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Harrison Township, Michigan
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Harrison Charter Township is a charter township and a census-designated place of Macomb County in the U. S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 24,461, the 2008 Census Bureau Estimate places the population at 26,004. The area was projected in approximately 1900, mostly backed by financing from Pittsburgh, however, it did not develop much more than having an interurban rail connection with the city. Saint Clair Haven, or Clair Haven is located on Campau Bay of the Lake Saint Clair, belvedere was a village at the mouth of the Clinton River. It was established in 1837 but flooded the following year and was abandoned. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has an area of 23.8 square miles. The location of the township makes it a popular attraction for many people in surrounding areas. Lake Saint Clair Metropark is located on the shoreline of Harrison Township, the park contains nature trails, a nature center, playgrounds, beaches, pools, and picnic areas. The park has docks available to boaters, locally, Harrison Township is known as BoatTown, U. S. A. due to the large number of marinas. Selfridge Air National Guard Base is located in Harrison Township, the U. S. Census Bureau has defined Harrison Township as a census-designated place in the 2000 Census. This allows the community to appear both on the list of places as well on the list of county subdivisions, the final statistics for the township and the CDP are identical. As of the census of 2000, there were 24,461 people,10,720 households, the population density was 1,710.2 per square mile. There were 11,486 housing units at a density of 803.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the township was 94. 53% White,2. 47% African American,0. 38% Native American,0. 58% Asian,0. 04% Pacific Islander,0. 45% from other races, and 1. 55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 48% of the population,33. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the family size was 2.94. In the township the population was out with 21. 9% under the age of 18,8. 7% from 18 to 24,32. 5% from 25 to 44,26. 0% from 45 to 64. The median age was 38 years, for every 100 females there were 101.2 males
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U.S. Route 24 in Michigan
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US Highway 24 is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from Minturn, Colorado, to Independence Township, Michigan. In Michigan, it is known as Telegraph Road and runs for 79.828 miles as a major north–south state trunkline highway from the Ohio state line through Metro Detroit. The highway runs through three counties in southeastern Michigan, Monroe, Wayne and Oakland, as it parallels the Lake Erie shoreline, Telegraph Road connects several suburbs together and passes through the western edge of Detroit before it terminates northwest of Clarkston at an interchange with Interstate 75. The northern part of the highway follows a section of an old Indian trail called the Saginaw Trail that connected Detroit with points further north, the southern sections in the Downriver area south to Monroe parallel telegraph lines from the mid-19th century. These lines gave the road its name, later this road was added to the state highway system in the early 20th century. It was upgraded and extended during the 1920s to serve as a bypass of Detroit. The US24 designation was applied to the highway on November 11,1926, since that time, an alternate route, Alternate US Highway 24 was designated between the state line and the Gibraltar area, this highway later became part of I-75. In the 1970s, the northernmost section gained the US10 designation when that highway was rerouted and that overlap was eliminated in 1986, and US24 was extended north to Clarkston to replace a segment of US10. At the same time, a loop in Pontiac was redesignated for US24 in addition to its connector routes it has. Like other state highways in Michigan, US24 is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation, all of US24 north of I-275 is listed on the National Highway System, a network of roads important to the countrys economy, defense, and mobility. US24 crosses the Ohio state line and follows Telegraph Road northeasterly through Monroe County, the highway runs parallel to the Lake Erie shoreline, farther inland than both I-75 or M-125. The area around the trunkline is a mixture of farm friends, luna Pier Road connects US24 to M-125 near Erie, this roadway is an unsigned highway called Connector US24 that runs as a connector route between the two highways. Further north, US24 passes to the west side of Monroe, the trunkline crosses the River Raisin near this intersection as well. North of Monroe near Stoney Creek, M-125 merges into US24, further north, US24 crosses I-275 before passing near the Flat Rock Speedway. The highway then crosses the Huron River and into Wayne County, Telegraph Road runs through downtown Flat Rock as it parallels the Lake Erie shoreline. North of the city in Brownstown Township, Telegraph Road and US24 turn due north, US24 runs along Dix–Toledo Highway to connect US24 to I-75 near Woodhaven. US24 in Taylor that provides access from southbound US24 to southbound I-75, Telegraph continues northward through Taylor, widening into a boulevard and gaining a median. Traffic turning left onto the road needs to perform a Michigan left maneuver to do so and it crosses the South Branch of the Ecorse River
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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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Bloomfield Hills is a city located in Metro Detroits northern suburbs in Oakland County in the U. S. state of Michigan,20.2 miles northwest of downtown Detroit. The city is almost completely surrounded by Bloomfield Township, as of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,869. What is now Bloomfield Hills was an area until the turn of the 20th century when wealthy Detroit residents bought up the land. The settlement became a village in 1927, and in 1932 residents voted to become a city to avoid being incorporated into growing Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills is the location of the National Historic Landmark Cranbrook Educational Community and other historic sites listed on the national register of historic places. In popular culture, Bloomfield Hills was the setting for the 2005 film The Upside of Anger. In the 2002 film 8 Mile, Eminem mentions Cranbrook Kingswood while making fun of Doc because he attended Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills is the hometown of the comic book character, Trance. Some scenes in Out of Sight with Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney were filmed at a residence in Bloomfield Hills. Jimmy Hoffa was last seen at the former Machus Red Fox restaurant in adjacent Bloomfield Township, the novel Gilda Joyce, The Ladies of the Lake is set in a private school in Bloomfield. The Congregational Church of Birmingham United Church of Christ was founded in Birmingham, St. Hugo of the Hills Roman Catholic Church was funded by Theodore F. MacManus and his wife in memory of their deceased children, Hugo and Hubert. St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church was built from 1931–1936, with approval from Bishop Michael J. Gallagher, other churches include St. Acme Group, consisting of Acme Mills, Great Lakes Filters, and Fairway Products, is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills. Other companies headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, MI include Taubman Centers, larson Realty Group, Princeton Enterprises, PulteGroup, Inc. TIP Capital, Bloomfield Hills Bancorp, Reverie, BlackEagle Partners, alidade Capital, and O2 Investment Partners.04 square miles, of which 4.96 square miles is land and 0.08 square miles is water. As of the 2005–2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, there were 3,774 people,1,570 households, the population density was 796.4 per square mile. There were 1,628 housing units at a density of 329.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 89. 1% White,5. 4% Asian,4. 3% Black,0. 8% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 2% of the population. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,869 people,1,489 households, the population density was 780.0 inhabitants per square mile. There were 1,659 housing units at a density of 334.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 87. 3% White,4. 1% African American,0. 1% Native American,6. 7% Asian,0. 3% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 5% of the population
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M-1 (Michigan highway)
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M-1, commonly known as Woodward Avenue, is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Metro Detroit area of the US state of Michigan. The highway, called Detroits Main Street, runs from Detroit north-northwesterly to Pontiac, the street is one of the five principal avenues of Detroit, which also include Michigan, Grand River, Gratiot and Jefferson avenues. These streets were platted in 1805 by Judge Augustus B, the US Department of Transportation has listed the highway as the Automotive Heritage Trail, an All-American Road in the National Scenic Byways Program. It has also designated a Pure Michigan Byway by the Michigan Department of Transportation. The roadway was included in the MotorCities National Heritage Area designated by the US Congress in 1998. The trunkline is the line between Detroits East and West sides, and it connects to some of the citys major freeways like Interstate 94. Woodward Avenue exits Detroit at M-102 and runs through the northern suburbs in Oakland County on its way to Pontiac. In between, Woodward Avenue passes through several historic districts in Detroit and provides access to businesses in the area. The name Woodward Avenue has become synonymous with Detroit, cruising culture, Woodward Avenue was created after the Detroit Fire in 1805. It followed the route of the Saginaw Trail, an Indian trail that linked Detroit with Pontiac, Flint, the Saginaw Trail also connected to the Mackinaw Trail, which ran north to the Straits of Mackinac at the tip of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. In the age of the trails, Woodward Avenue was also part of the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway that connected Portland, Maine, with Portland. It was also a part of the Dixie Highway, which connected Michigan with Florida, Woodward Avenue was the location of the first mile of concrete roadway in the country. When Michigan created the State Trunkline Highway System in 1913, the roadway was included, numbered as part of M-10 in 1919, later, it was part of US Highway 10 following the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System. Since 1970, it has borne the M-1 designation, the roadway carried streetcar lines from the 1860s until the 1950s, a new light rail line will be added in the future. Like other state highways in Michigan, the section of Woodward Avenue designated M-1 is maintained by MDOT, all of M-1 north of I-75 is listed on the National Highway System, a network of roads important to the countrys economy, defense, and mobility. In addition to the sections of Woodward Avenue in Pontiac that are part of Business Loop I-75 and Business US24, all of M-1 is a Pure Michigan Byway, Woodward Avenue is also considered to be the divider between the East and West sides of the city of Detroit. Woodward Avenue starts at an intersection with Jefferson Avenue next to Hart Plaza about 750 feet from the Detroit River, the plaza is regarded as the birthplace of the Ford Motor Company, and it is located near Cobo Center and the Renaissance Center, headquarters for General Motors. Woodward Avenue runs north-northwesterly away from the river through the heart of downtown Detroit, along the way, it passes several important and historic sites, including notable buildings like One Woodward Avenue, the Guardian Building and The Qube
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Interstate 75 in Michigan
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Interstate 75 is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to Sault Ste. Marie in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the freeway runs for approximately 396 miles on both of Michigans peninsulas. The landscapes traversed by I-75 include Southern Michigan farmland, northern forests, suburban communities. The freeway also uses three of the states monumental bridges to cross bodies of water. There are four auxiliary Interstates in the related to I-75, as well as nine current or former business routes. The freeway bears several names in addition to the I-75 designation, the southern segment was called the Detroit–Toledo Expressway during planning in the 1950s and 1960s. Through Detroit, I-75 is the Fisher Freeway or the Walter P, Chrysler Freeway, named for pioneers in the auto industry. Sections on either side of the Mackinac Bridge are the G. Mennen Williams Freeway or the Prentiss M. Brown Freeway, officially, the entire length is the American Legion Memorial Highway, after the organization of the same name. Various sections carry components of the four Great Lakes Circle Tours in the state, several Indian trails spanned the state along the general path of the modern freeway. After statehood, several of these were converted into plank roads that became some of the first state highways. In the 1920s, five of these were added to the United States Numbered Highway System, US Highway 2, US10, US24, US25, in the 1950s, a Michigan Turnpike was proposed as a tolled, controlled-access highway in the Lower Peninsula. After passage of the Federal Highway Act of 1956, this proposal was shelved as a free Interstate Highway was planned. Construction started in 1957, signs went up in 1959, since completion, the freeway has been upgraded with the construction of the Zilwaukee Bridge near Saginaw and improved connections to the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. Known as Michigans Main Street, I-75 is listed on the National Highway System for its entire length, the NHS is a network of roadways important to the countrys economy, defense, and mobility. I-75 carries segments of all four Great Lakes Circle Tours in the state and it is also the only highway located on both Michigans Upper and Lower peninsulas. Between the Ohio state line and Kawkawlin, I-75 contains between a minimum of six and a maximum of ten lanes total, other sections vary between four and six lanes in total. Crossing the state north of Toledo, Ohio, I-75 enters Michigan in Monroe County carrying the Lake Erie Circle Tour near the North Maumee Bay of Lake Erie. The freeway runs parallel to the shoreline of the Great Lake, further north, I-75 passes to the southeast of Monroe and crosses the River Raisin between the city and the river mouth
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Troy, Michigan
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Troy is a city located among Metropolitan Detroits northern suburbs in Oakland County in the U. S. state of Michigan. The population was 80,980 at the 2010 census, making it the 11th-largest city in Michigan by population, Troy has become a business and shopping destination in the Metro Detroit area, with numerous office centers and the upscale Somerset Collection mall. In 2011, Troy was ranked the safest city in Michigan, in 2008, Troy ranked as the fourth most affordable U. S. city with a median household income of approximately $79,000. The earliest recorded purchases of land in what was known as Troy Township occurred in 1819, a couple of years later a settlement known as Troy Corners was established due to Johnson Niles buying 160 acres in the region. The area is currently the area of Troy. In 1827 Troy Township was established, the latitude of Troy is 42.605 N, and the longitude is 83.15 W. The mean elevation is 748 ft, the Troy Historic Village is a fully interactive historical museum chronicling the different stages of Troys progression from its first settlers to the city it has become today. Located at the corners of Livernois Road and Wattles Road, the village is located behind the old city hall building, each structure is original and was painstakingly moved from its original location to the museum intact. There is a gazebo in the center of the square which will host parties, many schools from around the area plan field trips to the museum, and the church is also available for weddings. In the summer of 2005, to commemorate the citys 50th anniversary, ceramic beaver statues, the beaver is the symbol of Troy, and the citys main commercial thoroughfare is named after it. Troy is also home to two of the largest Protestant churches in the USA, Kensington Community Church and Woodside Bible Church, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Metropolis of Detroit is headquartered in Troy. In 2003, Troy was named Michigans Sportstown by Sports Illustrated magazine for having the top community sports programs in the state, the Troy Eccentric newspaper edition ceased publication in 2009. Troy is a center of business, particularly in the automotive and financial sectors. Troy has the second highest cumulative property value in Michigan, second only to Detroit, Troy is home to the Somerset Collection mall, featuring a skywalk and over 180 stores, and the Oakland Mall. The Top of Troy is the citys tallest building with offices of PNC Financial Services, bank of America maintains a major operations center in Troy. Planners have proposed the Pavilions of Troy project for the city, a square with boulevards lined with upscale shops, restaurants, offices, a theater. In 2012 Mahindra & Mahindra opened a center in Troy. Franks Nursery & Crafts was an arts and crafts chain spanning 14 states that was headquartered in Troy, the company filed for bankruptcy in 2004, and became defunct soon after
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M-53 (Michigan highway)
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M-53 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that connects Detroit to The Thumb region. The highway starts in Detroit at a connection with M-3 and ends in Port Austin, in between, the trunkline passes through the northern suburbs of Metro Detroit, connects to freeways like Interstate 69 and provides access to rural farmland. In Macomb County, M-53 follows the Christopher Columbus Freeway, while the remainder of the highway is known as Van Dyke Avenue in the area or Van Dyke Road elsewhere. The highway has also named the Earle Memorial Highway for one of the pioneers of the Good Roads Movement. When the first state highways were signed in the field in 1919, M-53 was one of them, in the 1920s, the highway was extended northward to connect with Port Austin. Later improvements through 1940 realigned a section of the roadway near Imlay City, with planning and construction during the 1950s and 1960s, the state converted portions of the road north of Detroit to have divided highway and freeway segments. The freeway bypass of Romeo was started in the 1990s and finished to its current state in 2003, starting at the intersection between Van Dyke Avenue and M-3, M-53 runs north-northwesterly along Van Dyke in the city of Detroit. The four-lane roadway passes through neighborhoods on the citys east side. About a half north of its start, M-53 meets I-94 at the latters exit 218. On the opposite side of the interchange, Van Dyke Avenue turns due north. In this area, the highway crosses branch lines for both the Conrail Shared Assets Operations and the Canadian National Railway. M-53 continues northward through residential areas north of 6 Mile Road and crosses from Detroit into Warren at the junction with 8 Mile Road, the highway passes through the middle of Center Line, an enclave surrounded by Warren. On the northern edge of Center Line, M-53 meets exit 23 along I-696, north of this interchange, Van Dyke Avenue crosses back into Warren and continues northward. The highway is paralleled by a Conrail line as both pass through the northern Detroit suburbs. Between 12 Mile and 14 Mile roads, M-53 passes next to the General Motors Technical Center, the roadway widens out into a divided highway as it continues northward, crossing into Sterling Heights at 14 Mile Road. The highway is bounded by additional commercial and light industrial properties as it intersects Metropolitan Parkway, near 18 Mile Road, M-53 curves to the northeast and separates from Van Dyke Avenue. This separation is marked by an interchange as M-53 also transitions into a full, the interchange, numbered exit 15, connects to a roundabout junction with 18½ Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue. M-53, now named either the Van Dyke Freeway or the Christopher Columbus Freeway, crosses the Clinton River before resuming a northward course, passing to the east side of Utica in Shelby Township
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Sterling Heights, Michigan
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Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County of the U. S. state of Michigan, and one of Detroits core suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 129,699. It is the second largest suburb in Metro Detroit, and the fourth largest city in Michigan, Sterling Heights consistently ranks as the safest city in Michigan with population over 100,000. Sterling Heights was incorporated as a city in 1968 and it was until the 1950s an agricultural area largely devoted to growing rhubarb and other crops sold in Detroit. Prior to 1968 Sterling Heights was known as Sterling Township and it had from 1836 until 1838 been known as Jefferson Township. Dobry Road on the city limits is named after the last township supervisor, Anthony Dobry. Gerald Donovan became the first mayor of the city, F. James Dunlop became the first mayor pro-tem. Moravian was another name under consideration for the new city, lakeside Mall opened in Sterling Heights in 1976. By 1991 the city had received many people of ethnic European origins, including ethnic Albanians, Bosnians, Croatians, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbians and they moved from Detroit and Hamtramck. In the 1990s, ethnic Macedonians in Sterling Heights, together with ethnic Serbs, had the nickname Yugos, the ethnic Albanians had the nickname the Albos. The two groups often had conflicts in the 1990s, as of 1991 many residents worked in automobile plants operated by Chrysler and Ford, and that year, Murray Dublin of The Baltimore Sun described Sterling Heights as blue collar. The August 2006 issue of Money magazine listed Sterling Heights as No.19 on its list of the 90 Best Small Cities to live in. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 36.80 square miles. Sterling Heights is part of the Clinton River watershed, and branches of the flow through the city. Sterling Heights is 16 miles from Downtown Detroit, the shape of the city is 6 miles long and 6 miles wide. In 1991 Murray Dublin of The Baltimore Sun wrote that it is a city of subdivisions rather than ethnic neighborhoods, Sterling Heights experienced its first-ever mayoral primary in 2009. David Magliulo and Teresa Bil, signaled intentions to run against incumbent Mayor Richard J. Notte, in Sterling Heights, large areas are devoted to retail and commercial development. Mound Road is an important north-south artery in the city, east-west travel is mainly on the mile roads, those being 14 Mile Road on the south border through 20 Mile Road on the north border
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M-97 (Michigan highway)
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M-97 is a state trunkline highway in the U. S. state of Michigan. It runs from Detroit to north of Mt. Clemens following Groesbeck Highway, the highway starts south of 7 Mile Road and runs northeasterly through Macomb County suburbs to Hall Road, which takes the place of 20 Mile Road in the Mile Road System. In between the termini, Groesbeck Highway runs through residential and commercial areas. Groesbeck Highway is named after Alex Groesbeck, former Michigan governor, the road was constructed starting in the 1920s to provide traffic relief to Gratiot Avenue, which was the main route between Detroit and Mt. Clemens. It was created as a state trunkline to facilitate construction financing, the final extension was opened at a ribbon cutting ceremony in 1949. This ceremony also dedicated the entire roadway in the governors honor after sections were named for another politician by the state. M-97 runs through an area in the larger Metro Detroit. The highway starts at M-3/Gratiot Avenue and follows Gunston Street northwesterly and this intersection is one block northeast of the Coleman A. At McNichols Road, which part of 6 Mile Road in the Mile Road System, M-97 turns north on Hoover Street. It continues north on Hoover until it turns onto Groesbeck Highway, Groesbeck Highway runs northeast from Hoover Street crossing out of Wayne County into Macomb County at 8 Mile Road. The trunkline here is parallel to tracks through Warren. M-97 crosses Interstate 696 at an interchange located on the Warren–Roseville line and this interchange is also located at the 11 Mile Road location in the Mile Road System. M-97 crosses through the southeast corner of Fraser between 13 Mile and 14 Mile roads after which it enters Clinton Township, there is a major intersection with Metropolitan Parkway, which is a limited access county primary road that occupies the 16 Mile location Detroit Mile Road System. Between this intersection and Harrington Street, Groesbeck Highway curves around to the north, crossing the Clinton River, M-97 continues to curve around the west side of downtown Mt. Clemens before re-entering Clinton Township. Groesbeck Highway and M-97 ends at M-59/Hall Road, another limited access county primary road in Macomb County located in place of 20 Mile Road, the northern terminus is on the Clinton Township–Macomb Township line northwest of Selfridge Field, an Air National Guard facility on Lake St. Clair. The road continues north as a county known as North Avenue. The Macomb County Road Commission passed Resolution 15 on October 23,1925 and this resolution authorized the construction of a new roadway 1 mile west of Gratiot Avenue to relieve traffic traveling between Detroit and Mt. Clemens. The roadway was named in honor of Governor Groesbeck, a Macomb County native, while the county had difficulty funding the new highway, Groesbeck interceded to have it named a state-financed trunkline
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Mount Clemens, Michigan
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Mount Clemens is a city in the U. S. state of Michigan. The population was 16,314 at the 2010 census and it is the county seat of Macomb County. Mount Clemens was first surveyed in 1795 by Christian Clemens, who settled there four years later, Clemens and his friend, John Brooks, built a distillery, which helped settle the area. Brooks and Clemens platted the land, and the town was named after Clemens in 1818 and it received a post office in 1821, with John Stockton as the first postmaster. It filed for incorporation as a village in 1837, but it was not acted upon until 1851 and it was later incorporated as a city in 1879. Christian Clemens is buried at Clemens Park, located just north of downtown and it became the seat of Macomb County on March 11,1818. The Mount Clemens Public Library opened in 1865, historically, Mount Clemens largest industry was the mineral baths that were scattered throughout the city from 1873 until 1974. The city once encompassed 11 bathhouses and several hotels at its peak, the first bathhouse was built in 1873 and was known as “The Original” and was located on the corner of Jones and Water Street. The bathhouse remained until 1883 when the building burned, yet was rebuilt in 1884 and this last bath house is in danger of being demolished while the Friends of Historic Preservation are working with the city to preserve it. The Olympia Salon & Spa, located in the Martha Washington Sanitarium on Cass Ave, are rejuvenating the bath era by offering mineral baths once again. Throughout the late 20th Century, the expansion of Metropolitan Detroit. The Anton Art Center is a community gallery offering exhibitions of artwork by local, national and international artists and it is housed in a building that was financed by industrialist and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie in 1904. The Mock Turtle Press as well as American Road Magazine are centered in Mount Clemens, rap/rock artist Kid Rock, who hails from nearby Romeo, began his professional stage career as a DJ/rapper in Mt. Clemens, and it was here that he earned his nickname. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 4.20 square miles. The Clinton River runs through the city, the city is almost completely surrounded by Clinton Township, except for the far east side which borders Harrison Township. As of the census of 2010, there were 16,314 people,6,714 households, the population density was 4,008.4 inhabitants per square mile. There were 7,582 housing units at a density of 1,862.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 70. 0% White,24. 8% African American,0. 3% Native American,0. 5% Asian,0. 8% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 9% of the population
US 24 near Bloomfield Hills
I-94 near Mt. Clemens
