 0.16% | 35 | 35.2 | Township |
| Buckley | 15 | 773 | 767 | 0.13% | 424 | 1.8 | Village |
| Thompsonville | 16 | 489 | 469 | 1.03% | 491 | 1.0 | Village |
| Union township | 17 | 477 | 471 | 0.42% | 13 | 35.8 | Township |
| Fife Lake | 18 | 469 | 467 | 0% | 646 | 0.7 | Village |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Garfield charter township is the largest city in Grand Traverse County.
Fife Lake is the smallest city in Grand Traverse County.
There are 18 cities in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.