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Welcome to Ionia County ...

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

The community of Ionia is the Seat for Ionia County.

Ionia County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Kent County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ionia had a population of 64,697 people. This is an increase of 1.34% since the last Census (which gave a population of 63,842 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ionia represented 0.65% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Ionia County:

  • Belding
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Belding is located in Ionia County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
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  • Clarksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hubbardston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ionia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ionia is located in Ionia County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
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  • Lake Odessa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lyons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lyons is located in Ionia County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
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  • Muir
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Muir is located in Ionia County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muir <2>
  • Pewamo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pewamo is located in Ionia County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
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  • Portland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saranac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Saranac is located in Ionia County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 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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