1926 in Michigan

Events from the year 1926 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

Chronology of events

January

  • January 1 - The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce announced that vehicle production in 1925 reached an all-time high with 3,883,000 cars and 492,000 trucks.[9] The number of Ford Motor Co. employees in the United States had risen to 191,948.[10]
  • January 6 - Police supervised the seizure of property at the Detroit headquarters of the Ku Klux Klan at East Hancock Avenue and John R. Street following a judgment for nonpayment of rent. Members of the organization threatened violence against reporters covering the event.[11]
  • January 9 - Police conducted 69 raids resulting in arrests of 29 women and 26 men and seizure of 600 gallons of beer. The raids targeted "prohibition violators, disorderly houses and gambling resorts."[12]
  • John W. Smith was inaugurated for his second term as Mayor of Detroit. In an address to the city's Common Council, he urged respect for the laws of the city, state and country as a vital factor in American life.[13]

November

Births

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. "1926 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  4. "1926 Detroit Panthers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  5. "1926 Football Team". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  6. "1926 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  7. "1926 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  8. "1925-26 Michigan Wolverines Roster and Stats". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  9. "Motor Output Is 4,375,000". Detroit Free Press. January 1, 1926. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Ford Workers in U.S. Now Number 191,948". Detroit Free Press. January 1, 1926. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Police Invade Headquarters of Ku Kluxers". Detroit Free Press. January 7, 1926. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Police Nab 29 Women, 26 Men In Raids Here". Detroit Free Press. January 11, 1926. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Mayor Smith Pleads for Law Enforcement". Detroit Free Press. January 13, 1926. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  15. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 02, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  16. "Death Rings Down Curtain on Houdini". Detroit Free Press. November 1, 1926. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
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