Pontiac (Michigan)
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Location in Michigan
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1818 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Michigan | ||
| County : | Oakland County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 39 ′ N , 83 ° 18 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
66,337 (status: 2000) 4,403,437 (status: 2009) |
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| Population density : | 1,280.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 52.3 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 51.8 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 281 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 48340-48343 | ||
| Area code : | +1 248 | ||
| FIPS : | 26-65440 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0635224 | ||
| Website : | www.pontiac.mi.us | ||
| Mayor : | Clarence E. Phillips | ||
Pontiac is a city and seat of the county seat of Oakland County in the state of Michigan in the United States . In the 2000 census, the population was 66,337.
geography
Pontiac is located at about 43 ° 30 'north latitude and 83 ° 30' west longitude. According to official information from the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 52.3 km², of which 1.09% is water.
The next larger lakes in the vicinity are Lake Erie and Lake Huron . Pontiac has an airport nearby (Oakland County International Airport at Waterfort) and is approximately 50 km from Detroit .
economy
The largest employer is the automotive company General Motors , which operates a plant here. The retail sector has been in decline for years due to increasing poverty and large shopping centers in the neighboring town.
Culture
The large event hall Pontiac Silverdome , among other things the venue of the final of the NFL ( Super Bowl ) 1982 and the Pope's visit in 1987. Pontiac hosted the NFL club Detroit Lions for 26 years . The NBA stars of the Pistons also played in Pontiac for ten years (1978 to 1988). The Pontiac Silverdome was closed in 2007 due to lack of profitability and auctioned off to the Triple Properties Investment Group in 2009 for only US $ 583,000.
Every August there is the Woodward Dream Cruise , an event that sees muscle cars drive up and down Woodward Avenue for a weekend. This event is one of the largest in the US.
Demographic data
The 66,337 residents of Pontiac, found in the 2000 census , lived in 24,234 households; including 15,267 families. The population density was 1,281 per km². 26,336 residential units were recorded in the village, 24,234 of which were inhabited. Among the population were 39.1% White, 47.9% African American, 0.6% American Indian, 2.4% Asian, and 6.5% from other races; 3.5% said they belonged to several ethnic groups.
33.9% of the 4,319 households had children under the age of 18; 29.4% were single households. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.32.
The population was distributed among 30.6% under 18 years of age, 10.3% between 18 and 24 years of age, 32.3% between 25 and 44 years of age, 18.3% between 45 and 64 years of age and 8.5% between 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years.
The median household income was $ 31,207 and the median family income was $ 36,391. The per capita income for Pontiac was $ 15,842. 18.0% of families and 22.1% of the population lived below the poverty line.
particularities
The youngest murderer ever convicted in the USA comes from Pontiac. Nathaniel Abraham murdered an 18-year-old man at the age of 11. He served a prison sentence up to the age of 21 in a reformatory and was released in January 2007.
The name Pontiac comes from Chief Pontiac , a chief of the Ottawa Indians who was a leader in the fight against the British colonial rule of the time in the 18th century. Pontiac was also the namesake for a General Motors Co. car brand that was very popular in the "golden years" of automotive engineering.
sons and daughters of the town
- Claire Allen (1853-1942), architect
- Albert J. Campbell (1857–1907), politician
- Charles Arnette Towne (1858–1928), politician
- Ellsworth Raymond Bathrick (1863-1917), politician
- Al Miller (1907-1967), racing car driver
- Thad Jones (1923–1986), jazz trumpeter
- Elvin Jones (1927-2004), jazz drummer
- Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011), doctor and suicide helper
- Pete Dexter (born 1943), writer
- Micki King (* 1944), water diver and Olympic champion
- Sven Birkerts (* 1951), essayist and literary critic
- Earl Alfred Boyea (* 1951), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Lansing
- Roger Young (* 1953), cycling trainer and cyclist
- Madonna (* 1958 in Bay City , grew up in Pontiac), singer
- Gary Peters (* 1958), politician
- Pinklon Thomas (* 1958), heavyweight boxer
- Brent Ward Jett (born 1958), astronaut
- Laura Innes (* 1957), actress and director
- Thomas D. Williams (* 1962), Roman Catholic religious and theologian
- Mike Henry (born 1965), voice actor, screenwriter and actor
- Danton Cole (* 1967), ice hockey player and coach
- Larry Joe Campbell (born 1970), actor
- Mike York (* 1978), ice hockey player
- Dave Bennett (* 1984), jazz clarinetist
- Brendan Evans (born 1986), tennis player
- David Holston (born 1986), basketball player
- Bryan Rust (born 1992), ice hockey player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Pontiac City, Illinois , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .
- ↑ Michigan jury finds 13-year-old Nathaniel Abraham guilty of second-degree murder . November 17, 1999.