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Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States.[7] The 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the fifth-most populous city in Michigan.[8] It is the principal city of the Ann Arbor metropolitan area, which encompasses all of Washtenaw County and had 372,258 residents in 2020. Ann Arbor is also included in the Metro Detroit combined statistical area and the Great Lakes megalopolis.

"Ann Arbor" redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation).

Ann Arbor

United States

Michigan

Washtenaw

1824

1833 (village)
1851 (city)

John Allen and Elisha Rumsey

The wives of the city's founders (both named Ann) and the bur oak in the area

Council–manager

Christopher Taylor (D)

Milton Dohoney

Jacqueline Beaudry

Members
  • Christopher Taylor
  • Cynthia Harrison
  • Linh Song
  • Christopher Watson
  • Travis Radina
  • Ayesha Ghazi Edwin
  • Jen Eyer
  • Dharma Akmon
  • Jenn Cornell
  • Erica Briggs
  • Lisa Disch

29.09 sq mi (75.35 km2)

28.22 sq mi (73.10 km2)

0.87 sq mi (2.25 km2)

159.57 sq mi (413.46 km2)

722 sq mi (1,870 km2)

840 ft (256 m)

123,851

121,536

231st in the United States
5th in Michigan

4,388.14/sq mi (1,694.28/km2)

317,689 (US: 129th)[3]

2,214.6/sq mi (855.0/km2)

372,258 (US: 148th)

Ann Arborite

UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))

UTC−4 (EDT)

48103–48109, 48113

734

26-03000[6]

0620133[6]

a2gov.org

Ann Arbor is home to the University of Michigan. The university significantly shapes Ann Arbor's economy as it employs about 30,000 workers, including about 12,000 in its medical center. The city's economy is also centered on high technology, with several companies drawn to the area by the university's research and development infrastructure.[9]


Ann Arbor was founded in 1824 by John Allen and Elisha Rumsey.[10][11] It was named after the wives of the village's founders, both named Ann, and the stands of bur oak trees they found at the site of the town.[12] The city's population grew at a rapid rate in the early to mid-20th century.

Parks and recreation[edit]

The Ann Arbor department of Parks and Recreation manages over 160 parks within the city limits, such as Buhr Park.[138] In addition, the University of Michigan operates several public green spaces, such as The Diag and Nichols Arboretum, and the county operates County Farm Park. Several other green spaces around Ann Arbor are privately owned or owned by government agencies such as Ann Arbor Public Schools.


The Federal building includes a public plaza at the corner of Fifth Ave. and Liberty St.

Baden-Württemberg, Germany (since 1965) The schools in Ann Arbor and Tübingen have regular exchanges.[229]

Tübingen

Belize (since 1967)

Belize City

Japan (since 1969) The schools in Ann Arbor and Hikone have regular exchanges.[230][231]

Hikone, Shiga

Canada (since 1983)

Peterborough, Ontario

Nicaragua (since 1986)

Juigalpa, Chontales

Senegal (since 1997)

Dakar

(since 2003)

Remedios, Cuba

Ann Arbor has seven sister cities:[227][228]

Ann Arbor staging

Ardis Publishing

List of people from Ann Arbor

Iggy Pop

Marwil, Jonathan (1991). A History of Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press.  978-0-472-06463-2.

ISBN

. Ann Arbor District Library. 2003. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2009.

"Pictorial History of Ann Arbor"

Fisher, Dale (1996). . Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9615623-4-2.

Ann Arbor: Visions of the Eagle

Schmittroth, Linda, ed. (1994). Cities of the United States (4th ed.). Detroit: Gale Group.

Shackman, Grace (2006). Ann Arbor Observed. University of Michigan Press.  978-0-472-03175-7.

ISBN

Brown, Bill (2010). You Should've Heard Just What I Seen: Collected Newspaper Articles, 1981–1984. Colossal Books.  978-0-557-66844-1.

ISBN

Encyclopedia of Michigan. St. Clair Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers. 1981.  978-0-403-09995-5.

ISBN

Michigan Gazetteer. Wilmington, DE: American Historical Publications. 1991.

City's official website

Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau

from the University of Michigan Museum of Art

Collection: "Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan"

from HathiTrust

Materials on Ann Arbor's history