Great Lakes census statistical areas

Along the Great Lakes

Great Lakes

The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...

, there are 27 United States census statistical areas - 10 Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area
The United States Office of Management and Budget defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties...

s, 7 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (independent of the Combined Statistical Areas), and 3 Micropolitan Statistical Areas (independent of the Combined Statistical Areas), as defined by the United States Census Bureau

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The following sortable table lists the 27 census statistical areas of the United States located on the Great Lakes with the following information:

The rank by population as of 2007-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
The census statistical area name as defined by the United States Census Bureau
The census statistical area population as of 2007-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
Lakes within census statistical area

Combined Statistical Areas, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and Micropolitan Statistical Areas located on the Great Lakes
Rank	Map Reference Number	Census Statistical Area	2007 Population	Lake(s)
1	16	Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA	9,745,165	Lake Michigan
2	15	Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA	5,405,918	Lake Erie and Lake Huron
3	21	Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA	2,896,968	Lake Erie
4	13	Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA	1,739,497	Lake Michigan
5	14	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA	1,323,095	Lake Michigan
6	24	Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY CSA	1,208,270	Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
7	25	Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA	1,122,845	Lake Ontario
8	26	Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA	725,359	Lake Ontario
9	19	Toledo-Fremont, OH CSA	711,952	Lake Erie
10	17	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA	323,264	Lake Michigan
11	12	Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North, MI CSA	309,785	Lake Huron
12	9	Green Bay, WI MSA	301,131	Lake Michigan
13	22	Erie, PA MSA	279,092	Lake Erie
14	1	Duluth, MN-WI MSA	274,308	Lake Superior
15	18	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA	159,589	Lake Michigan
16	7	Traverse City, MI μSA	142,075	Lake Michigan
17	23	Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia, NY μSA	133,945	Lake Erie
18	27	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY μSA	117,201	Lake Ontario
19	11	Sheboygan, WI MSA	114,504	Lake Michigan
20	10	Manitowoc, WI μSA	80,928	Lake Michigan
21	20	Sandusky, OH MSA	77,323	Lake Erie
22	6	Marinette, WI-MI μSA	66,820	Lake Michigan
23	3	Marquette, MI μSA	65,216	Lake Superior
24	4	Sault Ste. Marie, MI μSA	38,922	Lake Huron and Lake Superior
25	5	Escanaba, MI μSA	37,367	Lake Michigan
26	2	Houghton, MI μSA	37,352	Lake Superior
27	8	Alpena, MI μSA	29,707	Lake Huron

The following four sortable tables list the 27 census statistical areas of the United States located on the Great Lakes, by lake, with the following information:

The rank by population as of 2007-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
The census statistical area name as defined by the United States Census Bureau
The census statistical area population as of 2007-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
Comment

Combined Statistical Areas, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and Micropolitan Statistical Areas located on Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
Rank	Map Reference Number	Census Statistical Area	2007 Population	Comment
1	15	Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA	5,405,918	Also located on Lake Huron.
2	12	Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA	2,896,968
3	24	Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY CSA	1,208,270	Also located on Lake Ontario.
4	19	Toledo-Fremont, OH CSA	711,952
5	22	Erie, PA MSA	279,092
6	23	Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia, NY μSA	133,945
7	20	Sandusky, OH MSA	77,323

Combined Statistical Areas, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and Micropolitan Statistical Areas located on Lake Huron
Lake Huron
Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the larger portion of Lake Michigan-Huron. It is bounded on the east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the west by the state of Michigan in the United States...
Rank	Map Reference Number	Census Statistical Area	2007 Population	Comment
1	15	Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA	5,405,918	Also located on Lake Erie
2	12	Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North, MI CSA	309,785
3	4	Sault Ste. Marie, MI μSA	38,922	Also located on Lake Superior
4	8	Alpena, MI μSA	29,707

Combined Statistical Areas, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and Micropolitan Statistical Areas located on Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
Rank	Map Reference Number	Census Statistical Area	2007 Population
1	16	Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA	9,745,165
2	13	Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA	1,739,497
3	14	Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA	1,323,095
4	17	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA	323,264
5	9	Green Bay, WI MSA	301,131
6	18	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA	159,589
7	7	Traverse City, MI μSA	142,075
8	11	Sheboygan, WI MSA	114,504
9	10	Manitowoc, WI μSA	80,928
10	6	Marinette, WI-MI μSA	66,820
11	5	Escanaba, MI μSA	37,367

Combined Statistical Areas, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and Micropolitan Statistical Areas located on Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
Rank	Map Reference Number	Census Statistical Area	2007 Population	Comment
1	24	Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY CSA	1,208,270	Also located on Lake Erie
2	25	Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA	1,122,845
3	26	Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA	725,359
4	27	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY μSA	117,201

Combined Statistical Areas, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and Micropolitan Statistical Areas located on Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
Rank	Map Reference Number	Census Statistical Area	2007 Population	Comment
1	1	Duluth, MN-WI MSA	274,308
2	3	Marquette, MI μSA	65,216
3	4	Sault Ste. Marie, MI μSA	38,922	Also located on Lake Michigan
4	2	Houghton, MI μSA	37,352

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United States Census Bureau
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