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1865 in Michigan

Events from the year 1865 in Michigan.

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Office holders

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Gov. Crapo

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Mayors of major cities

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Sen. Christiancy

Federal office holders

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Sen. Howard

Population

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In the 1860 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 749,113, an increase of 88.4% from the 1850 Census when the population was 397,654. By 1870, Michigan's population had increased by another 58.1% to 1,184,059.

Cities

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The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 3,000 based on 1860 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1850 and 1870 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1860
Rank 		City County 1850 1860 1870 Change 1860-1870
1 Detroit Wayne 21,019 45,619 79,577 74.4%
2 Grand Rapids Kent 2,686 8,085 16,507 104.2%
3 Adrian Lenawee -- 6,213 8,438 35.8%
4 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 2,507 6,070 9,181 51.3%
5 Ann Arbor Washtenaw -- 5,097 7,363 44.5%
6 Jackson Jackson 2,363 5,000 14,447 188.9%
7 Port Huron St. Clair -- 4,371 5,973 36.7%
8 Ypsilanti Washtenaw -- 3,955 5,471 38.3%
9 Monroe Monroe 2,813 3,892 5,086 30.7%
10 Battle Creek Calhoun 1,064 3,509 5,838 66.4%
11 Lansing Ingham 1,299 3,074 5,241 70.5%

Counties

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The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 20,000 based on 1860 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1850 and 1870 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.

1860
Rank 		County Largest city 1850 Pop. 1860 Pop. 1870 Pop. Change 1860-1870
1 Wayne Detroit 42,756 75,547 119,068 57.6%
2 Oakland Pontiac 31,270 38,261 40,867 6.8%
3 Lenawee Adrian 26,372 38,112 45,595 19.6%
4 Washtenaw Ann Arbor 28,567 35,686 41,434 16.1%
5 Kent Grand Rapids 12,016 30,716 50,403 64.1%
6 Calhoun Battle Creek 19,162 29,564 36,569 23.7%
7 Jackson Jackson 19,431 26,671 36,047 35.2%
8 St. Clair Port Huron 10,420 26,604 36,661 37.8%
9 Hillsdale Hillsdale 16,159 25,675 31,684 23.4%
10 Kalamazoo Kalamazoo 13,179 24,646 32,054 30.1%
11 Genesee Flint 12,031 22,498 33,900 50.7%
12 Berrien Niles 11,417 22,378 35,104 56.9%

Chronology of events

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January

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February

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March

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  • March 12 - The Detroit Police Department was formed. The first uniformed officers began patrolling on May 15.[1]
  • March 25 - The Detroit Public Library opened on the second floor of the old Michigan State Capitol building in Detroit.[2]

April

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  • April 9 - Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia, bringing an end to the American Civil War.
  • April 15 - Abraham Lincoln died after being shot one day earlier.
  • April 16 - At the invitation Mayor Barker, an overflow crowd of Detroit residents assembled at City Hall. Resolutions were passed, including one expressing "profound sorrow" and "horror and anguish".[3]
  • April 25 - A parade in Detroit honored Pres. Lincoln.[4][5]

May

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June

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July

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  • July - The Upper Peninsula miners' strike of 1865 was put down by a naval detachment from the USS Michigan, using an improvised armored train, and later with an army detachment from Chicago.

August

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  • August 13 - General Ulysses S. Grant visited Detroit.[6]

September

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  • September 12/13 - The Colored Men's Convention met in Detroit.[7]

October

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November

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December

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Detroit Police Department | Detroit Historical Society". detroithistorical.org.
  2. ^ HistoricDetroit.org, DAN AUSTIN of. "Michigan State Capitol | Historic Detroit". www.historicdetroit.org.
  3. ^ "The National Loss". Detroit Free Press. April 17, 1865. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ https://blogs.lib.msu.edu/red-tape/2017/apr/april-25-1865-detroit-holds-parade-honor-slain-president-lincoln/[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Crowd Mourning Abraham Lincoln's Death, Detroit, Michigan, 1865". Google Arts & Culture.
  6. ^ "General Grant's 1865 visit to Detroit". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  7. ^ State Equal Rights League of the State of Michigan (1865 : Detroit, MI) (May 20, 1865). "Proceedings of the Colored Men's Convention of the State of Michigan, Held in the City of Detroit ,Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 12th and 13th, '65, with Accompanying Documents. Also, the Constitution of the Equal Rights League of the State of Michigan". Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. New York Public Library.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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