Dearborn, Michigan Totally Explained

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Demographics

In 2006 Dearborn had a population of 92,382 people. This represented a 5.5% decline in the population since 2000.
   As of the census of 2000, there were 97,775 people, 36,770 households, and 23,863 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,013.2 per square mile (1,549.7/km²). There were 38,981 housing units at an average density of 1,600.0/sq mi (617.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.86% White, 1.28% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.47% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 9.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.00% of the population. 33.4% were of Arabic, 10.3% Polish, 9.9% German, 6.5% Irish and 6.0% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000. 61.9% spoke English, 29.3% Arabic, 1.9% Spanish and 1.5% Polish as their first language.
   There were 36,770 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.42.
   In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
   The median income for a household in the city was $44,560, and the median income for a family was $53,060. Males had a median income of $45,114 versus $33,872 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,488. About 12.2% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 and over.
   Dearborn's population includes 30,000 Arab Americans. It has the largest proportion of Arab Americans for a city of its size (about 100,000). The first Arabs who immigrated here in the early to mid-1900s to work in the automotive industry were chiefly Lebanese Christians. Since then, Arab immigrants from Iraq, Yemen, and Palestine, most of whom are Muslim have joined them. Lebanese Americans are still the most numerous group. In January 2005, a new Arab American National Museum opened to mark the ethnic group's history and contributions to this country. The city is also the location of the Islamic Center of America, the largest mosque in North America, and the Dearborn Mosque. The Arab-American population has settled primarily on the city's eastern side, though in recent years it has expanded west. As of the 2006 estimate, Dearborn's population was thought to have fallen to 92,382, a decrease of 5.5% since 2000. Over the same period, though, SEMCOG, the local statistics agency of Metro Detroit Council of Governments, has estimated the city to have grown to 99,001, or an increase of 1.2% since 2000. The Census Bureau estimates the 2005 proportion of African Americans to be 4.1% of the total population of the city.
   Dearborn is the site of the Ford River Rouge Plant, built by Henry Ford to make Ford Model T components, and later the former production line of the Ford Mustang. It now produces Ford F150 trucks. At one time the plant employed 120,000 people and produced finished vehicles from iron ore and sand. Dearborn constructed Fordson High School, the first million-dollar high school within the nation.
   Historically Dearborn has had large communities of mid to late 19th and early 20th century European immigrants and their descendants: Irish, German, and Polish. Dearborn also is the center of a large Armenian-American community, who are Christian. Most of their ancestors immigrated as refugees after the Armenian genocide in the early 20th century during the break-up of the Ottoman Empire.

Rail transportation

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Dearborn, operating its Wolverine three times daily in each direction between Chicago, Illinois and Pontiac, Michigan via Detroit. Baggage can't be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment are allowed on board as carry-ons. Currently there are two rail stops in Dearborn - the ordinary Amtrak station and a rarely used station at Greenfield Village.

Education

Dearborn residents, along with a small portion of Dearborn Heights residents attend Dearborn Public Schools, which operates 34 schools including 3 major high schools. Divine Child Elementary School and High School are in Dearborn as well; the high-school is the largest private co-ed high-school in the area. Dearborn Schools also operates the Clara B. Ford High School inside Vista Maria, a non-profit residential treatment agency for girls in Dearborn Heights. Schools website: http://www.dearbornschools.org/home.htm

Notable current and former residents

Doug Ross — college hockey coach with the most wins south of the Mason-Dixon line in the Southern United States.

Brian Berris — host of the radio show Wreckless Media Radio

Frankie Andreu — professional cyclist

Paul Butcher — former NFL linebacker

Jim Cummins — National Hockey League player

Gary Danielson — quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League

William Dear — director of the films Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Angels in the Outfield (1994), and Santa Who? (2000)

Chad Everett — actor known for his role as Dr. Joe Gannon in the 1970s television drama Medical Center.

Henry Ford — businessman, founder of Ford Motor Corporation, Henry Ford Hospital, and the Henry Ford Museum

Bill Freehan — Former Major League Baseball player

James Finn Garner — author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories and Apocalypse Wow

Russ Gibb — disc jockey & teacher of video and media production at Dearborn High School, known for his role in the "Paul is dead" phenomenon

Orville L. Hubbard — longest serving mayor of any American city at the time of his death

Elizabeth Jarosz, Divine Child High School Class of 1991 — One of the candidates on season two of The Apprentice

Al Iafrate - Retired NHL Defenseman

John C. Kornblum — U.S. Ambassador to Germany under President Bill Clinton, 1997-2001

Derek Lowe — Major League Baseball pitcher

Bill McCartney — college football coach and a founder of Promise Keepers

George Peppard — Actor most recently known for portraying John "Hannibal" Smith on NBC's television series The A Team

Brian Rafalski — National Hockey League player, 2002 & 2006 Olympic hockey team member

Bob Seger — singer-songwriter of Turn the Page, Night Moves, and Like a Rock

Eddie Slovik — only U.S. Army soldier executed for desertion since the American Civil War

Jim Snyder — Major League Baseball player and manager

Ross Ian Mackenzie — Prominent historian at MIT

Anna Sui — fashion designer

John Vigilante — National Hockey League player

Windy & Carl — Ambient musicians

Mark Beam-Contemporary Artist/Sculptor. Film & Television producer (Nickelodeon's "Back at the Barnyard")

Photo gallery

Image:FordGlassHouse.jpg|Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn known as the Glass House. Image:HenryFordEstateSWSide.jpg|Henry Ford's Fair Lane estate in Dearborn. Image:HenryFordEstateRougeDam.jpg|River Rouge from Henry Ford's estate. Image:UniversityofMichDearbornEng.jpg|University of Michigan - Dearborn. Further Information

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