1960 in Michigan

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Events from the year 1960 in Michigan.

The top stories of the year in Michigan included: (1) the nomination and election of John Swainson, a 35-year-old double amputee, as Governor of Michigan; (2) the decision of G. Mennen Williams not to run for a seventh term as Governor; (3) the selection of Michigan's Nancy Fleming as Miss America; (4) John F. Kennedy's taking Michigan's electoral votes over Richard M. Nixon; (5) the selection of Robert McNamara as President of Ford Motor Company and then as Secretary of Defense; and (6) the Detroit Tigers' trade of batting champion Harvey Kuenn to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Rocky Colavito. [1]

Contents

Office holders

State office holders

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Gov. Williams

Mayors of major cities

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Mayor Miriani

Federal office holders

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Sen. McNamara
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Sen. Hart

Population

In the 1960 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 7,823,194 persons, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1970, the state's population had grown 13.4% to 8,875,083 persons.

Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 60,000 based on 1960 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1950 and 1970 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1960
Rank
CityCounty1950 Pop.1960 Pop.1970 Pop.Change
1960-70
1 Detroit Wayne 1,849,5681,670,1441,514,063−9.3% Decrease2.svg
2 Flint Genesee 163,143196,940193,317−1.8% Decrease2.svg
3 Grand Rapids Kent 176,515177,313197,64911.5% Increase2.svg
4 Dearborn Wayne94,994112,007104,199−7.0% Decrease2.svg
5 Lansing Ingham 92,129107,807131,40321.9% Increase2.svg
6 Saginaw Saginaw 92,91898,26591,849−6.5% Decrease2.svg
7 Warren Macomb 42,65389,246179,260100.2%Increase2.svg
8 Pontiac Oakland 73,68182,23385,2793.7% Increase2.svg
9 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 57,70482,08985,5554.1% Increase2.svg
10 Royal Oak Oakland46,89880,61286,2387.0% Increase2.svg
11 St. Clair Shores Macomb19,82376,65788,09314.9% Increase2.svg
12 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 48,25167,340100,03548.6% Increase2.svg
13 Livonia Wayne17,63466,702110,10965.1% Increase2.svg
14 Dearborn Heights Wayne20,23561,11880,06931.0% Increase2.svg
15 Westland Wayne30,40760,74386,74942.8% Increase2.svg

Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 100,000 based on 1960 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1950 and 1970 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Counties that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1960
Rank
CountyLargest city1950 Pop.1960 Pop.1970 Pop.Change
1960-70
1 Wayne Detroit 2,435,2352,666,2972,666,7510.0% Increase2.svg
2 Oakland Pontiac 396,001690,259907,87131.5% Increase2.svg
3 Macomb Warren 184,961405,804625,30954.1%Increase2.svg
4 Genesee Flint 270,963374,313444,34118.7% Increase2.svg
5 Kent Grand Rapids 288,292363,187411,04413.2% Increase2.svg
6 Ingham Lansing 172,941211,296261,03923.5% Increase2.svg
7 Saginaw Saginaw 153,515190,752219,74315.2% Increase2.svg
8 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 134,606172,440234,10335.8% Increase2.svg
9 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 126,707169,712201,55018.8% Increase2.svg
10 Berrien Benton Harbor 115,702149,865163,8759.3% Increase2.svg
11 Calhoun Battle Creek 120,813138,858141,9632.2% Increase2.svg
12 Jackson Jackson 108,168131,994143,2748.5% Increase2.svg
13 Muskegon Muskegon 121,545129,943157,42621.2% Increase2.svg
14 St. Clair Port Huron 91,599107,201120,17512.1% Increase2.svg
15 Bay Bay City 88,461107,042117,3399.6% Increase2.svg
16 Monroe Monroe 75,666101,120118,47917.2% Increase2.svg

Sports

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Norm Cash

Baseball

American football

Basketball

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Gene Shue

Ice hockey

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Gordie Howe

1960 Olympics

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Carol Heiss

The following athletes with ties to Michigan won medals in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley or the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome:

Other

Chronology of events

January

February

March

April

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Rocky Colavito

May

June

July

August

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John Swainson

September

October

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Cobo Hall

November

John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy, White House photo portrait, looking up.jpg
John F. Kennedy
R. James Harvey R. James Harvey.jpg
R. James Harvey

December

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Robert McNamara

Births

Deaths

See also

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