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    3 days ago · Detroit ( / dɪˈtrɔɪt /; dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈdiːtrɔɪt /) [7] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, [8] making it the 29th-most populous city in the ...

  2. 5 days ago · v. t. e. Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists. It is the first European settlement above tidewater in North America. [1] Founded as a New France fur trading post, it began to expand during the 19th century with U.S. settlement around the Great Lakes.

  3. 2 days ago · Detroit, Michigan. Detroit, city, seat of Wayne county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. It is located on the Detroit River (connecting Lakes Erie and St. Clair) opposite Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1701 by a French trader, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who built a fort on the river and named it Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit in ...

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  4. 4 days ago · Map of the Detroit River c. 1900 from the 10th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica. Detroit River, river forming part of the boundary between Michigan, U.S. (west), and Ontario, Can. (east), and connecting Lake St. Clair (north) with the west end of Lake Erie (south). The river flows southwest and south for 32 miles (51 km) between Detroit and ...

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  5. 2 days ago · Founded in 1926, the team was known as the Detroit Cougars until 1930. For the next two seasons, the team was named the Detroit Falcons , before changing their name to the Red Wings in 1932 . [8]

  6. 1 day ago · Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Detroit's Mayor Mike Duggan have officially dubbed April 25 "Honolulu Blue Day," rallying Michiganders to sport their Detroit Lions colors as the city hosts ...

  7. Apr 4, 2024 · Livonia, city, Wayne county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. It is a western suburb of Detroit. It originated in 1834 as Livonia township (named for Livonia, N.Y.) and was primarily a farming community for more than a century. After World War II it rapidly experienced planned industrial and residential growth.

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