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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Traverse City. It lies immediately northeast of Brookside and has a population of 14,532 people.<1>
The next largest community is Cadillac.
It is located about 35 miles [56 km] to the south of Brookside and has a population of 10,000 people.
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Other large communities in the area:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<2> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Bellaire |  NE | 26 mi [41.84 km] | 1,123 | 3.52% decrease |
| | Boyne City | NE | 45 mi [72.4 km] | 3,142 | 10.31% decrease |
| | Central Lake | NE | 29 mi [46.67 km] | 965 | 2.53% decrease |
| | Charlevoix | NE | 44 mi [70.8 km] | 2,656 | 11.29% decrease |
| | Douglas |  SW | 40 mi [64.4 km] | --- | |
| | East Jordan | NE | 38 mi [61.2 km] | 2,234 | 10.89% decrease |
| | Elk Rapids | NE | 15 mi [24.14 km] | 1,672 | 1.65% decrease |
| | Frankfort |  W | 29 mi [46.67 km] | 1,451 | 4.1% decrease |
| | Grayling |  E | 46 mi [74 km] | 1,835 | 5.99% decrease |
| | Kalkaska | E | 23 mi [37.01 km] | 2,172 | 2.43% decrease |
| | Kingsley |  SE | 12 mi [19.31 km] | 1,499 | 2.04% increase |
| | Lake City | SE | 35 mi [56.3 km] | 919 | 0.43% decrease |
| | Mancelona | E | 30 mi [48.28 km] | 1,355 | 3.76% decrease |
| | Manistee | SW | 47 mi [75.6 km] | 6,110 | 7.23% decrease |
| | Manton | SE | 25 mi [40.23 km] | 1,167 | 4.42% decrease |
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Below is a sample of some nearby communities:
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