1920 in Michigan

Events from the year 1920 in Michigan.

Office holders

Gov. Sleeper

State office holders

Mayors of major cities

Mayor Couzens

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

Other

Chronology of events

November

  • November 27 - The Durant Building in Detroit, later renamed the General Motors Building and eventually Cadillac Place, was opened for business as the new headquarters for General Motors.[15]

Births

Deaths

  • January 14 - John Francis Dodge, automobile manufacturing pioneer and co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company, at age 55 in New York City
  • February 4 - Ed Siever, Major League Baseball pitcher (1901-1908) and AL ERA leader (1902), at age 44 in Detroit
  • April 2 - Matty McIntyre, Major League Baseball outfielder (1901-1912) led AL in runs scored (1908), at age 39 in Detroit
  • July 21 - Otto Kirchner, Michigan Attorney General (1877–1880), at age 74 in Detroit
  • December 10 - Horace Elgin Dodge, automobile manufacturing pioneer and co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company, in Palm Beach, Florida
  • December 14 - George Gipp, Notre Dame football player and native of Laurium, Michigan, in South Bend, Indiana

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. "1920 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. "2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. 2012. pp. 22, 66. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  5. 2012 U-M Baseball Record Book, p. 13.
  6. "1920 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  7. "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 152. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  8. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 160, 170. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  9. "1920 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  10. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 107. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  11. "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  12. "Michigan Wolverines". sports-reference.com.
  13. 1920 Michiganensian, page 363.
  14. "Michigan Tech Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  15. "G.M.C. Occupies New Building". Detroit Free Press. November 25, 1920. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
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