Detroit back to 1910 levels

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The population of Detroit has fallen 25% in the last 10yrs. That is pretty amazing. It means that the city, once a powerhouse of American manufacturing, now numbers fewer residents than before Henry Ford brought out the Model T. There are now only 713,777 people living in Detroit.

The fall was finally driven by the black population moving out of the city and into the suburbs (or just away altogether). The only growing population within the city was hispanic, though I would guess if the census counted "hobo" as an ethnic group - they would likely be growing very rapidly.

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