1959 in Michigan

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Events from the year 1959 in Michigan.

Top stories

The Associated Press [1] and Detroit Free Press [2] ranked the top Michigan news stories of 1959 as follows:

Contents

Office holders

State office holders

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Gov. G. Mennen Williams

Mayors of major cities

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Patrick V. McNamara
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Philip Hart

Federal office holders

Population

In the 1950 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 6,421,000 persons, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1960, the state's population had grown 22.8% to 7,823,194 persons.

Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 40,000 based on 1950 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1940 and 1960 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1950
Rank
CityCounty1940 Pop.1950 Pop.1960 Pop.Change 1950-60
1 Detroit Wayne 1,623,4521,849,5681,670,144−9.7%
2 Grand Rapids Kent 164,292176,515177,3130.5%
3 Flint Genesee 151,543163,143196,94020.7%
4 Dearborn Wayne63,58994,994112,00717.9%
5 Saginaw Saginaw 82,79492,91898,2655.8%
6 Lansing Ingham 78,75392,129107,80717.0%
7 Pontiac Oakland 66,62673,68182,23311.6%
8 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 54,09757,70482,08942.4%
9 Bay City Bay 47,95652,52353,6042.1%
10 Jackson Jackson 49,65651,08850,720−0.7%
11 Battle Creek Calhoun 43,45348,66644,169−9.2%
12 Muskegon Muskegon 47,69748,42946,485−4.0%
13 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 29,81548,25167,34039.6%
14 Royal Oak Oakland 25,08746,89880,61271.9%
15 Warren Macomb 23,65842,65389,246109.2%

Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 100,000 based on 1950 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1940 and 1960 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Counties that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1980
Rank
CountyLargest city1940 Pop.1950 Pop.1960 Pop.Change 1950-60
1 Wayne Detroit 2,015,6232,435,2352,666,2979.5%
2 Oakland Pontiac 254,068396,001690,25974.3%
3 Kent Grand Rapids 246,338288,292363,18726.0%
4 Genesee Flint 227,944270,963374,31338.1%
5 Macomb Warren 107,638184,961405,804119.4%
6 Ingham Lansing 130,616172,941211,29622.2%
7 Saginaw Saginaw 130,468153,515190,75224.3%
8 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 80,810134,606172,44028.1%
9 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 100,085126,707169,71233.9%
10 Muskegon Muskegon 94,501121,545129,9436.9%
11 Calhoun Battle Creek 94,206120,813138,85814.9%
12 Berrien Benton Harbor 89,117115,702149,86529.5%
13 Jackson Jackson 93,108108,168131,99422.0%

Sports

Baseball

American football

Basketball

Ice hockey

Boat racing

Golf

Chronology of events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Births

Deaths

See also

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References

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