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Area Info
Detroit is one of the biggest and most important of American cities, as well as one of the oldest in the Midwest. It was founded in 1701 by the French (its name, short for "la Ville d'Etroit," means "City at the Straits") at the strategic waterway connecting Lakes Huron and Erie. By 1910, it had moved onto the list of top ten largest cities; by 1920, it was 4th, propelled to prominence by its port, its steel mills, and the new automobile industry. Detroit reached its greatest population—1,849,568—in 1960; but since then has shrunk to half its former size, the only American city to reach over a million in population and then drop below a million.
Still, it continues to dominate its region, and remains an important economic and cultural center. Detroit is renowned for its incredibly diverse ethnic makeup. Most famously, it's the home of the Motown Sound, created by the influx of black Americans who moved to the region in its days of industrial dominance. That economy also attracted large numbers of Poles, who populated the Hamtramck area. Detroit also has one of the largest Middle Eastern populations in the U.S.
To the north, on the other hand, "The Thumb" is another world entirely. Much of it is rural and agricultural, characterized by rolling hills and small towns, by 90 miles of Lake Huron shoreline with fine beaches and picturesque lighthouses, and acre upon acre of crops and pastures. The largest urban areas—Care, Bad Axe, and Sandusky—muster barely 10,000 people among them.
Articles
Metro and State News for Michigan from detnews.com
Neal Rubin: Midtown marchers to banish Detroit's evil dwarf
Mar 21, 2010 6:00 am
When the Nain Rouge goes up in smoke this afternoon, the flames will bid a symbolic adieu to Detroit's fear and doubt and clear the way for optimism, renewal and general goodness.
Detroit lawyer: Text deal copy lost, forgotten
Mar 21, 2010 12:07 am
A top city lawyer accused of keeping the public, two judges and the City Council in the dark about former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's text messages lost her copy of the agreement and forgot it e...
Mar 20, 2010 9:27 pm
Less than five months after Detroit voters passed a $500.5 million school construction plan, nearly half of the 18 schools that were to be rebuilt or renovated are now headed for closure or plans for ...
State workers vote to ratify contract
Mar 20, 2010 8:37 pm
Lansing -- Members of a union representing 17,000 state workers in Michigan have voted to ratify a contract agreement that includes concessions but avoids 10 unpaid days off in 2010.
Parents of toddler left at eatery face abuse charge
Mar 20, 2010 6:00 am
Warren -- A Warren mother and father are expected to turn themselves in Monday for arraignment in 37th District Court on allegations they left their toddler son at a Caesarland restaurant after his th...
Winter not yet over: Cold weather, snow on the way
Mar 20, 2010 6:00 am
Winter is not leaving without a fight. Today is the first day of Spring, and Winter wanted to go out with a little something," weather service meteorologist Dave Kook said on Saturday. Saturday&a...
Effort to protect key Michigan bird areas planned
Mar 20, 2010 6:00 am
Trenton -- A host of conservation activists and agencies announced Saturday a plan to protect "Important Bird Areas" in Michigan, critical for breeding, migration and wintering habitats.
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