Detroit is the largest city in Michigan and has a population of 673,104 as of 2017, making it the 23rd-most populous city in the U.S. The city has a rich history, diverse culture, and is known for its music scene and sports teams, with all major professional teams located within its urban center. Tourism in Detroit has increased due to its unique attractions and revitalization efforts, ranking it among the top destinations to visit in recent years.

1. Detroit
Beautiful City
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan
The largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of
Wayne County.

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History of Detroit
Culture
Climate
Sports
Education
Economy
Law and Govt.
Demographics
Tourism
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History of Detroit
Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest
city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.
The municipality of Detroit had a 2017 estimated population of 673,104,
making it the 23rd-most populous city in the United States.
The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million
people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after Chicago.
 Early settlement: - The first Europeans did not penetrate into the
region and reach the straits of Detroit until French missionaries and traders
worked their way around the League of the Iroquois, with who they were at
war and other Iroquoian tribes in the 1630s.
 Later settlement:- The region's economy was based on the lucrative
fur trade, in which numerous Native American people had important roles.
The flag of Detroit reflects its French colonial heritage.

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Culture and Contemporary Life
In the central portions of Detroit, the population of young professionals, artists,
and other transplants is growing and retail is expanding. This dynamic is luring
additional new residents, and former residents returning from other cities, to the
city's Downtown along with the revitalized Midtown and New Center areas.
 Nicknames: - Red Wings, Detroit Rock City, Hockey town.
 Entertainment and performing arts: - Major theaters in Detroit
include the Fox Theatre (5,174 seats), Music Hall (1,770 seats), the Gem
Theatre (451 seats), Masonic Temple Theatre (4,404 seats), the Detroit
Opera House (2,765 seats), the Fisher Theatre (2,089 seats), The Fillmore
Detroit (2,200 seats), Saint Andrew's Hall, the Majestic Theater, and
Orchestra Hall (2,286 seats) which hosts the renowned Detroit Symphony
Orchestra. The Netherlanders Organization, the largest controller of
Broadway productions in New York City, originated with the purchase of
the Detroit Opera House in 1922 by the Netherlanders family.
 Music: - Live music has been a prominent feature of Detroit's nightlife since
the late 1940s, bringing the city recognition under the nickname 'Motown'.
The metropolitan area has many nationally prominent live music venues.
Concerts hosted by Live Nation perform throughout the Detroit area. Large
concerts are held at DTE Energy Music Theatre and The Palace of Auburn Hills.

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Climate
Winters are cold, with moderate snowfall and temperatures not rising
above freezing on an average 44 days annually, while dropping to or below
0 °F (−18 °C) on an average 4.4 days a year; summers are warm to hot with
temperatures exceeding 90 °F (32 °C) on 12 days.
The warm season runs from May to September.
The monthly daily mean temperature ranges from 25.6 °F (−3.6 °C) in
January to 73.6 °F (23.1 °C) in July.
The warm season runs from May to September. The monthly daily mean
temperature ranges from 25.6 °F (−3.6 °C) in January to 73.6 °F (23.1 °C) in July.
Official temperature extremes range from 105 °F (41 °C) on July 24, 1934 down to
−21 °F (−29 °C) on January 21, 1984; the record low maximum is −4 °F (−20 °C) on
January 19, 1994, while, conversely the record high minimum is 80 °F (27 °C) on
August 1, 2006, the most recent of five occurrences. A decade or two may pass
between readings of 100 °F (38 °C) or higher, which last occurred July 17, 2012.
The average window for freezing temperatures is October 20 thru April 22,
allowing a growing season of 180 days.

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Sports
Detroit is one of 13 U.S. metropolitan areas that are home to professional
teams representing the four major sports in North America.
Since 2017, all of these teams play in the city limits of Detroit itself, a
distinction shared with only three other U.S. cities.
Detroit is the only U.S. city to have its four major sports teams play within
its downtown district.
 There are three active major sports venues in the city:
Comerica Park (home of the Major League Baseball team Detroit Tigers),
Ford Field (home of the NFL's Detroit Lions), and Little Caesars Arena (home
of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings and the NBA's Detroit Pistons). A 1996
marketing campaign promoted the nickname "Hockey town".
In college sports, Detroit's central location within the Mid-American
Conference has made it a frequent site for the league's championship
events.

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Education
Detroit is home to several institutions of higher learning including Wayne
State University, a national research university with medical and law
schools in the Midtown area offering hundreds of academic degrees and
programs.
The University of Detroit Mercy, located in Northwest Detroit in the
University District, is a prominent Roman Catholic co-educational university
affiliated with the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy.
 Primary and secondary schools: -
With about 66,000 public school students (2011–12), the Detroit Public
Schools (DPS) district is the largest school district in Michigan.
Detroit has an additional 56,000 charter school students for a combined
enrollment of about 122,000 students.
As of 2009 there are about as many students in charter schools as there are
in district schools.
Detroit public schools students scored the lowest on tests of reading and
writing of all major cities in the United States in 2015.
Among eighth-graders, only 27% showed basic proficiency in math and 44%
in reading. Nearly half of Detroit's adults are functionally illiterate.
 Private schools: -
Detroit is served by various private schools, as well as parochial Roman
Catholic schools operated by the Archdiocese of Detroit.
As of 2013 there are four Catholic grade schools and three Catholic high
schools in the City of Detroit, with all of them in the city's west side.
Of the three Catholic high schools in the city, two are operated by the
Society of Jesus and the third is co-sponsored by the Sisters, Servants of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Congregation of St. Basil.
In the 1964–1965 school years there were about 110 Catholic grade schools
in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park and 55 Catholic high schools in
those three cities.

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Economy
Several major corporations are based in the city, including three Fortune
500 companies.
The most heavily represented sectors are manufacturing (particularly
automotive), finance, technology, and health care.
The most significant companies based in Detroit include: General Motors,
Quicken Loans, Ally Financial, Compuware, Shinola, American Axle, Little
Caesars, DTE Energy, Lowe Campbell Ewald, Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Michigan, and Rossetti Architects.
About 80,500 people work in downtown Detroit, comprising one-fifth of
the city's employment base.
Aside from the numerous Detroit-based companies listed above, downtown
contains large offices for Comerica, Chrysler, Fifth Third Bank, HP
Enterprise, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, and Ernst & Young.
Ford Motor Company is located in the adjacent city of Dearborn.

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Law and Government
The Detroit City Code is the codification of Detroit's local ordinances.
The city clerk supervises elections and is formally charged with the
maintenance of municipal records.
Municipal elections for mayor, city council and city clerk are held at four-
year intervals, in the year after presidential elections.
Following a November 2009 referendum, seven council members will be
elected from districts beginning in 2013 while two will continue to be
elected at-large.
 Crime: - About half of all murders in Michigan in 2015 occurred in
Detroit. Although the rate of violent crime dropped 11% in 2008, violent
crime in Detroit has not declined as much as the national average from
2007 to 2011.
 Politics: - In 2000, the city requested an investigation by the United
States Justice Department into the Detroit Police Department which was
concluded in 2003 over allegations regarding its use of force and civil rights
violations.
 Public finances: - In March 2013, Governor Rick Snyder declared a
financial emergency in the city, stating that the city has a $327 million
budget deficit and faces more than $14 billion in long-term debt. It has
been making ends meet on a month-to-month basis with the help of bond
money held in a state escrow account and has instituted mandatory unpaid
days off for many city workers.
 On July 18, 2013, the City of Detroit filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy
protection. It was declared bankrupt by U.S. judge Stephen Rhodes on
December 3, with its $18.5 billion debt he said in accepting the city's
contention that it is broke and that negotiations with its thousands of
creditors were infeasible. The city levies an income tax of 2.4 percent on
residents and 1.2 percent on nonresidents.

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Demographics
Of the large shrinking cities of the United States, Detroit has had the
most dramatic decline in population of the past 60 years (down
1,135,791) and the second largest percentage decline (down 61.4%,
second only to St. Louis, Missouri's 62.7%).
While the drop in Detroit's population has been ongoing since 1950, the
most dramatic period was the significant 25% decline between the 2000
and 2010 Census.
 Income and employment: - The loss of industrial and working-class
jobs in the city has resulted in high rates of poverty and associated
problems. From 2000 to 2009, the city's estimated median household
income fell from $29,526 to $26,098.
 Race and ethnicity: - Over a 60-year period, white flight occurred in
the city. According to an estimate of the Michigan Metropolitan
Information Center, from 2008 to 2009 the percentage of non-Hispanic
White residents increased from 8.4% to 13.3%. Some empty nesters and
many younger White people moved into the city while many African
Americans moved to the suburbs.

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Tourism
Because of its unique culture, distinctive architecture, and revitalization
and urban renewal efforts in the 21st century, Detroit has enjoyed
increased prominence as a tourist destination in recent years.
The New York Times listed Detroit as the 9th-best destination in its list of 52
Places to Go in 2017, while travel guide publisher Lonely Planet named
Detroit the second-best city in the world to visit in 2018.
The city's Greek town and three downtown casino resort hotels serve as
part of an entertainment hub.
The Eastern Market farmer's distribution center is the largest open-air
flowerbed market in the United States and has more than 150 foods and
specialty businesses.
On Saturdays, about 45,000 people shop the city's historic Eastern Market.
Annual summer events include the Electronic Music Festival, International
Jazz Festival, the Woodward Dream Cruise, the African World Festival, the
country music Hoedown, Noel Night, and Dally in the Alley.

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References
Talking about population, in order to check out the population of Detroit in 2018,
we need to have a look at the population of the past 5 years.
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http://usapopulation2018.com/population-of-omaha-2018.html
http://usapopulation2018.com/population-of-olympia-2018.html
http://usapopulation2018.com/population-of-newark-2018.html