2015 in Michigan

Events from the year 2015 in Michigan. Top stories of 2015 included:

2015 in Michigan
History of Michigan
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2013 2014 ← → 2016 2017

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Office holders

State office holders
Rick Snyder

Mayors of major cities
Mike Duggan

Federal office holders
Debbie Stabenow
Gary Peters

Population

In the 2010 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 9,883,640 persons, ranking as the eighth most populous state in the country.

The state's largest cities, having populations of at least 75,000 based on 2016 estimates, were as follows:

2017
Rank		 City County 2010 Pop. 2016 Pop. Change 2010-16
1DetroitWayne713,777672,795−5.7%
2Grand RapidsKent188,040196,4454.5%
3WarrenMacomb134,056135,1250.8%
4Sterling HeightsMacomb129,699132,4272.1%
5Ann ArborWashtenaw113,934120,7826.0%
6LansingIngham114,297116,0201.5%
7FlintGenesee102,43497,386−4.9%
8DearbornWayne98,15394,444−3.8%
9LivoniaWayne96,94294,041−3.0%
10TroyOakland80,98083,6413.3%
11WestlandWayne84,09481,545−3.0%
12Farmington HillsOakland79,74081,1291.7%
13KalamazooKalamazoo74,26275,9842.3%
14WyomingKent72,12575,5674.8%

Sports

Baseball

American football

Basketball

Ice hockey

Racing

Other

Chronology of events

Deaths
  • January 9 - Roy Tarpley, University of Michigan basketball player (1982–1986), at age 50 in Texas
  • February 2 - Dave Bergman, Detroit Tigers first baseman (1984–1992), at age 61 in Grosse Pointe Woods
  • April 16 - Robert P. Griffin, U.S. Senator from Michigan (1966–1979), at age 91 in Traverse City, Michigan
  • April 17 - A. Alfred Taubman, businessman and entrepreneur, at age 91 in Bloomfield Hills
  • April 26 - Marcel Pronovost, Hall of Fame player for Detroit Red Wings (1949–65), at age 84 in Windsor, Ontario
  • April 29 - Calvin Peete, professional golfer and Detroit native, at age 71 in Atlanta
  • June 5 - Jane Briggs Hart, aviator and Detroit native, at age 93 in Connecticut
  • June 23 - Tommy Hudspeth, Detroit Lions head coach (1976-1977), at age 83 in Oklahoma
  • July 2 - Charlie Sanders, Hall of Fame tight end for Detroit Lions (1968–1977), at age 68 in Royal Oak
  • August 3 - Mel Farr, Detroit Lions running back (1967–1973) and automobile dealer, at age 70 in Detroit
  • August 29 - Wayne Dyer, self-help author and Detroit native, at age 75 in Hawaii
  • October 12 - Joan Leslie, actress and Detroit native, at age 90 in Los Angeles
  • October 19 - Bill Daley, All-American back for Michigan in 1943, at age 96 in Minnesota
  • December 22 - Daisy Elliott, politician and realtor, at age 98 in Detroit

See also

References
  1. "Top Michigan News Stories of 2015". Detroit Free Press. January 1, 2016. pp. A12, A13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "2015 Detroit Tigers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. "2015 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. "2015 Michigan Wolverines Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  5. "2015 Michigan State Spartans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  6. "2014–15 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  7. "2014-15 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats". SR CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  8. "2014-15 Michigan Wolverines Roster and Stats". SR CBB. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  9. "2014–15 Detroit Red Wings Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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