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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of
Michigan and the county seat of WashtenawCounty. It is the states seventh largest
city with a population of 114,024 as of the
2000 Census, of which 36,892 (32%) are
university or college students. The city,
which is part of the Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint,
MI CSA, is named after the spouses of the
citys founders and for the trees in the area.
Ann Arbor was founded in January 1824 by
John Allen and Elisha Rumsey, both of whomwere land speculators. On May 25, 1824,
the town plot was registered with Wayne
County as Annarbour. The city became
the seat of Washtenaw County in 1827, and
was incorporated as a village in 1833. The
town became a regional transportation hub
in 1839 with the arrival of the Michigan
Central Railroad, and was chartered as a
city in 1851. During the 1960s and 1970s,
the city gained a reputation as a center for
liberal politics. During the 20th century, the
economy of Ann Arbor underwent a gradualshift from a manufacturing base to a service
and technology base, which accelerated in the
1970s and 1980s.
Ann Arbor is home to the University of
Michigan, established in 1837. As the
dominant institution of higher learning in the
city and one of the top public universities in
the world, the university provides Ann Arbor
with a distinct college-town atmosphere.The university shapes Ann Arbors economy
signifcantly as it employs about 30,000
workers, including about 7,500 in the medical
center. The citys economy is also centered
on high-technology, with several companies
drawn to the area by the universitys research
and development money, and by its graduates.
On the other hand, Ann Arbor has increasingly
found itself grappling with the effects of
sharply rising land values and gentrifcation,
as well as urban sprawl stretching far into
the outlying countryside.
Many Ann Arbor cultural attractions and
events are sponsored by the University
of Michigan. Several performing arts
groups and facilities are on the universitys
campus, as are museums dedicated to
art, archaeology, and natural history and
sciences (see Museums at the University of
Michigan). Regional and local performing
arts groups not associated with theuniversity include the Ann Arbor Civic
Theatre; the Arbor Opera Theater; the Ann
Arbor Symphony Orchestra; the Ann Arbor
Ballet Theater; the Ann Arbor Civic Ballet;
and Performance Network, which operates
a downtown theater frequently offering new
or nontraditional plays.
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The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, located in
a renovated and expanded historic downtown
fre station, contains more than 250 interactive
exhibits featuring science and technology.
Multiple art galleries exist in the city,
notably in the downtown area and around the
University of Michigan campus. Aside from a
large restaurant scene in the Main Street, South
State Street, and South University Avenue
areas, Ann Arbor ranks frst among U.S. cities
in the number of booksellers and books sold
per capita. The Ann Arbor District Library
maintains four branch outlets in addition to
its main downtown building; in 2008 a new
branch building replaced the branch locatedin Plymouth Mall. This new branch is called
the Traverwood Branch, and opened on June
30, 2008. The city is also home to the Gerald
R. Ford Presidential Library.
A person from Ann Arbor is called an Ann
Arborite, and many long-time residents
call themselves townies. The city itself is
often called A (A-squared) or A2 (A two),
and, less commonly, Tree Town. Recently,
some youths have taken to calling Ann Arbor
Ace Deuce or simply The Deuce. With tongue-
in-cheek reference to the citys liberal political
leanings, some occasionally refer to Ann Arbor as
The Peoples Republic of Ann Arbor or 25 square
miles surrounded by reality, the latter phrase
being adapted from Wisconsin Governor LeeDreyfuss description of Madison, often with the
academic degree MI, a misunderstanding of the
abbreviation for Michigan.
Customer Service Center(Located diagonally across the street from City Hall)
City Center Building, 1st Floor
220 East Huron
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 994-2700
Fax: (734) 994-1765
E-mail: [email protected]
ANN ARBOR
