Events from the year 1948 in Michigan.

Top stories

The Associated Press polled editors of its member newspapers in Michigan and ranked the state's top news stories of 1948 as follows:[1]

  1. The November 2 election of G. Mennen Williams as Governor in an upset over Kim Sigler (354 points)
  2. The April 20 shooting of Walter Reuther with a shotgun blast through his kitchen window (333 points)
  3. Crusades of Michigan Attorney General Eugene F. Black and his feud with Governor Sigler (232 points)
  4. Historic wage agreement between the CIO-UAW and General Motors with a sliding pay scale tied to the cost of living (195 points)
  5. 1948 Michigan Wolverines football team is undefeated and ranked No. 1 in final AP Poll (171 points)
  6. The December raid by 300 union men on strike-bound plants of Shakespeare Company in Kalamazoo (158 points)
  7. Federal prosecution of Michigan automobile dealers (84 points)
  8. Arrest of James Tamer and ice hockey betting scandal (59 points)
  9. The April 27 death of William S. Knudsen, a former Ford executive who served as a general in World War II and helped lead the country's efforts to produce war materials (58 points)
  10. The spring strike by 75,000 Chrysler workers (56 points)

Office holders

State office holders

Mayors of major cities

Federal office holders

Population

In the 1940 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 5,256,106, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1950, Michigan's population had increased by 21.2% to 6,371,766.

Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 20,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.

1940
Rank
City County 1940 Pop. 1946 Est. 1950 Pop. Change 1940-50
1DetroitWayne1,623,4521,815,000[2]1,849,56813.9%
2Grand RapidsKent164,292176,5157.4%
3FlintGenesee151,543163,1437.7%
4SaginawSaginaw82,79492,91812.2%
5LansingIngham78,75390,000[3]92,12917.0%
6PontiacOakland66,62673,68110.6%
7DearbornWayne63,58994,99449.4%
8KalamazooKalamazoo54,09757,7046.7%
9Highland ParkWayne50,81046,393−8.7%
10HamtramckWayne49,83948,938[4]43,555−12.6%
11JacksonJackson49,65651,0882.9%
12Bay CityBay47,95652,5239.5%
13MuskegonMuskegon47,69748,4291.5%
14Battle CreekCalhoun43,45348,66612.0%
15Port HuronSt. Clair32,75935,7259.1%
16WyandotteWayne30,61836,84620.3%
17Ann ArborWashtenaw29,81548,25161.8%
18Royal OakOakland25,08746,89886.9%
19FerndaleOakland22,52329,67531.8%

Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 75,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1940
Rank
County Largest city 1930 Pop. 1940 Pop. 1950 Pop. Change 1940-50
1WayneDetroit1,888,9462,015,6232,435,23520.8%
2OaklandPontiac211,251254,068396,00155.9%
3KentGrand Rapids240,511246,338288,29217.0%
4GeneseeFlint211,641227,944270,96318.9%
5InghamLansing116,587130,616172,94132.4%
6SaginawSaginaw120,717130,468153,51517.7%
7MacombWarren77,146107,638184,96171.8%
8KalamazooKalamazoo91,368100,085126,70726.6%
9JacksonJackson92,30493,108108,16816.2%
10MuskegonMuskegon84,63094,501121,54528.6%
11CalhounBattle Creek87,04394,206120,81328.2%

Companies

The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1948.

Company 1948 sales (millions) 1948 net earnings (millions) Headquarters Core business
General MotorsDetroitAutomobiles
Ford Motor Companynana[5]Automobiles
ChryslerAutomobiles
Studebaker Corp.Automobiles
Briggs Mfg. Co.DetroitAutomobile parts supplier
S. S. KresgeRetail
Hudson Motor Car Co.DetroitAutomobiles
Detroit EdisonElectric utility
Michigan BellTelephone utility
Kellogg'sBattle CreekBreakfast cereal
Parke-DavisDetroitPharmaceutical
REO Motor Car Co.LansingAutomobiles
Burroughs Adding MachineBusiness machines

Sports

Baseball

American football

Basketball

Ice hockey

Boat racing

Boxing

Golfing

Other

Chronology of events

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "Editors Pick Upset In Lansing Politics As 1948 No. 1 Story". The Escanaba Daily Press. December 31, 1948. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "L.A. Gives the Count to Detroit". Detroit Free Press. July 28, 1946. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "City Needs 7,000 Homes". Lansing State Journal. March 10, 1946. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Unusual Statistics Of State Revealed". Lansing State Journal. January 25, 1946. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Ford was a privately held company until 1956. Accordingly, its financial results for 1948 were not made public.
  6. "1948 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  7. "2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. 2012. pp. 22, 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  8. 2012 Record Book, p. 13.
  9. "1948 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  10. "1948 Football Team". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  11. "1948 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  12. "1948 Detroit Mercy Titans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  13. "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  14. "1947-48 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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