1927 in Michigan

Events from the year 1927 in Michigan.

Office holders

State office holders

Mayors of major cities

Federal office holders

Population

In the 1920 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 3,668,412, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1930, Michigan's population had increased by 32.0% to 4,842,325.

Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 15,000 based on 1920 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1910 and 1930 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1920
Rank
City County 1910 Pop. 1920 Pop. 1930 Pop. Change 1920-30
1DetroitWayne465,766993,6781,568,66257.9%
2Grand RapidsKent112,571137,634168,59222.5%
3FlintGenesee38,55091,599156,49270.8%
4SaginawSaginaw50,51061,90380,71530.4%
5LansingIngham31,22957,32778,39736.8%
6HamtramckWayne3,55948,61556,26815.7%
7KalamazooKalamazoo39,43748,48754,78613.0%
8JacksonJackson31,43348,37455,18714.1%
9Bay CityBay45,16647,55447,355−0.4%
10Highland ParkWayne4,12046,49952,95913.9%
11MuskegonMuskegon24,06236,57041,39015.2%
12Battle CreekCalhoun25,26736,16445,57326.0%
13PontiacOakland14,53234,27364,92889.4%
14Port HuronSt. Clair18,86325,94431,36120.9%
15Ann ArborWashtenaw14,81719,51626,94438.1%
16IronwoodGogebic12,82115,73914,299−9.1%

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Boom cities of the 1920s

The 1920s saw an explosion of growth in the population of small cities near Detroit, with some communities growing more than three fold. Dearborn was the most extreme case, growing 20-fold from 2,470 to 50,358 persons.

1920
Rank
City County 1910 Pop. 1920 Pop. 1930 Pop. Change 1920-30
WarrenMacomb2,3466,78024,024254.3%
Royal OakOakland1,0716,00722,904281.3%
FerndaleOakland--2,64020,855690.0%
DearbornWayne9112,47050,3581,938.8%

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Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 40,000 based on 1920 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1910 and 1930 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1920
Rank
County Largest city 1910 Pop. 1920 Pop. 1930 Pop. Change 1920-30
1WayneDetroit531,5911,177,6451,888,94660.4%
2KentGrand Rapids159,145183,041240,51131.4%
3GeneseeFlint64,555125,668211,64168.4%
4SaginawSaginaw89,290100,286120,71720.4%
5OaklandPontiac49,57690,050211,251134.6%
6InghamLansing53,31081,554116,58743.0%
7CalhounBattle Creek56,63872,91887,04319.4%
8HoughtonHoughton88,09871,93052,851-26.5%
9JacksonJackson53,42672,53992,30427.2%
10KalamazooKalamazoo60,32771,22591,36828.3%
11BayBay City68,23869,54869,474-0.1%
12BerrienNiles53,62262,65381,06629.4%
13MuskegonMuskegon40,57762,36284,63035.7%
14St. ClairPort Huron52,34158,00967,56316.5%
15WashtenawAnn Arbor44,71449,52065,53032.3%
16LenaweeAdrian47,90747,76749,8494.4%
17OttawaHolland45,30147,66054,85815.1%
18MarquetteMarquette46,73945,78644,076−3.7%

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Sports

Baseball

American football

Basketball

Ice hockey

Chronology of events

Births

  • August 6 - William D. Ford, U.S. Congressman (1965-1993), in Detroit
  • September 14 - Edmund Szoka, Archbishop of Detroit (1981–1990), in Grand Rapids

Deaths

See also

References

  1. Fourteenth Census of the United States Volume I Population 1920. United States Department of Commerce Bureauof the Census. 1921. pp. 232–236.
  2. Fourteenth Census of the United States Volume I Population 1920. United States Department of Commerce Bureauof the Census. 1921. pp. 458–468.
  3. "1927 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  4. "1927 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  5. "1927 Football Team". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  6. "1927 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  7. "1926-27 Michigan Wolverines Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  8. "1926-27 Detroit Cougars Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  9. "Former Legislator Dead". Lansing State Journal. January 10, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved October 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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