Another area where rural and urban counties differ sharply: age. An average of 20 percent of residents within Michigan's mostly urban counties are over the age of 64. That number rises to 26 ...

Ash Township — Many in this tiny semi-rural community in Monroe ... more commercial development in Southeast Michigan. The proposal also comes as Monroe County is looking to grow and stands ...

DETROIT (AP) - New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that home values in Michigan's rural areas surpass those in Michigan's urban areas — deviating from national trends. The ...

Monroe County commissioners have ... has decided to “keep urban areas urban and rural areas rural, and I’m kind of holding on to that.” Fellow commissioner Penny Githens agreed.