Land Area

Population

Citizenship

Ethnic Groups

Date/Year Note Population

July 23, 1701 0

July 24, 1701 Does not include native americans 100

Source: The Detroit Alamnac by Detroit Free Press

1773 Detroit Settlement (not including members of the garrison) 1,367

1778 Detroit Settlement 2,144

1779 Detroit Settlement (including 500 prisoners and 332 members of the garrison) 2,653

1780 Detroit Settlement (not including those employed in the service of the King of England) 2,207

1782 Detroit Settlement (entire settlement) 2,191

Source: When Detroit Was Young by Clarence M. Burton

1783 2,291

1796 500

Source: The Detroit Alamnac by Detroit Free Press

1810 City of Detroit 1,650

1819 1,110

1820 1,442

1830 2,222

1834 4,973

1836 6,927

1840 9,124

1844 10,948

1850 21,019

1854 41,375

1860 45,619

1864 53,180

1870 79,603

1874 101,255

1880 116,340

1884 132,956

1890 205,876

1894 237,798

1900 285,704

1904 317,591

1910 465,766

Source: When Detroit Was Young by Clarence M. Burton

1920 993,678

1930 1,568,662

1950 1,849,568

1960 1,670,144

1970 1,511,482

1980 1,203,339

1990 1,027,974

2000 951,270