Detroit, Michigan (MI)
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General Information about Detroit
Detroit (pronounced /dtrt/) (French: d'troit, meaning "at the strait"[7], pronounced [detwa] (helpinfo)) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario Detroit is a geographical oddity as the only U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded in 1701 by the Frenchman Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.
It is known as the world's traditional automotive center "Detroit" is a metonym for the American automobile industry and an important source of popular music, legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, Motor City and Motown.[8][9] Other nicknames emerged in the twentieth century, including Rock City, Arsenal of Democracy (during World War II),[10] The D, D-Town, and The 3-1-3 (its area code).[11]
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Stats about Detroit
| Total Population: | 951,270 |
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| Median Household Income: | $29,526 |
| Median Home Value: | $63,600 |
| State sales tax: | 6.0% |
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