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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rapids | 1 | 7,969 | 7,739 | 0.72% | 1,793 | 4.4 | City |
| Fremont | 2 | 4,619 | 4,521 | 0.52% | 1,282 | 3.6 | City |
| Brooks township | 3 | 3,825 | 3,715 | 0.76% | 121 | 31.5 | Township |
| Croton township | 4 | 3,467 | 3,368 | 0.78% | 103 | 33.7 | Township |
| Grant township | 5 | 3,409 | 3,308 | 0.77% | 96 | 35.4 | Township |
| Ashland township | 6 | 2,825 | 2,767 | 0.57% | 82 | 34.4 | Township |
| Ensley township | 7 | 2,689 | 2,607 | 0.83% | 76 | 35.4 | Township |
| Garfield township | 8 | 2,591 | 2,500 | 0.94% | 81 | 32.2 | Township |
| Newaygo | 9 | 2,563 | 2,478 | 0.83% | 681 | 3.8 | City |
| Sheridan charter township | 10 | 2,557 | 2,524 | 0.35% | 78 | 32.9 | Township |
| Big Prairie township | 11 | 2,556 | 2,440 | 1.23% | 81 | 31.5 | Township |
| Reed City | 12 | 2,532 | 2,487 | 0.44% | 1,205 | 2.1 | City |
| Bridgeton township | 13 | 2,320 | 2,234 | 1.04% | 65 | 35.7 | Township |
| Sherman township | 14 | 2,148 | 2,108 | 0.47% | 62 | 34.5 | Township |
| Denver township | 15 | 2,102 | 2,017 | 1.11% | 60 | 35.3 | Township |
| Dayton township | 16 | 2,029 | 2,003 | 0.6% | 60 | 33.7 | Township |
| Everett township | 17 | 1,999 | 1,983 | 0.2% | 56 | 35.5 | Township |
| Howard City | 18 | 1,914 | 1,836 | 1% | 793 | 2.4 | Village |
| White Cloud | 19 | 1,476 | 1,478 | -0.07% | 764 | 1.9 | City |
| Ravenna | 20 | 1,389 | 1,341 | 0.87% | 1,166 | 1.2 | Village |
| Kent City | 21 | 1,380 | 1,298 | 1.47% | 1,031 | 1.3 | Village |
| Lakewood Club | 22 | 1,321 | 1,332 | -0.23% | 691 | 1.9 | Village |
| Lincoln township | 23 | 1,321 | 1,299 | 0.69% | 38 | 35.1 | Township |
| Wilcox township | 24 | 1,180 | 1,136 | 1.03% | 35 | 33.8 | Township |
| Grant | 25 | 985 | 961 | 0.61% | 1,466 | 0.7 | City |
| Hesperia | 26 | 975 | 967 | 0.21% | 1,192 | 0.8 | Village |
| Morley | 27 | 524 | 510 | 0.58% | 585 | 0.9 | Village |
| Sand Lake | 28 | 474 | 473 | 0% | 669 | 0.7 | Village |
| Walkerville | 29 | 270 | 262 | 0.75% | 217 | 1.2 | Village |
| Stanwood | 30 | 211 | 203 | 0.96% | 872 | 0.2 | 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.
Big Rapids is the largest city in Newaygo County.
Pierson is the smallest city in Newaygo County.
There are 31 cities in Newaygo County, Michigan.