History Detroit - Statistics - Pre-1701 - present
Land Area
Population
Citizenship
Ethnic Groups
Population
| Date/Year |
Note |
Population |
| July 23, 1701 |
|
0 |
| July 24, 1701 |
Does not include native americans |
100 |
|
Source: The Detroit Alamnac by Detroit Free Press
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| 1773 |
Detroit Settlement (not including members of the garrison) |
1,367 |
| 1778 |
Detroit Settlement |
2,144 |
| 1779 |
Detroit Settlement (including 500 prisoners and 332 members of the garrison) |
2,653 |
| 1780 |
Detroit Settlement (not including those employed in the service of the King of England) |
2,207 |
| 1782 |
Detroit Settlement (entire settlement) |
2,191 |
Source: When Detroit Was Young by Clarence M. Burton
|
| 1783 |
|
2,291 |
| 1796 |
|
500 |
Source: The Detroit Almanac by Detroit Free Press
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| 1810 |
City of Detroit |
1,650 |
| 1819 |
|
1,110 |
| 1820 |
|
1,442 |
| 1830 |
|
2,222 |
| 1834 |
|
4,973 |
| 1836 |
|
6,927 |
| 1840 |
|
9,124 |
| 1844 |
|
10,948 |
| 1850 |
|
21,019 |
| 1854 |
|
41,375 |
| 1860 |
|
45,619 |
| 1864 |
|
53,180 |
| 1870 |
|
79,603 |
| 1874 |
|
101,255 |
| 1880 |
|
116,340 |
| 1884 |
|
132,956 |
| 1890 |
|
205,876 |
| 1894 |
|
237,798 |
| 1900 |
|
285,704 |
| 1904 |
|
317,591 |
| 1910 |
|
465,766 |
Source: When Detroit Was Young by Clarence M. Burton
|
| 1920 |
|
993,678 |
| 1930 |
|
1,568,662 |
| 1950 |
|
1,849,568 |
| 1960 |
|
1,670,144 |
| 1970 |
|
1,511,482 |
| 1980 |
|
1,203,339 |
| 1990 |
|
1,027,974 |
| 2000 |
|
951,270 |
Source: The Detroit Almanac by Detroit Free Press
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Land Area
| Year |
Total Area in Square Miles |
Total Area Annexed in Square Miles |
| 1806 |
0.33 |
|
| 1815 |
1.36 |
1.03 |
| 1827 |
2.56 |
1.20 |
| 1832 |
4.17 |
1.61 |
| 1836 |
5.26 |
1.09 |
| 1849 |
5.85 |
0.59 |
| 1857 |
12.75 |
6.90 |
| 1875 |
15.0 |
2.25 |
| 1879 |
16.09 |
1.09 (Belle Isle) |
| 1885 |
22.19 |
6.10 |
| 1891 |
28.14 |
5.95 |
| 1894 |
28.35 |
0.21 (Palmer Park) |
| 1905 |
28.75 |
0.40 |
| 1906 |
35.65 |
6.90 |
| 1907 |
39.3 |
4.28 |
Source: When Detroit Was Young by Clarence M. Burton
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Citizenship
| Year |
Foreign-Born People in Detroit |
Percentage of Total Population |
| 1850 |
10,019 |
47.7% |
| 1880 |
51,709 |
44.4% |
| 1900 |
96,166 |
33.7% |
| 1910 |
156,000 |
33.5% |
| 1920 |
289,000 |
29.1% |
| 1930 |
407,736 |
26% |
| 1950 |
276,470 |
14.9% |
| 1960 |
201,713 |
12.1% |
| 1970 |
119,347 |
7.9% |
| 1980 |
68,303 |
5.7% |
| 1990 |
34,490 |
3.4% |
Source: The Detroit Almanac by The Detroit Free Press
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Populations of Various Ethnic Groups
| Year |
Race/Ethnicity |
Population |
Percentage of Total Population |
| 1820 |
African-American/Black |
67 |
[sic]4.6% |
| 1830 |
African-American/Black |
126 |
[sic]5.6% |
| 1840 |
African-American/Black |
193 |
2.1% |
| 1850 |
African-American/Black |
587 |
2.8% |
|
Irish-American |
3,289 |
15.6% |
| 1860 |
African-American/Black |
1,402 |
[sic]3.1% |
| 1870 |
African-American/Black |
2,235 |
2.8% |
| 1880 |
African-American/Black |
2,821 |
2.4% |
|
Canadian |
10,754 |
9.2% |
|
German |
23,769 |
20.4% |
|
Irish |
6,775 |
5.8% |
| 1890 |
African-American/Black |
3,431 |
1.7% |
| 1900 |
African-American/Black |
4,111 |
1.4% |
|
Canadian |
28,900 |
10.1% |
|
German |
32,000 |
11.2% |
|
Irish |
6,400 |
2.2% |
|
Polish |
14,000 |
4.9% |
| 1910 |
African-American/Black |
5,741 |
1.2% |
|
Canadian |
|
8.8% |
|
German |
|
9.4% |
|
Russian |
|
3.9% |
| 1920 |
African-American/Black |
40,838 |
4.1% |
|
British |
17,100 |
1.7% |
|
Canadian |
58,500 |
5.9% |
|
German |
30,000 |
3% |
|
Hungarian |
13,500 |
1.4% |
|
Italian |
16,000 |
1.6% |
|
Polish |
56,600 |
5.7% |
|
Russian |
27,200 |
2.7% |
| 1930 |
African-American/Black |
149,119 |
9.1% |
| 1950 |
African-American/Black |
300,506 |
16.1% |
| 1960 |
African-American/Black |
482,229 |
28.9% |
| 1970 |
African-American/Black |
660,428 |
44.5% |
| 1980 |
African-American/Black |
758,939 |
63% |
| 1990 |
African-American/Black |
777,916 |
76% |
| 2000 |
African-American/Black |
|
81.6% |
|
Asian |
|
1.0% |
|
Hispanic |
|
5.0% |
|
White |
|
12.3% |
Source: The Detroit Almanac by The Detroit Free Press
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