1885 in Michigan

Events from the year 1885 in Michigan.

1885 in Michigan
History of Michigan
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Office holders
Gov. Alger

State office holders

Mayors of major cities
Sen. Conger

Federal office holders
Sen. Palmer

Population

In the 1880 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 1,636,937. By 1890, Michigan's population had increased by 27.9% to 2,093,890.

Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 5,000 based on 1880 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1870 and 1890 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1880
Rank		 City County 1870 Pop. 1880 Pop. 1890 Pop. Change 1880-1890
1DetroitWayne79,577116,340205,87677.0%
2Grand RapidsKent16,50732,01660,27888.3%
3Bay CityBay7,06420,69327,83934.5%
4JacksonJackson14,44716,10520,79829.1%
5KalamazooKalamazoo9,18111,93717,85349.6%
6MuskegonMuskegon6,00211,26222,702101.6%
7SaginawSaginaw7,46010,52546,322340.1%
8Port HuronSt. Clair5,9738,88313,54352.5%
9FlintGenesee5,3868,4099,80316.6%
10LansingIngham5,2418,31913,10257.5%
11Ann ArborWashtenaw7,3638,0619,43117.0%
12AdrianLenawee8,4387,8498,75611.6%
13Battle CreekCalhoun5,8387,06313,19786.8%
14ManisteeManistee3,3436,93012,81284.9%
15AlpenaAlpena--6,15311,28383.4%

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Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 30,000 based on 1880 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1870 and 1890 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1880
Rank		 County Largest city 1870 Pop. 1880 Pop. 1890 Pop. Change 1880-1890
1WayneDetroit119,068168,444257,11452.6%
2KentGrand Rapids50,40373,253109,92250.1%
3SaginawSaginaw39,09759,09582,27339.2%
4St. ClairPort Huron36,66146,19752,10512.8%
5JacksonJackson36,04742,03145,0317.1%
6WashtenawAnn Arbor41,43441,84842,2100.9%
7OaklandPontiac40,86741,53741,245−0.7%
8CalhounBattle Creek36,56938,45243,50113.1%
9BayBay City15,90038,08156,41248.1%
10BerrienNiles35,10436,78541,28512.2%

Sports
Sam Thompson

Baseball

American football

Chronology of events

April
  • April 14 - A bill passed the Michigan Senate providing for the creation of the Michigan Mining School, later renamed Michigan Technological University. The bill became law effective May 1

June
St. Mary Catholic Church

July
  • July - A strike by mill workers in the Saginaw Valley shut down 98 mills, idling 8,000 men. The strike focused on demands for a 10-hour work day.[6][7]

August

December
  • December 1–2 - Police were called to restore order as parishioners at St. Albert's Polish Cathoich Church in Detroit protested the removal of their pastor, Father Kolaskinski, by Bishop Borgess. One man was shot to death on December 24 in continued unrest.[9][10][11][12]
  • December 3 - The Barnum Wire and Iron Works in Detroit was completely destroyed by fire, a blaze the Detroit Free Press called "the most dangerous conflagration that has occurred in Detroit for many years".[13][14]
  • December 16 - The murder of Frank Knoch and his family was discovered in the Springwells section of Detroit. The gruesome murders shocked the city and remained a focus of the news for days thereafter.[15][16][17][18][19][20]

Births
Edna Ferber

Deaths

See also

References
  1. Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, Volume 1 Population. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1930. pp. 512–514.
  2. "1885 Detroit Wolverines". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. "2012 University of Michigan Baseball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. 2012. pp. 22, 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  4. 2012 U-M Baseball Record Book, p. 13.
  5. "1885 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  6. "Saginaw Valley Lumber Strike of 1885 / BAY-journal". Archived from the original on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2017-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "For the Glory of God". Detroit Free Press. 16 August 1885. p. 5.
  9. "Polish Riots and Lemke Family". Detroit Free Press. 26 December 1885. p. 1.
  10. "St. Albertus, Fr. Kolasinski and the Lemke family". Detroit Free Press. 28 December 1885. p. 3.
  11. "Polish Riots and the Lemke Family". Detroit Free Press. 28 December 1885. p. 4.
  12. "St. Albertus, Fr. Kolasinski and the Lemke family". Detroit Free Press. 31 December 1885. p. 5.
  13. "Ends In Smoke". Detroit Free Press. December 4, 1885. p. 1.
  14. "St. Albertus, Fr. Kolasinski and the Lemke family". Detroit Free Press. 29 December 1885. p. 5.
  15. "Murder and Arson". Detroit Free Press. p. 5.
  16. "Bullets In Their Brains". Detroit Free Press. December 18, 1885. p. 5.
  17. "Justice Moves Slowly". Detroit Free Press. December 19, 1885. pp. 1, 5.
  18. "Nothing Against Him". Detroit Free Press. December 21, 1885. p. 3.
  19. "The Springwells Horror". Detroit Free Press. December 21, 1885. p. 4.
  20. "Cut Into Bits". Detroit Free Press. December 22, 1885. p. 5.
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