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| County | Wayne County, Michigan | |||||
| Area - Total - Water | 370.2 km² (142.9 mi²) 10.8 km² (4.2 mi²) 2.92% | |||||
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| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5 | |||||
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| City of Detroit Official Website | ||||||
Detroit skyline Detroit is a city located in Wayne County in the state of Michigan, in the Midwest region of the United States. Established in 1701 by French traders, today it is best known as the world's automotive center and an important music capital -- legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, Motor City and Motown.
Population in 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U was 911,000, according to U.S. CensusCensus is mandated by the United States Constitution. The population is enumerated every 10 years and the results are used to allocate Congressional seats, Electoral College votes and government program funding. Some states also conduct statewide censuses estimates, making Detroit the 10th largest U.S. city.[1] That is down from the 2000 census number of 951,270, continuing a decades-long population slide within the city limits. (Population peaked at nearly 2 million during the 1950sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb..) Steady growth continues, however, in Metro DetroitMetro Detroit is the metropolitan area consisting of nine counties including the cities of Detroit, Flint, Ann Arbor, Pontiac and other outlying cities, villages and townships in Michigan. The Detroit- Warren-Flint Combined Metropolitan Statistical Area h, the eighth most populousIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas, which are organized around county boundaries (except in New England, where cities and towns are more significant than counties as geogr metropolitan areaA metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. A metropolitan area us in the United States, with 5.5 million people. The city is also host to four major league sportsIn the United States, the four prominent major sports leagues are Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL). There are currently 13 metropolitan areas t.
Located along the Detroit River between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair -- "détroit" is French for "strait" -- the city is the seat of Wayne County and the center of a tri-county industrial zone, one of the most significant in the American Rust Belt. As such, "Detroit" is sometimes used as shorthand for the Metro Detroit region and some residents in areas surrounding the city will describe themselves to outsiders as "Detroiters."
Detroit and its suburbs constitute a manufacturing powerhouse, most notably as home to the American automobile industry and the Big Three auto companies. General Motors is based in Detroit, Ford Motor Company in nearby Dearborn, and one of the two world headquarters for DaimlerChrysler in Auburn Hills (the other is in Stuttgart, Germany). But the auto industry is far more than the Big Three. Dotting the Detroit landscape are countless offices and plants in the automotive support business: parts, supplies, electronics, design. It is not uncommon in Detroit to hear radio ads or to spy billboards in which multimillion-dollar auto corporations make insider sales pitches to one another. But there's a flip side to the automotive dominance: Because of its almost singular dependence on the auto industry, Detroit is more acutely vulnerable to economic cycles than most large cities.
Kmart Corporation, Kelly Services, Lear Corporation, Delphi and Visteon are among other Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the Detroit metro area, which is also home to the national pizza chains Domino's and Little Caesars.Detroit is renowned for its musical heritage, a long and rich history that includes Motown Records, which produced such hometown stars as Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, the Temptations and the Four Tops. Detroit is also often regarded as the quintessential rock 'n roll town. In both attendance and revenue, suburban concert houses such as Pine Knob (now DTE Energy Music Theatre) and the Palace of Auburn Hills consistently outpace venues in larger cities. The area's famously avid rock fans have been celebrated in film and in song (e.g., Kiss' "Detroit Rock City"), and bands undertaking live albums often opt to record in front of Detroit's dependably enthusiastic crowds.
Detroit's influence on popular music cannot be overstated. Contemporary pop artists such as Eminem, Kid Rock and the White Stripes are part of a long lineage of Detroit stars that includes Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Bob Seger, Ted Nugent, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, George Clinton and Mitch Ryder. The MC5 is often credited for laying the foundation of heavy metal, the Stooges are considered the godfathers of punk rock, and Detroit was the birthplace of techno music in the mid- 1980s.
A United States Coast Guard Cutter passes Renaissance Center (General Motors headquarters). Long a symbol of Rust Belt urban blight, Detroit has endured a painful decline over several decades. As population plummeted, particularly following the 1967 race riot that spurred many residents to leave for the suburbs, large numbers of buildings and homes were abandoned, remaining for years in states of decay. The city's crime rate led the nation. During recent urban renewal, several abandoned skyscrapers and large buildings were demolished or renovated, large numbers of old houses were torn down for new housing developments and an expedited procedure was established to remove abandoned homes near schools. While Detroit's rate of violent and property crime has fallen recently, the numbers are still among the highest in the country as is the murder rate, which is inextricably tied to the city's drug trade.
Devil's Night, on the evening before Halloween, saw large numbers of arsons each year, often involving abandoned houses. The Angel's Night campaign, launched in the late 1990s, draws thousands of volunteers to patrol the streets during Halloween week. The effort has largely squelched Devil's Night arson: In 2002, there were just 110 fires during the Oct. 29-31 period, according to city officials, representing a 30 percent decline in total fires and a 41 percent decline in suspicious fires. In 2003, the three-day number was 117.During recent urban renewal, several abandoned skyscrapers and large buildings have been demolished or renovated, large numbers of old houses razed for new housing developments, and an expedited procedure established to remove abandoned homes near schools. Large numbers of abandoned buildings still remain in numerous blighted areas.
As the city prepares to host a number of major events in coming years, including the 2005 Baseball All-Star Game and 2006 Super Bowl, it faces the challenge of cleaning up and improving its image for an international audience.
The city's crime rate has at various times led the nation. While Detroit's rate of violent and property crime has fallen in recent years, the numbers are still among the highest in the country, as is the murder rate, which is inextricably tied to the city's drug trade.
Widely considered a hot rising political star when he won election in 2001, Democratic Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been dubbed "America's hip-hop mayor" because of his fond appreciation for black youth culture. Since taking office, however, the 34-year-old mayor and his administration have found themselves dogged by ongoing accusations of scandal and impropriety. Detroit's major media have relentlessly pursued the stories, including reports of wild parties involving strippers at the mayoral mansion[2], though the mayor has strongly denied accusations of wrongdoing.
In 2004, following numerous scandals and legal decisions, a court-ordered reorganization of the Detroit Police Department was underway with supervision of the FBI.
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