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'''Detroit''' is the largest city in the state of [[Michigan]], and the 11th most populous city in the United States. It has a population of 871,121 and is 138 square miles in size.<ref>http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26/2622000.html</ref> Founded by French explorer Antoine Cadillac on July 24, 1701 as Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, the city reached a peak population of about 1.85 million in 1950, but has now declined to less than half that.<ref>http://www.historydetroit.com/part_2.asp</ref><ref>http://www.historydetroit.com/stats.asp?4</ref> It is part of the American [[Rust Belt]], a group of formerly prosperous cities that, due to mismanagement, became so beholden to liberal interests that industry failed, for the most part. Social programs, of which there are many due to the poor economy in these cities, are a continuing drain on Detroit's finances and government.  

'''Detroit''' is the most [[liberal]] city among the [[most liberal American cities]]. It is the largest city in the state of [[Michigan]], and the 11th most populous city in the United States. It has a population of 871,121 and is 138 square miles in size.<ref>http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26/2622000.html</ref> Founded by French explorer Antoine Cadillac on July 24, 1701 as Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, the city reached a peak population of about 1.85 million in 1950, but has now declined to less than half that.<ref>http://www.historydetroit.com/part_2.asp</ref><ref>http://www.historydetroit.com/stats.asp?4</ref> It is part of the American [[Rust Belt]], a group of formerly prosperous cities that, due to mismanagement, became so beholden to liberal interests that industry failed, for the most part. Social programs, of which there are many due to the poor economy in these cities, are a continuing drain on Detroit's finances and government.  

==Politics==

==Politics==

[[Category : Michigan Cities and Towns]]

[[Category : Michigan Cities and Towns]]