Ann Arbor, Michigan

About

Ann Arbor is a city located in the county of Washtenaw in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population at the 2010 census was 113,934 and a population density of 1,519 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 119,280 inhabitants.

The city was created 200 years ago in 1823.

Ann Arbor is a city located in Washtenaw County in southeast Michigan. Home to the University of Michigan, it has a population of over 120,000 residents.

History

Ann Arbor was founded in 1824 and named for the stands of bur oak trees. It was designated as the site for the University of Michigan when the state moved its campus from Detroit in 1837.

The university fueled Ann Arbor's growth and established its reputation as a hub for education and research. Today it still drives much of the city's economy and activities.

Economy

The University of Michigan is the top employer in Ann Arbor. Other major employers include the Veterans Health Administration, Trinity Health, and General Motors.

Key industries include education, research, high-tech manufacturing, biomedical, automotive engineering, and healthcare. Tourism also contributes heavily due to university-related events.

Culture

Ann Arbor has a thriving arts, music, and cultural scene largely oriented around the University of Michigan. Popular sites like the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum cater to families.

Annual events such as the Ann Arbor Art Fair and Ann Arbor Folk Festival attract visitors from across the Midwest. The city's downtown and Kerrytown District have an eclectic, collegiate atmosphere.

Outdoors

Ann Arbor maintains over 150 municipal parks with facilities like golf, disc golf, tennis, canoeing and skate parks. The University of Michigan campus offers big green spaces for recreation.

Popular natural areas nearby are the Leslie Science & Nature Center and Parker Mill County Park. Nichols Arboretum showcases botanical gardens and hiking trails.

Ann Arbor's identity is defined by education, innovation, research, culture, and athletics - creating an eclectic blend of big-city amenities with Midwestern college-town charm.

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Geography

Ann Arbor is located at 42°16'39"N 83°44'27"W (42.2775600, -83.7408800).

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People born in Ann Arbor, including physicist and computer scientist Richard Crandall, children's writer Sarah Weeks, physicist Samuel C. C. Ting, .

List

• Douglas Huebler (American conceptual artist) he was born in 27/10/1924
• Jad Fair (American singer and guitarist) he was born in 09/06/1954
• Anya Marina (American musician) she was born in 23/09/1976
• Katherine Applegate (American writer) she was born in 19/07/1956
• Chris Kolb (American politician) he was born in 01/01/1958
• Margaret Spellings (8th United States Secretary of Education) she was born in 30/11/1957
• Michael Porter (American engineer and economist) he was born in 23/05/1947
• Grace Lee Whitney (American actress and entertainer (1930-2015)) she was born in 01/04/1930
• Aaron Krickstein (US tennis player) he was born in 02/08/1967
• Thomas Huckle Weller (American virologist) he was born in 15/06/1915
• David S. Goyer (American screenwriter, film director, novelist, and comic book writer) he was born in 22/12/1965
• Alvin Plantinga (American Christian philosopher) he was born in 15/11/1932
• Kenneth Waltz (American political scientist and international relations theoretician (1924-2013)) he was born in 08/06/1924
• Arthur Coleman Danto (American art critic and philosopher (1924-2013)) he was born in 01/01/1924
• William Redington Hewlett (American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard and businessman) he was born in 20/05/1913
• Lee Fisher (American lawyer, academic, public servant and charity officer) he was born in 07/08/1951
• Elizabeth Armstrong (American water polo player and coach) she was born in 31/01/1983
• Austin Nichols (American actor) he was born in 24/04/1980