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<div>'''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><br />
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==Politics==<br />
As the racial makeup of the city has become more black since the past few decades, Detroit has become designated as [[United States|America's]] most liberal city and is predominantly Democrat.<ref>http://www.govpro.com/News/Article/31439/</ref> Despite this, most of Detroit's suburbs are conservative.<br />
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==History==<br />
The first permanent structure built in Detroit was a Catholic church.<br />
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In 1979, Iraq dictator [[Saddam Hussein]] was given a key to the city after donating $450,000 to a Christian church.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/03/26/iraq/main546287.shtml</ref><br />
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Detroit is known for being the center of the American auto industry, as well as the home of many long-suffering football fans.<br />
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==See Also==<br />
[[Detroit Michigan Temple]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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