1933 in Michigan

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1933
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Michigan
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Events from the year 1933 in Michigan.

Office holders

State office holders

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William Comstock

Mayors of major cities

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James Couzens

Federal office holders

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Arthur Vandenberg

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

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Charlie Gehringer

Baseball

American football

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1933 Michigan football team

Basketball

Ice hockey

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Herbie Lewis

Other

Chronology of events

January

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Detroit Industry Murals

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, Volume 1 Population. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1930. pp. 512–514.
  2. Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, Volume 1 Population. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1930. pp. 515–516.
  3. "1933 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  4. "2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. 2012. pp. 22, 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  5. 2012 Record Book, p. 13.
  6. "1933 Football Team". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  7. "1933 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  8. "1933 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  9. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  10. "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  11. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  12. "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  13. "1932-33 Western Michigan Broncos Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  14. "1932-33 Detroit Mercy Titans Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  15. "1932-33 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  16. "1932-33 Michigan Wolverines Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  17. "2015-16 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Wayne State University. p. 48. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  18. "1932-33 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  19. "Michigan Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  20. "Michigan Tech Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  21. "Michigan First State To Ratify Dry Law Repeal". Chicago Tribune. April 11, 1933. p. 6.
  22. "H. H. Rackham, Who Backed Henry Ford, Is Dead at 74". Detroit Free Press. June 14, 1933. pp. 1–2 via Newspapers.com.
  23. "Indian Idealist Is Dead at 83". Detroit Free Press. October 8, 1933. pp. 2–7 via Newspapers.com.