West Branch, Michigan

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Midland. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the south of West Branch and has a population of 41,685 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Bay City. It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the south of West Branch and has a population of 36,817 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Au Gres	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	926	9.92% decrease
	Auburn	S	47 mi [75.6 km]	2,031	0.99% increase
	Beaverton	SW	29 mi [46.67 km]	1,060	4.16% decrease
	Clare	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	3,093	2.52% decrease
	Coleman	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	1,229	5.17% decrease
	East Tawas	E	37 mi [59.5 km]	2,723	7.73% decrease
	Essexville	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	3,493	7.25% decrease
	Gladwin	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	2,906	3.17% decrease
	Grayling	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	1,835	5.99% decrease
	Harrison	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	1,993	5.46% decrease
	Hubbard Lake	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	---
	Pinconning	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	1,314	5.19% decrease
	Roscommon	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,059	6.53% decrease
	Standish	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,981	25.3% increase
	Tawas City	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	1,873	6.58% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Houghton Lake	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	---
	Mio	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	---
	National City	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
	Omer	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	297	11.87% decrease
	Prescott	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	270	5.59% decrease
	Prudenville	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Rose City	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	685	4.99% decrease
	Saint Helen	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Skidway Lake	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Skyline Village	NW	30 mi [48.28 km]	---
	Sterling	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	485	9.01% decrease
	Turner	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	125	10.07% decrease
	Twining	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	172	10.42% decrease
	Whittemore	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	440	7.56% decrease
	Wooden Shoe Village	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	---

Ogemaw County

West Branch is located in Ogemaw County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ogemaw: Alcona, Arenac, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Oscoda and Roscommon.

While not sharing a border with Ogemaw, the counties of Clare and Bay are close to West Branch.

Below are counties that are near West Branch (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to West Branch:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From West Branch
	Alcona County	NE	Curtisville	26 miles [41 km]
	Arenac County	SE	Alger	11 miles [17 km]
	Bay County	S	Bentley	23 miles [37 km]
	Clare County	SW	Meredith	20 miles [32 km]
	Crawford County	N	Eldorado	23 miles [37 km]
	Gladwin County	S	Bowmanville	13 miles [20 km]
	Iosco County	NE	Long Lake	20 miles [32 km]
	Isabella County	SW	Loomis	39 miles [62 km]
	Kalkaska County	NW	Fletcher	39 miles [62 km]
	Midland County	S	Edenville	33 miles [53 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<3>

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