# 1929 in Michigan

Events from the year 1929 in Michigan.

## Office holders
### State office holders

* Governor of Michigan: Fred W. Green (Republican)
* Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: Luren Dickinson (Republican)
* Michigan Attorney General: Wilber M. Brucker (Republican)
* Michigan Secretary of State: John S. Haggerty (Republican)
* Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Fred R. Ming (Republican)
* Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: Walter Harper North

### Mayors of major cities

* Mayor of Detroit: John C. Lodge
* Mayor of Grand Rapids:
* Mayor of Flint: Ray A. Brownell
* Mayor of Lansing: Laird J. Troyer
* Mayor of Saginaw: Ben N. Mercer
* Mayor of Ann Arbor: Edward W. Staebler

### Federal office holders

* U.S. Senator from Michigan: James J. Couzens (Republican)
* U.S. Senator from Michigan: Arthur Vandenberg (Republican)
* House District 1: Robert H. Clancy (Republican)
* House District 2: Earl C. Michener (Republican)
* House District 3: Joseph L. Hooper (Republican)
* House District 4: John C. Ketcham (Republican)
* House District 5: Carl E. Mapes (Republican)
* House District 6: Grant M. Hudson (Republican)
* House District 7: Louis C. Cramton (Republican)
* House District 8: Bird J. Vincent (Republican)
* House District 9: James C. McLaughlin (Republican)
* House District 10: Roy O. Woodruff (Republican)
* House District 11: Frank P. Bohn (Republican)
* House District 12: W. Frank James (Republican)
* House District 13: Clarence J. McLeod (Republican)

## Population

In the 1920 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 3,668,412, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1930, Michigan's population had increased by 32.0% to 4,842,325.

### Cities

The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 15,000 based on 1920 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1910 and 1930 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.
| 1920 Rank | City | County | 1910 Pop. | 1920 Pop. | 1930 Pop. | Change 1920-30 |
| 1 | Detroit | Wayne | 465,766 | 993,678 | 1,568,662 | 57.9% |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | Kent | 112,571 | 137,634 | 168,592 | 22.5% |
| 3 | Flint | Genesee | 38,550 | 91,599 | 156,492 | 70.8% |
| 4 | Saginaw | Saginaw | 50,510 | 61,903 | 80,715 | 30.4% |
| 5 | Lansing | Ingham | 31,229 | 57,327 | 78,397 | 36.8% |
| 6 | Hamtramck | Wayne | 3,559 | 48,615 | 56,268 | 15.7% |
| 7 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 39,437 | 48,487 | 54,786 | 13.0% |
| 8 | Jackson | Jackson | 31,433 | 48,374 | 55,187 | 14.1% |
| 9 | Bay City | Bay | 45,166 | 47,554 | 47,355 | −0.4% |
| 10 | Highland Park | Wayne | 4,120 | 46,499 | 52,959 | 13.9% |
| 11 | Muskegon | Muskegon | 24,062 | 36,570 | 41,390 | 15.2% |
| 12 | Battle Creek | Calhoun | 25,267 | 36,164 | 45,573 | 26.0% |
| 13 | Pontiac | Oakland | 14,532 | 34,273 | 64,928 | 89.4% |
| 14 | Port Huron | St. Clair | 18,863 | 25,944 | 31,361 | 20.9% |
| 15 | Ann Arbor | Washtenaw | 14,817 | 19,516 | 26,944 | 38.1% |
| 16 | Ironwood | Gogebic | 12,821 | 15,739 | 14,299 | −9.1% |

### Boom cities of the 1920s

The 1920s saw an explosion of growth in the population of small cities near Detroit, with some communities growing more than three fold. Dearborn was the most extreme case, growing 20-fold from 2,470 to 50,358 persons.
| City | County | 1910 Pop. | 1920 Pop. | 1930 Pop. | Change 1920-30 |
| Warren | Macomb | 2,346 | 6,780 | 24,024 | 254.3% |
| Royal Oak | Oakland | 1,071 | 6,007 | 22,904 | 281.3% |
| Ferndale | Oakland | -- | 2,640 | 20,855 | 690.0% |
| Dearborn | Wayne | 911 | 2,470 | 50,358 | 1,938.8% |

### Counties

The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 40,000 based on 1920 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1910 and 1930 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.
| 1920 Rank | County | Largest city | 1910 Pop. | 1920 Pop. | 1930 Pop. | Change 1920-30 |
| 1 | Wayne | Detroit | 531,591 | 1,177,645 | 1,888,946 | 60.4% |
| 2 | Kent | Grand Rapids | 159,145 | 183,041 | 240,511 | 31.4% |
| 3 | Genesee | Flint | 64,555 | 125,668 | 211,641 | 68.4% |
| 4 | Saginaw | Saginaw | 89,290 | 100,286 | 120,717 | 20.4% |
| 5 | Oakland | Pontiac | 49,576 | 90,050 | 211,251 | 134.6% |
| 6 | Ingham | Lansing | 53,310 | 81,554 | 116,587 | 43.0% |
| 7 | Calhoun | Battle Creek | 56,638 | 72,918 | 87,043 | 19.4% |
| 8 | Houghton | Houghton | 88,098 | 71,930 | 52,851 | -26.5% |
| 9 | Jackson | Jackson | 53,426 | 72,539 | 92,304 | 27.2% |
| 10 | Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 60,327 | 71,225 | 91,368 | 28.3% |
| 11 | Bay | Bay City | 68,238 | 69,548 | 69,474 | -0.1% |
| 12 | Berrien | Niles | 53,622 | 62,653 | 81,066 | 29.4% |
| 13 | Muskegon | Muskegon | 40,577 | 62,362 | 84,630 | 35.7% |
| 14 | St. Clair | Port Huron | 52,341 | 58,009 | 67,563 | 16.5% |
| 15 | Washtenaw | Ann Arbor | 44,714 | 49,520 | 65,530 | 32.3% |
| 16 | Lenawee | Adrian | 47,907 | 47,767 | 49,849 | 4.4% |
| 17 | Ottawa | Holland | 45,301 | 47,660 | 54,858 | 15.1% |
| 18 | Marquette | Marquette | 46,739 | 45,786 | 44,076 | −3.7% |

## Sports
### Baseball

* 1929 Detroit Tigers season – Under manager Bucky Harris, the Tigers compiled a 70–84 record and finished in sixth place in the American League. The team's statistical leaders included Harry Heilmann with a .344 batting average, Dale Alexander with 25 home runs and 137 RBIs, and George Uhle with 15 wins and a 4.08 earned run average.

### American football

* 1929 Detroit Titans football team – The Titans compiled a 7–1–1 record under head coach Gus Dorais.
* 1929 Michigan State Normal Hurons football team – Under head coach Elton Rynearson, the Hurons compiled a 5–1–2 record, tied for the Michigan Collegiate Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 156 to 45.
* 1929 Western State Hilltoppers football team – In their first season under head coach Mike Gary, the Hilltoppers compiled a 5–2–1 record, tied for the Michigan Collegiate Conference championship, and outscored opponents, 161 to 44.
* 1929 Michigan Wolverines football team – The Wolverines compiled a 5–3–1 record and tied for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference.
* 1929 Michigan State Spartans football team – Under head coach Jim Crowley, the Spartans compiled a 5–3 record.
* 1929 Central State Bearcats football team – Under head coach Butch Nowack, the team compiled a 2–3–2 record and was outscored by a total of 80 to 71.

### Basketball

* 1928–29 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team – Under head coach George Veenker, the Wolverines compiled a 13–3 record and were co-champions of the Big Ten Conference.

### Ice hockey

* 1928–29 Detroit Cougars season – Under general manager and coach Jack Adams, the Red Wings compiled a 19–16–9 record. The team's statistical leaders included Carson Cooper with 18 goals, 9 assists, and 27 points. Dolly Dolson was the team's goaltender.

## Chronology of events
### May

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### December
## Births

* January 20 – Arte Johnson in Benton Harbor, Michigan
* April 16 – Dorne Dibble in Adrian, Michigan
* May 16 – Betty Carter in Flint, Michigan
* May 16 – John Conyers in Highland Park, Michigan
* July 20 – Mike Ilitch in Detroit
* September 16 – Dale Kildee in Flint, Michigan
* November 28 – Berry Gordy in Detroit

## Deaths

* February 8 – Edwin Denby, 42nd United States Secretary of the Navy, at age 58 in Detroit
* July 19 – Henry McMorran, at age 85 in Port Huron, Michigan