There are 24 cities in Manistee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee | 1 | 6,281 | 6,273 | 0.03% | 1,916 | 3.3 | City |
| Manistee township | 2 | 4,084 | 4,048 | 0.15% | 92 | 44.4 | Township |
| Filer charter township | 3 | 2,334 | 2,321 | 0.21% | 148 | 15.8 | Township |
| Bear Lake township | 4 | 1,839 | 1,826 | 0.33% | 53 | 34.7 | Township |
| Norman township | 5 | 1,593 | 1,569 | 0.51% | 22 | 70.8 | Township |
| Maple Grove township | 6 | 1,367 | 1,346 | 0.59% | 38 | 35.6 | Township |
| Springdale township | 7 | 1,355 | 855 | 10.43% | 38 | 35.4 | Township |
| Onekama township | 8 | 1,352 | 1,345 | 0.22% | 73 | 18.4 | Township |
| Cleon township | 9 | 1,071 | 1,058 | 0.28% | 30 | 36.1 | Township |
| Dickson township | 10 | 986 | 972 | 0.51% | 14 | 69.5 | Township |
| Pleasanton township | 11 | 879 | 868 | 0.46% | 26 | 33.5 | Township |
| Stronach township | 12 | 840 | 832 | 0.36% | 15 | 55.1 | Township |
| Brown township | 13 | 708 | 703 | 0.28% | 20 | 35.6 | Township |
| Arcadia township | 14 | 657 | 653 | 0.3% | 35 | 18.6 | Township |
| Kaleva | 15 | 528 | 523 | 0.19% | 478 | 1.1 | Village |
| Thompsonville | 16 | 489 | 469 | 1.03% | 491 | 1.0 | Village |
| Eastlake | 17 | 421 | 420 | 0% | 351 | 1.2 | Village |
| Mesick | 18 | 405 | 396 | 0.5% | 305 | 1.3 | Village |
| Onekama | 19 | 404 | 402 | 0% | 688 | 0.6 | Village |
| Marilla township | 20 | 403 | 397 | 0.5% | 11 | 35.5 | Township |
| Bear Lake | 21 | 337 | 336 | 0% | 1,066 | 0.3 | Village |
| Copemish | 22 | 193 | 193 | 0% | 207 | 0.9 | Village |
| Harrietta | 23 | 157 | 156 | 0% | 158 | 1.0 | Village |
| Free Soil | 24 | 150 | 150 | 0% | 145 | 1.0 | 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.
Manistee is the largest city in Manistee County.
Free Soil is the smallest city in Manistee County.
There are 24 cities in Manistee County, Michigan.