1951 in Michigan

Events from the year 1951 in Michigan.

Top stories

The Associated Press polled more than 50 editors of its member newspapers in Michigan and ranked the state's top news stories of 1953 as follows:[1]

  1. The April 18 death of U.S. Senator Arthur Vandenberg (369 points)
  2. The February 8 state office building fire in Lansing set by arsonist Richard Shay (304 points)
  3. The Ann Arbor murder of nurse Pauline Campbell by three teenagers seeking beer money (198 points)
  4. The February 8 hearing of the Kefauver Committee examining Detroit's underworld (154 points)
  5. The arrest, trial and conviction of farm youths Valorus Mattheis and Raymond Lee Olson for the 1950 murder of college student Caroline Drown near Kalamazoo (152 points)
  6. The 1951 Michigan State Spartans football team (126 points)
  7. An automobile crash near Pontiac killed Mr. and Mrs. Murray Moore, parents of 11 children (113 points)
  8. Crime rampage of by Warren Lee Irwin following a murder near Oxford, Michigan (108 points)
  9. Tie for ninth place (each story receiving 91 points) between:
* July 9 death of Detroit Tigers' great Harry Heilmann
* Michigan Legislature's increase in the gasoline tax

Office holders

State office holders

Mayors of major cities

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
City County 1940 Pop. 1950 Pop. 1960 Pop. Change 1950-60
1DetroitWayne1,623,4521,849,5681,670,144−9.7%
2Grand RapidsKent164,292176,515177,3130.5%
3FlintGenesee151,543163,143196,94020.7%
4DearbornWayne63,58994,994112,00717.9%
5SaginawSaginaw82,79492,91898,2655.8%
6LansingIngham78,75392,129107,80717.0%
7PontiacOakland66,62673,68182,23311.6%
8KalamazooKalamazoo54,09757,70482,08942.4%
9Bay CityBay47,95652,52353,6042.1%
10JacksonJackson49,65651,08850,720−0.7%
11Battle CreekCalhoun43,45348,66644,169−9.2%
12MuskegonMuskegon47,69748,42946,485−4.0%
13Ann ArborWashtenaw29,81548,25167,34039.6%
14Royal OakOakland25,08746,89880,61271.9%
15WarrenMacomb23,65842,65389,246109.2%

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
County Largest city 1940 Pop. 1950 Pop. 1960 Pop. Change 1950-60
1WayneDetroit2,015,6232,435,2352,666,2979.5%
2OaklandPontiac254,068396,001690,25974.3%
3KentGrand Rapids246,338288,292363,18726.0%
4GeneseeFlint227,944270,963374,31338.1%
5MacombWarren107,638184,961405,804119.4%
6InghamLansing130,616172,941211,29622.2%
7SaginawSaginaw130,468153,515190,75224.3%
8WashtenawAnn Arbor80,810134,606172,44028.1%
9KalamazooKalamazoo100,085126,707169,71233.9%
10MuskegonMuskegon94,501121,545129,9436.9%
11CalhounBattle Creek94,206120,813138,85814.9%
12BerrienBenton Harbor89,117115,702149,86529.5%
13JacksonJackson93,108108,168131,99422.0%

Sports

Baseball

American football

Basketball

Ice hockey

Boat racing

Golfing

Chronology of events

January

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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  2. "1951 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
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