1949 in Michigan
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Events from the year 1949 in Michigan.
Office holders
State office holders
- Governor of Michigan: G. Mennen Williams (Democrat)
- Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: John W. Connolly
- Michigan Attorney General: Stephen John Roth
- Michigan Secretary of State: Fred M. Alger, Jr. (Republican)
- Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Victor A. Knox
- Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court:
Mayors of major cities
- Mayor of Detroit: Eugene Van Antwerp (Democrat)
- Mayor of Grand Rapids: George W. Welsh (Republican)/Stanley J. Davis
- Mayor of Flint: George G. Wills
- Mayor of Saginaw: Harold J. Stenglein/Edwin W. Koepke
- Mayor of Lansing: Ralph Crego
Federal office holders
- U.S. Senator from Michigan: Homer S. Ferguson (Republican)
- U.S. Senator from Michigan: Arthur Vandenberg (Republican)
- House District 1: George G. Sadowski (Democrat)
- House District 2: Earl C. Michener (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: Albert J. Engel (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 D. Dingell Sr. (Democrat)
- House District 16: John Lesinski Sr. (Democrat)
- House District 17: George Anthony Dondero (Republican)
Population
In the 1940 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 5,256,106, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1950, Michigan's population had increased by 21.2% to 6,371,766.
Cities
The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 20,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.
1940 Rank |
City | County | 1930 Pop. | 1940 Pop. | 1950 Pop. | Change 1940-50 |
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1 | Detroit | Wayne | 1,568,662 | 1,623,452 | 1,849,568 | 13.9% |
2 | Grand Rapids | Kent | 168,592 | 164,292 | 176,515 | 7.4% |
3 | Flint | Genesee | 156,492 | 151,543 | 163,143 | 7.7% |
4 | Saginaw | Saginaw | 80,715 | 82,794 | 92,918 | 12.2% |
5 | Lansing | Ingham | 78,397 | 78,753 | 92,129 | 17.0% |
6 | Pontiac | Oakland | 64,928 | 66,626 | 73,681 | 10.6% |
7 | Dearborn | Wayne | 50,358 | 63,589 | 94,994 | 49.4% |
8 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 54,786 | 54,097 | 57,704 | 6.7% |
9 | Highland Park | Wayne | 52,959 | 50,810 | 46,393 | −8.7% |
10 | Hamtramck | Wayne | 56,268 | 49,839 | 43,555 | −12.6% |
11 | Jackson | Jackson | 55,187 | 49,656 | 51,088 | 2.9% |
12 | Bay City | Bay | 47,355 | 47,956 | 52,523 | 9.5% |
13 | Muskegon | Muskegon | 41,390 | 47,697 | 48,429 | 1.5% |
14 | Battle Creek | Calhoun | 45,573 | 43,453 | 48,666 | 12.0% |
15 | Port Huron | St. Clair | 31,361 | 32,759 | 35,725 | 9.1% |
16 | Wyandotte | Wayne | 28,368 | 30,618 | 36,846 | 20.3% |
17 | Ann Arbor | Washtenaw | 26,944 | 29,815 | 48,251 | 61.8% |
18 | Royal Oak | Oakland | 22,904 | 25,087 | 46,898 | 86.9% |
19 | Ferndale | Oakland | 20,855 | 22,523 | 29,675 | 31.8% |
Counties
The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 75,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.
1940 Rank |
County | Largest city | 1930 Pop. | 1940 Pop. | 1950 Pop. | Change 1940-50 |
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1 | Wayne | Detroit | 1,888,946 | 2,015,623 | 2,435,235 | 20.8% |
2 | Oakland | Pontiac | 211,251 | 254,068 | 396,001 | 55.9% |
3 | Kent | Grand Rapids | 240,511 | 246,338 | 288,292 | 17.0% |
4 | Genesee | Flint | 211,641 | 227,944 | 270,963 | 18.9% |
5 | Ingham | Lansing | 116,587 | 130,616 | 172,941 | 32.4% |
6 | Saginaw | Saginaw | 120,717 | 130,468 | 153,515 | 17.7% |
7 | Macomb | Warren | 77,146 | 107,638 | 184,961 | 71.8% |
8 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 91,368 | 100,085 | 126,707 | 26.6% |
9 | Jackson | Jackson | 92,304 | 93,108 | 108,168 | 16.2% |
10 | Muskegon | Muskegon | 84,630 | 94,501 | 121,545 | 28.6% |
11 | Calhoun | Battle Creek | 87,043 | 94,206 | 120,813 | 28.2% |
Companies
The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1949.
Company | 1949 sales (millions) | 1949 net earnings (millions) | Headquarters | Core business |
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General Motors | Detroit | Automobiles | ||
Ford Motor Company | na | na[1] | Automobiles | |
Chrysler | Automobiles | |||
Studebaker Corp. | Automobiles | |||
Briggs Mfg. Co. | Detroit | Automobile parts supplier | ||
S. S. Kresge | Retail | |||
Hudson Motor Car Co. | Detroit | Automobiles | ||
Detroit Edison | Electric utility | |||
Michigan Bell | Telephone utility | |||
Kellogg's | Battle Creek | Breakfast cereal | ||
Parke-Davis | Detroit | Pharmaceutical | ||
REO Motor Car Co. | Lansing | Automobiles | ||
Burroughs Adding Machine | Business machines |
Sports
Baseball
- 1949 Detroit Tigers season – [2]
- 1949 Michigan Wolverines baseball season - Under head coach Ray Fisher, the Wolverines compiled an 18–9–2 record and tied for the Big Ten Conference championship.[3] Harold Raymond was the team captain.[4]
American football
Basketball
Ice hockey
Boat racing
Golfing
Births
- January 14 - Lawrence Kasdan, screenwriter (The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Return of the Jedi, The Big Chill), director and producer, in Detroit
- January 15 - Bobby Grich, Major League Baseball second baseman (1970–1986), in Muskegon, Michigan
- August 9 - Ted Simmons, Major League Baseball catcher (1968–1988) and 8× All-Star, in Highland Park, Michigan
Deaths
See also
References
- ↑ Ford was a privately held company until 1956. Accordingly, its financial results for 1949 were not made public.
- ↑ "1949 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ↑ "2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. 2012. pp. 22, 71. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ↑ 2012 Record Book, p. 13.
- ↑ "1949 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ↑ "1949 Football Team". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ↑ "1949 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ↑ "1949 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ↑ "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 29.
- ↑ "1948-49 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.