Question

The population of Detroit was 1,849,568 in 1950. The population has been decreasing by 1.5% every year. Find the population of Detroit in 2009.

Answer 1

1950

Detroit's population is close to the same size now as it was in 1910, before the city's automotive boom began. The city's population peaked at 1.86 million in 1950. The 2012 U.S. Census showed the city with about 700,000 residents.

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