30 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manistee | 1 | 6,283 | 6,273 | 0.03% | 1,916 | 3.28 | City |
| Manistee township | 2 | 4,090 | 4,048 | 0.15% | 92 | 44.38 | Township |
| Arcadia township | 3 | 3,170 | 3,149 | 0.22% | 90 | 35.05 | Township |
| Filer charter township | 4 | 2,339 | 2,321 | 0.21% | 148 | 15.75 | Township |
| Bear Lake township | 5 | 1,845 | 1,826 | 0.33% | 53 | 34.69 | Township |
| Norman township | 6 | 1,601 | 1,569 | 0.5% | 23 | 70.81 | Township |
| Springdale township | 7 | 1,483 | 855 | 9.45% | 42 | 35.42 | Township |
| Maple Grove township | 8 | 1,375 | 1,346 | 0.59% | 39 | 35.58 | Township |
| Onekama township | 9 | 1,355 | 1,345 | 0.22% | 74 | 18.42 | Township |
| Cleon township | 10 | 1,074 | 1,058 | 0.28% | 30 | 36.06 | Township |
| Dickson township | 11 | 991 | 972 | 0.51% | 14 | 69.53 | Township |
| Pleasanton township | 12 | 883 | 868 | 0.46% | 26 | 33.55 | Township |
| Stronach township | 13 | 843 | 832 | 0.36% | 15 | 55.14 | Township |
| Brown township | 14 | 710 | 703 | 0.28% | 20 | 35.64 | Township |
| Bear Lake township | 15 | 709 | 670 | 1.29% | 10 | 71 | Township |
| Arcadia township | 16 | 659 | 653 | 0.3% | 35 | 18.59 | Township |
| Parkdale | 17 | 649 | 744 | -0.61% | 419 | 1.55 | CDP |
| Kaleva | 18 | 529 | 523 | 0.19% | 479 | 1.10 | Village |
| Oak Hill | 19 | 497 | 577 | -0.8% | 988 | 0.50 | CDP |
| Eastlake | 20 | 421 | 420 | 0% | 351 | 1.20 | Village |
| Onekama | 21 | 405 | 402 | 0.25% | 690 | 0.59 | Village |
| Marilla township | 22 | 405 | 397 | 0.5% | 11 | 35.47 | Township |
| Brethren | 23 | 388 | 411 | -0.26% | 303 | 1.28 | CDP |
| Bear Lake | 24 | 337 | 336 | 0% | 1,066 | 0.32 | Village |
| Bear Lake | 25 | 294 | 371 | -1.01% | 51 | 5.76 | CDP |
| Wellston | 26 | 202 | 262 | -3.81% | 207 | 0.97 | CDP |
| Stronach | 27 | 200 | 184 | 1.52% | 575 | 0.35 | CDP |
| Copemish | 28 | 193 | 193 | 0% | 207 | 0.93 | Village |
| Filer City | 29 | 186 | 67 | 2.76% | 753 | 0.25 | CDP |
| Arcadia | 30 | 114 | 212 | -8.8% | 191 | 0.60 | CDP |
Manistee is the largest city in Manistee County, with a population of 6,283.
Arcadia is the smallest city in Manistee County.
There are 30 cities in Manistee County, Michigan.