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'''Amish in Michigan''' particularly flourish with its relatively cool climate, and its local hospitality in [[conservative]] parts of the state.  Michigan Amish Churches are considered a subgroup of the [[Old Order Amish]] by being more welcome to outsiders, called "seekers".

'''Amish in Michigan''' particularly flourish with its relatively cool climate, and its local hospitality in [[conservative]] parts of the state.  Michigan Amish Churches are considered a subgroup of the [[Old Order Amish]] by being more welcome to outsiders, called "seekers".

By 2022, the [[Amish]] population grew to 11,000, including 86 churches in 35 communities.  Many of the communities are in central and west-central Michigan, but there is also a community in the Upper Peninsula and in northeast Michigan.

By 2022, the [[Amish]] population grew to 11,000, including 86 churches in 35 communities.<ref>https://www.localdifference.org/blog/amish-country-in-ne-michigan/#:~:text=Michigan%20has%20long%20been%20an,is%20in%20Mio%2C%20Oscoda%20County.</ref> Many of the communities are in central and west-central Michigan, but there is also a community in the Upper Peninsula and in northeast Michigan.

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