Tri-Cities (Michigan)
The name Tri-Cities refers to two regions in the U.S. state of Michigan. Both are located in the Lower Peninsula.
Saginaw/Midland/Bay City
The larger and more well known Tri-Cities is the region surrounding Saginaw, Bay City, and Midland, three cities of roughly equal medium size. This region, which is part of Central Michigan, includes much of Bay County, Saginaw County, and Midland County. These three counties make up the Greater Tri-Cities, a common term describing this region of Michigan. The region also goes by the name of the Great Lakes Bay Region.Statistically, the region is known as the Midland, and Bay City [Metropolitan">Midland, Michigan">Midland, and Bay City [Metropolitan Area], a combined statistical area composed of these three counties. Their combined population was 377,474 as of the United States [Census, 2010|2020 census].
With the future addition of Hemlock upon its steady growth and development, the Tri-Cities would be called the "Quad Cities".