1925 in Michigan

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Events from the year 1925 in Michigan.

Office holders[]

Gov. Groesbeck
Mayor Smith
Sen. Couzens
Sen. W. Ferris

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
1 Detroit Wayne 465,766 993,678 1,568,662 57.9%
2 Grand Rapids Kent 112,571 137,634 168,592 22.5%
3 Flint Genesee 38,550 91,599 156,492 70.8%
4 Saginaw Saginaw 50,510 61,903 80,715 30.4%
5 Lansing Ingham 31,229 57,327 78,397 36.8%
6 Hamtramck Wayne 3,559 48,615 56,268 15.7%
7 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 39,437 48,487 54,786 13.0%
8 Jackson Jackson 31,433 48,374 55,187 14.1%
9 Bay City Bay 45,166 47,554 47,355 −0.4%
10 Highland Park Wayne 4,120 46,499 52,959 13.9%
11 Muskegon Muskegon 24,062 36,570 41,390 15.2%
12 Battle Creek Calhoun 25,267 36,164 45,573 26.0%
13 Pontiac Oakland 14,532 34,273 64,928 89.4%
14 Port Huron St. Clair 18,863 25,944 31,361 20.9%
15 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 14,817 19,516 26,944 38.1%
16 Ironwood Gogebic 12,821 15,739 14,299 −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
Warren Macomb 2,346 6,780 24,024 254.3%
Royal Oak Oakland 1,071 6,007 22,904 281.3%
Ferndale Oakland -- 2,640 20,855 690.0%
Dearborn Wayne 911 2,470 50,358 1,938.8%

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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
1 Wayne Detroit 531,591 1,177,645 1,888,946 60.4%
2 Kent Grand Rapids 159,145 183,041 240,511 31.4%
3 Genesee Flint 64,555 125,668 211,641 68.4%
4 Saginaw Saginaw 89,290 100,286 120,717 20.4%
5 Oakland Pontiac 49,576 90,050 211,251 134.6%
6 Ingham Lansing 53,310 81,554 116,587 43.0%
7 Calhoun Battle Creek 56,638 72,918 87,043 19.4%
8 Houghton Houghton 88,098 71,930 52,851 -26.5%
9 Jackson Jackson 53,426 72,539 92,304 27.2%
10 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 60,327 71,225 91,368 28.3%
11 Bay Bay City 68,238 69,548 69,474 -0.1%
12 Berrien Niles 53,622 62,653 81,066 29.4%
13 Muskegon Muskegon 40,577 62,362 84,630 35.7%
14 St. Clair Port Huron 52,341 58,009 67,563 16.5%
15 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 44,714 49,520 65,530 32.3%
16 Lenawee Adrian 47,907 47,767 49,849 4.4%
17 Ottawa Holland 45,301 47,660 54,858 15.1%
18 Marquette Marquette 46,739 45,786 44,076 −3.7%

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Sports[]

Harry Heilmann

Baseball[]

American football[]

1925 Michigan football team

Basketball[]

Ice hockey[]

Other[]

Chronology of events[]

January[]

  • January 1 - Alex J. Groesbeck was sworn in for his second term as Governor of Michigan.[24]

February[]

March[]

April[]

May[]

Buhl Building
  • May 1 - The 26-story Buhl Building in Detroit opened for occupancy.[25]

June[]

July[]

August[]

September[]

October[]

November[]

December[]

Births[]

Bill Haley
  • January 30 - Bump Elliott, American football player, coach, and athletic director, in Detroit
  • February 24 - Lynn Chandnois, American football halfback, NFL Player of the Year for 1952, in Fayette, Michigan
  • March 14 - William Clay Ford Sr., last surviving grandson of Henry Ford and owner of Detroit Lions, in Detroit
  • March 26 - Vesta M. Roy, Governor of New Hampshire from 1982 to 1983, in Dearborn
  • April 14 - Roger Brown, social psychologist, in Detroit
  • May 28 - Lucien N. Nedzi, U.S. Congressman from 1965 to 1981, in Hamtramck, Michigan
  • May 28 - Martha Vickers, model and actress, in Ann Arbor
  • June 27 - Wayne Terwilliger, Major League Baseball infielder from 1949 to 1960, in Clare, Michigan
  • July 6 - Bill Haley, musician credited with popularizing rock and roll, in Highland Park, Michigan
  • July 29 - Ted Lindsay, ice hockey player for Detroit Red Wings from 1944 to 1965, in Renfrew, Ontario
  • July 31 - John Swainson, Governor of Michigan from 1961 to 1963, in Windsor, Ontario
  • October 11 - Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter, in New Orleans
  • October 31 - Charles Moore, architect and recipient of the AIA Gold Medal in 1991, in Benton Harbor, Michigan
  • December 2 - Julie Harris, actress, winner of five Tony Awards, three Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award, in Grosse Pointe
  • December 5 - Donald J. Albosta, U.S. Congressman from 1979 to 1985, in Saginaw
  • December 21 - Bob Rush, Major League Baseball pitcher from 1948 to 1960, in Battle Creek
  • December 29 - Roman Gribbs, Mayor of Detroit from 1970 to 1974, in Detroit

Gallery of 1925 births[]

Deaths[]

  • February 18 - Marion LeRoy Burton, President of the University of Michigan from 1920 to 1925, in Ann Arbor at age 50
  • March 30 - William J. McConnell, Michigan native who became U.S. Senator from Idaho (1890-1891) and Governor of Idaho (1893-1897), at age 85 in Moscow, Idaho
  • September 11 - Patrick H. Kelly, Lieutenant Governor (1907-1911) and U.S. Congressman (1913-1925), at age 57 in Washington, D.C.
  • November 5 - Samuel Dickie, Chairman of the Prohibition Party (1887-1899), at age 74 in Albion
  • November 13 - George A. Loud, U.S. Congressman (1903-1917), at age 73 in Myrtle Point, Oregon

Gallery of 1925 deaths[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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.
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  6. ^ 2012 U-M Baseball Record Book, p. 13.
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  14. ^ "Western Michigan Broncos School History". SR/CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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  16. ^ "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 24.
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  19. ^ "Michigan Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  20. ^ "Michigan State Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  21. ^ "Michigan Tech Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  22. ^ "Berneida Wins Mackinac Race". Port Huron Times Herald. July 28, 1925. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Michigan Open Title Annexed By Robertson". Detroit Free Press. July 22, 1925. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Gov. Groesbeck Again Sworn In". Detroit Free Press. January 2, 1925. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "New Buhl Building Represents Experience of Nation's Experts". Detroit Free Press. May 3, 1925. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
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