Census-designated places were first introduced by the U.S. Census Bureau for the
1980 census. In some cases, a census-designated place may cease to exist and not be reported on an upcoming census. This may be a result of deletion, reclassification, or if the CDP becomes absorbed into an incorporated municipality. For the 2010 census, the U.S. Census Bureau removed 14 CDPs from Michigan. Of those, 11 were classified as
minor civil divisions (MCD) that were already conterminous with an organized township and did not require dual designations. For the 2010 census, the U.S. Census Bureau removed the CDP designation for any MCD that was coextensive with a designated CDP. In Michigan, these remaining townships included
Bloomfield,
Canton,
Carrollton,
Clinton,
Grosse Ile,
Harrison,
Plymouth,
Redford,
Shelby,
Waterford, and
West Bloomfield. These townships are no longer classified as CDPs, and there are no municipalities in the state that carry the CDP designation. The
K.I. Sawyer CDP, which was listed as the "military K. I. Sawyer AFB CDP" in 2000, was also deleted, but a small portion of the deleted CDP was reorganized and renamed as the "civilian K. I. Sawyer CDP" for the 2010 census.
Greater Galesburg,
Saginaw Township North, and
Saginaw Township South are the only three to have been completely dissolved and not reported in any form from the 2000 census to the 2010 census. For the 2020 census, only one CDP was not reported from the previous census. The
Barnes Lake–Millers Lake CDP was not listed in the 2020 census, as it was split into two distinct CDPs instead:
Barnes Lake and
Millers Lake. ==Current list==