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The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 40,000 based on 1920 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1910 and 1930 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.
1920 Detroit Tigers season – Under manager Hughie Jennings, the Tigers finished seventh in the American League with a record of 61–93. The team's statistical leaders included Ty Cobb with a .334 batting average , Bobby Veach with 113 RBIs and 65 extra-base hits , and Howard Ehmke with 15 wins and a 3.25 earned run average .
In an apparent turn-around, the Detroit News reported in its September 17, 2015, edition that the white population of the city was rising, with a reported increase in white residents from 2013 to 2014 of nearly 8,000. This was the first measurable increase in Detroit's white population since 1950, when the city was 84% white.
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The 1920 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau during one month from January 5, 1920, determined the resident population of the United States to be 106,021,537, an increase of 15.0 percent over the 92,228,496 persons enumerated during the 1910 census. The 1920 Census was determined for 1 January 1920.
Pages in category "1920 deaths" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,652 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
August 1–6 – Denver streetcar strike of 1920; August 20 The first commercial radio station in the U.S., 8MK , owned by the Detroit News, begins operations in Detroit, Michigan. The National Football League is founded as the American Professional Football Conference (renamed September 17 as 'Association').
Detroit — a majority Black metropolitan city of more than half a million residents — became the largest U.S. city to challenge the national headcount of the 2020 census, with local officials ...