YOOPER CITIES, TOWNS,
TOWNSHIPS, AND VILLAGES
Updated February 28, 2026
The Upper Peninsula has very few large towns. The largest is Marquette with a population of 21,355. It is the home to Northern Michigan University and has a lot of secure government jobs.
Some of the 15 counties in the U.P. are so small that people identify the township they live in more than the county
MAJOR YOOPER TOWNS AND CITIES
Here are the some Yooper cities, tiny and large.
The population numbers below come from Wikipedia. The links are to either the Wikipedia article about the city or our own article.
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