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Welcome to Saginaw County ...

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

The community of Saginaw is the Seat for Saginaw County.

Saginaw County was founded ? and was created by taking area from Oakland County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Saginaw had a population of 190,539 people. This is a decrease of 4.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 199,862 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saginaw represented 2.02% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Saginaw County:

  • Birch Run
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesaning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankenmuth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Merrill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Merrill is located in Saginaw County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <2>
  • Oakley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakley is located in Saginaw County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <2>
  • Reese
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Reese is located in Saginaw County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <2>
  • Saginaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
    • Former names for Saginaw:
    • East Saginaw
    • Saginaw City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <2>
  • Saint Charles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Zilwaukee city
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people

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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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