Population

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order today that creates a bipartisan commission to look for ways to attract more people to Michigan.

Economists forecast that Michigan's population will increase by about a half-million people over the next three decades, with growth concentrated in certain areas.Gabriel Ehrlich heads up the group of economists at the University of Michigan. He says growth is expected in a band of counties from the suburban Detroit area, west through Lansing and on to the Grand Rapids region. Ehrlich and other economists say there also will be population growth in the Traverse City to Petoskey region.

Economists at the University of Michigan expect Michigan's population to grow by a half-million over three decades.

State officials announced this week that Michigan’s prison population has continued its downward trend.The state’s prison population has been steadily…

While population within the state of Michigan has grown in the past few years, that growth isn’t evenly distributed.Some counties are experiencing booms…

Wildlife officials have been more and more concerned with diseases affecting the deer population in recent months, but new data shows populations may not…

Trail camera footage at Isle Royale National Park shows that the island could be down to its last wolf. The wolf population on the island has been…