1945 in Michigan

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Events from the year 1945 in Michigan.

Top stories

The Associated Press polled editors of its member newspapers in Michigan and ranked the state's top news stories of 1945 as follows: [1]

Contents

  1. The murder of State Senator Warren G. Hooper by shooting in his car near his home in Albion. Hooper was a witness in the corruption investigation of Leland W. Carr. Four Detroit men were convicted of conspiracy to commit the murder. (159 points)
  2. Labor unrest and a strike against General Motors (137 points)
  3. The expose by Attorney General John R. Dethmers of immorality, favoritism, and gambling at Jackson State Prison (124 points)
  4. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs in seven games in the 1945 World Series. Hal Newhouser won the pitching triple crown (leading the American League in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average) and was named the American League Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year. (101 points)
  5. Oakland County murders (94 points)
  6. Hamonic steamship fire (70 points)
  7. Post-war conversion (64 points)
  8. Re-election of Edward Jeffries as Mayor of Detroit (54 points)
  9. Governors' convention on Mackinac Island (29 points)
  10. Detroit boxing plant fire (26 points)

Office holders

State office holders

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Gov. Harry Kelly

Mayors of major cities

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Sen. Arthur Vandenberg

Federal office holders

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George Sadowski

Population

In the 1940 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 5,256,106, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1950, Michigan's population had increased by 21.2% to 6,371,766.

Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 20,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1940
Rank
CityCounty1940 Pop.1946 Est.1950 Pop.Change 1940-50
1 Detroit Wayne 1,623,4521,815,000 [2] 1,849,56813.9%
2 Grand Rapids Kent 164,292176,5157.4%
3 Flint Genesee 151,543163,1437.7%
4 Saginaw Saginaw 82,79492,91812.2%
5 Lansing Ingham 78,75390,000 [3] 92,12917.0%
6 Pontiac Oakland 66,62673,68110.6%
7 Dearborn Wayne63,58994,99449.4%
8 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 54,09757,7046.7%
9 Highland Park Wayne50,81046,393−8.7%
10 Hamtramck Wayne49,83948,938 [4] 43,555−12.6%
11 Jackson Jackson 49,65651,0882.9%
12 Bay City Bay 47,95652,5239.5%
13 Muskegon Muskegon 47,69748,4291.5%
14 Battle Creek Calhoun 43,45348,66612.0%
15 Port Huron St. Clair 32,75935,7259.1%
16 Wyandotte Wayne30,61836,84620.3%
17 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 29,81548,25161.8%
18 Royal Oak Oakland25,08746,89886.9%
19 Ferndale Oakland22,52329,67531.8%

Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 75,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1940
Rank
CountyLargest city1930 Pop.1940 Pop.1950 Pop.Change 1940-50
1 Wayne Detroit 1,888,9462,015,6232,435,23520.8%
2 Oakland Pontiac 211,251254,068396,00155.9%
3 Kent Grand Rapids 240,511246,338288,29217.0%
4 Genesee Flint 211,641227,944270,96318.9%
5 Ingham Lansing 116,587130,616172,94132.4%
6 Saginaw Saginaw 120,717130,468153,51517.7%
7 Macomb Warren 77,146107,638184,96171.8%
8 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 91,368100,085126,70726.6%
9 Jackson Jackson 92,30493,108108,16816.2%
10 Muskegon Muskegon 84,63094,501121,54528.6%
11 Calhoun Battle Creek 87,04394,206120,81328.2%

Companies

The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1945.

Company1945 sales (millions)1945 net earnings (millions)HeadquartersCore business
General Motors Detroit Automobiles
Ford Motor Company nana [5] Automobiles
Chrysler Automobiles
Studebaker Corp. Automobiles
Briggs Mfg. Co. DetroitAutomobile parts supplier
S. S. Kresge Retail
Hudson Motor Car Co. DetroitAutomobiles
Detroit Edison Electric utility
Michigan Bell Telephone utility
Kellogg's Battle Creek Breakfast cereal
Parke-Davis DetroitPharmaceutical
REO Motor Car Co. Lansing Automobiles
Burroughs Adding MachineBusiness machines

Sports

Baseball

American football

Basketball

Ice hockey

Other

Chronology of events

Births

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Bob Seger

Deaths

See also

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References

  1. "Hooper Story Best of Year". The Herald-Press. December 31, 1945. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "L.A. Gives the Count to Detroit". Detroit Free Press. July 28, 1946. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "City Needs 7,000 Homes". Lansing State Journal. March 10, 1946. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Unusual Statistics Of State Revealed". Lansing State Journal. January 25, 1946. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Ford was a privately held company until 1956. Accordingly, its financial results for 1945 were not made public.
  6. "1945 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  7. "2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. 2012. pp. 22, 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  8. 2012 Record Book, p. 13.
  9. "1945 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  10. "1945 Football Team". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  11. "1945 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  12. "1945 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  13. "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  14. "Michigan State Spartans School History". SR College Basketball. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  15. "Detroit Mercy Titans School History". SR College Basketball. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  16. "Detroit Mercy Titans School History". SR College Basketball. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  17. "1944-45 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  18. "Kocsis Strips Byrd of State Open Title". Detroit Free Press. August 10, 1945. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.