1931 in Michigan

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Events from the year 1931 in Michigan.

Office holders

State office holders

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Gov. Wilber Brucker

Mayors of major cities

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Mayor Frank Murphy

Federal office holders

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Sen. James Couzens

Population

In the 1930 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 4,842,325, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1940, Michigan's population had increased by 8.5% to 5,256,106.

Contents

Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 20,000 based on 1930 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1920 and 1940 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1930
Rank
CityCounty1920 Pop.1930 Pop.1940 Pop.Change 1930-40
1 Detroit Wayne 993,6781,568,6621,623,4523.5%
2 Grand Rapids Kent 137,634168,592164,292−2.6%
3 Flint Genesee 91,599156,492151,543−3.2%
4 Saginaw Saginaw 61,90380,71582,7942.6%
5 Lansing Ingham 57,32778,39778,7530.5%
6 Pontiac Oakland 34,27364,92866,6262.6%
7 Hamtramck Wayne48,61556,26849,839−11.4%
8 Jackson Jackson 48,37455,18749,656−10.0%
9 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 48,48754,78654,097−1.3%
10 Highland Park Wayne46,49952,95950,810−4.1%
11 Dearborn Wayne2,47050,35863,58926.3%
12 Bay City Bay 47,55447,35547,9561.3%
13 Battle Creek Calhoun 36,16445,57343,453−4.7%
14 Muskegon Muskegon 36,57041,39047,69715.2%
15 Port Huron St. Clair 25,94431,36132,7594.5%
16 Wyandotte Wayne13,85128,36830,6187.9%
17 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 19,51626,94429,81510.7%
18 Royal Oak Oakland6,00722,90425,0879.5%
19 Ferndale Oakland2,64020,85522,5238.0%

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Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 50,000 based on 1930 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1920 and 1940 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1930
Rank
CountyLargest city1920 Pop.1930 Pop.1940 Pop.Change 1930-40
1 Wayne Detroit 1,177,6451,888,9462,015,6236.7%
2 Kent Grand Rapids 183,041240,511246,3382.4%
3 Genesee Flint 125,668211,641227,9447.7%
4 Oakland Pontiac 90,050211,251254,06820.3%
5 Saginaw Saginaw 100,286120,717130,4688.1%
6 Ingham Lansing 81,554116,587130,61612.0%
7 Jackson Jackson 72,53992,30493,1080.9%
8 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 71,22591,368100,0859.5%
9 Calhoun Battle Creek 72,91887,04394,2068.2%
10 Muskegon Muskegon 62,36284,63094,50111.7%
11 Berrien Benton Harbor 62,65381,06689,1179.9%
12 Macomb Warren 38,10377,146107,63839.5%
13 Bay Bay City 69,54869,47474,9817.9%
14 St. Clair Port Huron 58,00967,56376,22212.8%
15 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 49,52065,53080,81023.3%
16 Ottawa Holland 47,66054,85859,6608.8%
17 Houghton Houghton 71,93052,85147,631−9.9%
18 Monroe Monroe 37,11552,48558,62011.7%
19 Lenawee Adrian 47,76749,84953,1106.5%

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Sports

Baseball

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Dale Alexander

American football

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1931 Michigan football team

Basketball

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Benjamin Van Alstyne

Ice hockey

Other

Chronology of events

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Births

Deaths

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  2. Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, Volume 1 Population. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1930. pp. 515–516.
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