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Wyandotte

(Encyclopedia) WyandotteWyandottewīˈəndŏt [key], industrial city (1990 pop. 30,938), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit on the Detroit River; inc. as a city 1867. Salt deposits there supply the…

Couzens, James

(Encyclopedia) Couzens, JamesCouzens, Jameskŭzˈənz [key], 1872–1936, U.S. Senator, industrialist, and philanthropist, b. Ontario, Canada. He moved (1887) to Detroit, and after he entered (1903) into…

Hamtramck

(Encyclopedia) Hamtramck Hamtramck hămtrămˈĭk [key], city (2020 pop. 28,433), Wayne co., SE Mich., within the confines…

Sterling Heights

(Encyclopedia) Sterling Heights, city (1990 pop. 117,810), Macomb co., SE Mich., on the Clinton River; platted 1835 as Jefferson Township, renamed 1838, inc. 1968. Largely rural until the mid-20th…

Taylor

(Encyclopedia) Taylor, city (1990 pop. 70,811), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit adjacent to Dearborn; founded 1847 as a township, inc. as a city 1968. A small rural village until World War…

River Rouge

(Encyclopedia) River RougeRiver Rouger&oomacr;zh [key], city (1990 pop. 11,314), Wayne co., SE Mich., an industrial suburb of Detroit, on the Detroit and Rouge rivers; settled c.1817, inc. 1899.…

Kahn, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Kahn, AlbertKahn, Albertkän [key], 1869–1942, American architect, noted as a designer of factories, b. Germany, immigrated to the United States in 1880. He worked as a draftsman in a…

Detroit Lions (2-14)

Detroit Lions (2-14)at Green BayL, 6-28at ClevelandL, 14-24OPEN—St. LouisL, 0-35at MinnesotaL, 26-31TennesseeL, 24-27CincinnatiL, 27-31at San Fran.L, 13-21Tampa BayL, 17-20at ArizonaL, 38-…

Detroit, MI Census Data

People QuickFactsDetroitMichiganPopulation, 2003 estimate 911,40210,079,985Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -4.2%1.4%Population, 2000 951,2709,938,444Population,…

Detroit, MI Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population951,270100.0SEX AND AGEMale448,31947.1Female502,95152.9Under 5 years76,2328.05 to 9 years93,8829.910 to 14 years83,3618.815 to 19 years68,7077.220 to 24 years65,…