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Aug 1, 2018 · Why has Detroit continued to decline (and at a faster rate) in the nearly four decades since? Was there some rule saying that, because of those previous events, Detroit had to keep declining?...
Dec 8, 2013 · A look at how the collapse of Detroit – battered by financial missteps, racial tensions and leadership lapses – culminated in insurmountable debt that led the city to file for bankruptcy.
By 2010, Detroit had seen a 61.4 percent decrease in its population since its peak in 1950 [2]. In fact, in terms of population, Detroit was the fourth biggest city in the U.S. in 1950, after New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
Aug 12, 2021 · Detroit — The city suffered a substantial drop in population in the decennial census, prompting a vow Thursday from Mayor Mike Duggan to challenge the number and get it adjusted upward.
Aug 26, 2013 · Recently Detroit, under orders from a state-appointed emergency manager, became the largest U.S. city to go bankrupt. This stirred predictable media speculation about why the city, which at 1.8 million was once America’s 5th-largest, declined in the first place.
Jan 31, 2019 · It is now the crime capital of America, with 7 out of 10 crimes unsolved. More than a million people have left the city since its prominent fifties. There is a multitude of reasons as to why Detroit fell apart, but all the fundamental causes are rooted in geography.
Jun 30, 2021 · Urban decline impacted cities across America during this time, but Detroit stands out. In 1950, over 1.8 million people lived in Detroit; in 2013, the population was just over 700,000, a loss of well over half of the city’s population (Clement and Kanai 373).
Jul 16, 2023 · Violent crime remains pervasive. And, according to census data that the mayor disputes, Detroit’s decades-long population decline has persisted, with about 620,000 residents today. In 1950,...
Aug 28, 2021 · DETROIT — Once again, the Census Bureau reported, Detroit has gotten smaller. For most Detroiters’ entire lives, census day has brought only bad news, a painful once-a-decade accounting of an...
Aug 12, 2021 · Detroit's persistent population decline continued through the last decade, with the city's tally of residents dropping to 639,111, a 10.5% decline, according to 2020 U.S. census data released ...
