Six Michigan Cities Tops in Population Loss .detroit middle school abandoned. by Ted Guy The Detroit News reports that according to the latest population estimates (2004-2005) from the Census Bureau, Detroit, Lansing, Flint, Ann Arbor, Warren and Grand Rapids all placed in the top 60 among cities with more than 100,000 people as ranked by percent of population loss. Although Detroit ranked #7 in terms of loss, mayoral spokesman James Canning says the city is experiencing its largest housing boom in 50 years. Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje attributes a lot of his city's .7% decline to empty-nesters and added "We also don't have a lot of room to grow, and most Ann Arborites would think that's not such a bad thing". Read In population, Mich. a loss leader in the Detroit News Posted/updated Jun 21, 2006 by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan) click to Send This Story to a Friend! Main Michigan News Page Go Back One Page

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