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Welcome to Allegan County ...

Time Zone: Allegan County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Allegan is the Seat for Allegan County.

Allegan County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Kalamazoo County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Allegan had a population of 118,081 people. This is an increase of 5.88% since the last Census (which gave a population of 111,523 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Allegan represented 1.13% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Allegan County:

  • Allegan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Allegan is located in Allegan County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
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  • Douglas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Douglas is located in Allegan County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <2>
  • Fennville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hopkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hopkins is located in Allegan County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
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  • Martin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Martin is located in Allegan County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
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  • Otsego
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Otsego is located in Allegan County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
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  • Plainwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saugatuck
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Wayland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayland is located in Allegan County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
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Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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