1951 in Michigan

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Events from the year 1951 in Michigan.

Top stories[]

The Associated Press polled more than 50 editors of its member newspapers in Michigan and ranked the state's top news stories of 1953 as follows:[1]

  1. The April 18 death of U.S. Senator Arthur Vandenberg (369 points)
  2. The February 8 state office building fire in Lansing set by arsonist Richard Shay (304 points)
  3. The Ann Arbor murder of nurse Pauline Campbell by three teenagers seeking beer money (198 points)
  4. The February 8 hearing of the Kefauver Committee examining Detroit's underworld (154 points)
  5. The arrest, trial and conviction of farm youths Valorus Mattheis and Raymond Lee Olson for the 1950 murder of coed Caroline Drown near Kalamazoo (152 points)
  6. The 1951 Michigan State Spartans football team (126 points)
  7. An automobile crash near Pontiac killed Mr. and Mrs. Murray Moore, parents of 11 children (113 points)
  8. Crime rampage of by Warren Lee Irwin following a murder near Oxford, Michigan (108 points)
  9. Tie for ninth place (each story receiving 91 points) between:
* July 9 death of Detroit Tigers' great Harry Heilmann
* Michigan Legislature's increase in the gasoline tax

Office holders[]

State office holders[]

Gov. G. Mennen Williams

Mayors of major cities[]

Sen. Homer Ferguson

Federal office holders[]

  • U.S. Senator from Michigan: Homer S. Ferguson (Republican)
  • U.S. Senator from Michigan: Arthur Vandenberg (Republican)/Blair Moody (Democrat)
  • House District 1: Thaddeus M. Machrowicz (Democrat)
  • House District 2: George Meader (Republican)
  • House District 3: Paul W. Shafer (Republican)
  • House District 4: Clare Hoffman (Republican)
  • House District 5: Gerald Ford (Republican)
  • House District 6: William W. Blackney (Republican)
  • House District 7: Jesse P. Wolcott (Republican)
  • House District 8: Fred L. Crawford (Republican)
  • House District 9: Ruth Thompson (Republican)
  • House District 10: Roy O. Woodruff (Republican)
  • House District 11: Charles E. Potter (Republican)
  • House District 12: John B. Bennett (Republican)
  • House District 13: George D. O'Brien (Democrat)
  • House District 14: Louis C. Rabaut (Democrat)
  • House District 15: John Dingell Sr. (Democrat)
  • House District 16: John Lesinski Jr. (Democrat)
  • House District 17: George Anthony Dondero (Republican)

Population[]

In the 1950 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 6,421,000 persons, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1960, the state's population had grown 22.8% to 7,823,194 persons.

Cities[]

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 40,000 based on 1950 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1940 and 1960 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1950
Rank
City County 1940 Pop. 1950 Pop. 1960 Pop. Change 1950-60
1 Detroit Wayne 1,623,452 1,849,568 1,670,144 −9.7%
2 Grand Rapids Kent 164,292 176,515 177,313 0.5%
3 Flint Genesee 151,543 163,143 196,940 20.7%
4 Dearborn Wayne 63,589 94,994 112,007 17.9%
5 Saginaw Saginaw 82,794 92,918 98,265 5.8%
6 Lansing Ingham 78,753 92,129 107,807 17.0%
7 Pontiac Oakland 66,626 73,681 82,233 11.6%
8 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 54,097 57,704 82,089 42.4%
9 Bay City Bay 47,956 52,523 53,604 2.1%
10 Jackson Jackson 49,656 51,088 50,720 −0.7%
11 Battle Creek Calhoun 43,453 48,666 44,169 −9.2%
12 Muskegon Muskegon 47,697 48,429 46,485 −4.0%
13 Ann Arbor Washtenaw 29,815 48,251 67,340 39.6%
14 Royal Oak Oakland 25,087 46,898 80,612 71.9%
15 Warren Macomb 23,658 42,653 89,246 109.2%

Counties[]

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 100,000 based on 1950 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1940 and 1960 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Counties that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1980
Rank
County Largest city 1940 Pop. 1950 Pop. 1960 Pop. Change 1950-60
1 Wayne Detroit 2,015,623 2,435,235 2,666,297 9.5%
2 Oakland Pontiac 254,068 396,001 690,259 74.3%
3 Kent Grand Rapids 246,338 288,292 363,187 26.0%
4 Genesee Flint 227,944 270,963 374,313 38.1%
5 Macomb Warren 107,638 184,961 405,804 119.4%
6 Ingham Lansing 130,616 172,941 211,296 22.2%
7 Saginaw Saginaw 130,468 153,515 190,752 24.3%
8 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 80,810 134,606 172,440 28.1%
9 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 100,085 126,707 169,712 33.9%
10 Muskegon Muskegon 94,501 121,545 129,943 6.9%
11 Calhoun Battle Creek 94,206 120,813 138,858 14.9%
12 Berrien Benton Harbor 89,117 115,702 149,865 29.5%
13 Jackson Jackson 93,108 108,168 131,994 22.0%

Sports[]

Baseball[]

American football[]

Basketball[]

Ice hockey[]

Gordie Howe

Boat racing[]

Golfing[]

Other[]

Chronology of events[]

January[]

February[]

March[]

April[]

May[]

June[]

July[]

August[]

September[]

October[]

November[]

December[]

Births[]

  • January 22 - Leon Roberts, Major League Baseball outfielder (1974–1984), in Vicksburg, Michigan
  • January 28 - Bob Sutton, head football coach at Army (1991-1999), in Ypsilanti, Michigan
  • March 16 - Joe DeLamielleure, NFL offensive lineman (1973-1985) inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame, in Detroit
  • April 8 - Mel Schacher, bassist for Grand Funk Railroad, in Flint, Michigan
  • May 5 - John D. Cherry, 62nd Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, in Sulphur Springs, Texas
  • September 10 - Gary Danielson, NFL quarterback (1976-1988), in Detroit
  • September 18 - Ben Carson, neurosurgeon, 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in Detroit
  • October 18 - Pam Dawber, actress (Mork & Mindy, My Sister Sam), in Detroit

Gallery of 1951 births[]

Deaths[]

  • April 13 - Wish Egan, baseball player and scout, at age 69 in Detroit
  • April 18 - Arthur Vandenberg, U.S. Senator (1928-1951), at age 67 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Gallery of 1951 deaths[]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "1951 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
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  4. ^ 2012 Record Book, p. 13.
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  20. ^ "Michigan Tech Team History". College Hockey News. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  21. ^ "Legislator Details - Charline White". Library of Michigan. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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