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 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 1 | 9,046 | 8,817 | 0.63% | 1,426 | 6.3 | City |
| Bloomer township | 2 | 6,864 | 6,380 | 7.75% | 198 | 34.7 | Township |
| Reynolds township | 3 | 5,674 | 5,438 | 1.03% | 159 | 35.7 | Township |
| Pierson township | 4 | 3,511 | 3,370 | 0.95% | 101 | 34.6 | Township |
| Montcalm township | 5 | 3,508 | 3,393 | 0.78% | 99 | 35.4 | Township |
| Evergreen township | 6 | 3,036 | 2,942 | 0.76% | 88 | 34.6 | Township |
| Cato township | 7 | 2,990 | 2,897 | 0.74% | 85 | 35.2 | Township |
| Home township | 8 | 2,802 | 2,713 | 0.79% | 78 | 36.0 | Township |
| Crystal township | 9 | 2,694 | 2,617 | 0.64% | 79 | 34.0 | Township |
| Sidney township | 10 | 2,633 | 2,543 | 0.88% | 78 | 33.9 | Township |
| Winfield township | 11 | 2,361 | 2,280 | 0.81% | 67 | 35.4 | Township |
| Douglass township | 12 | 2,324 | 2,245 | 0.87% | 67 | 34.7 | Township |
| Belvidere township | 13 | 2,196 | 2,131 | 0.73% | 63 | 34.6 | Township |
| Maple Valley township | 14 | 1,969 | 1,903 | 0.77% | 56 | 35.3 | Township |
| Pine township | 15 | 1,928 | 1,874 | 0.63% | 55 | 35.0 | Township |
| Howard City | 16 | 1,914 | 1,836 | 1% | 793 | 2.4 | Village |
| Sheridan township | 17 | 1,910 | 1,803 | 0.9% | 61 | 31.3 | Township |
| Fairplain township | 18 | 1,873 | 1,804 | 0.81% | 53 | 35.2 | Township |
| Sheridan township | 19 | 1,619 | 1,553 | 1.06% | 45 | 36.1 | Township |
| Stanton township | 20 | 1,594 | 1,580 | -0.13% | 13 | 122.4 | Township |
| Bushnell township | 21 | 1,571 | 1,506 | 1.03% | 44 | 35.6 | Township |
| Sheridan township | 22 | 1,385 | 1,317 | 1.17% | 40 | 34.8 | Township |
| Stanton | 23 | 1,382 | 1,342 | 0.73% | 644 | 2.1 | City |
| Ferris township | 24 | 1,373 | 1,329 | 0.66% | 38 | 36.0 | Township |
| Edmore | 25 | 1,265 | 1,220 | 0.88% | 831 | 1.5 | Village |
| Day township | 26 | 1,171 | 1,132 | 0.78% | 33 | 35.3 | Township |
| Carson City | 27 | 1,129 | 1,105 | 0.53% | 987 | 1.1 | City |
| Sheridan township | 28 | 1,046 | 1,038 | -0.29% | 31 | 34.3 | Township |
| Lakeview | 29 | 1,040 | 1,016 | 0.58% | 695 | 1.5 | Village |
| Sheridan | 30 | 715 | 695 | 0.7% | 649 | 1.1 | Village |
| Pierson | 31 | 205 | 199 | 0.49% | 823 | 0.2 | 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.
Greenville is the largest city in Montcalm County.
Pierson is the smallest city in Montcalm County.
There are 31 cities in Montcalm County, Michigan.