Ann Arbor is a city located within Michigan State, USA. It is likewise the county seat of Washtenaw County. In the year 2010 the census placed the population at 113,934. This number places it as the 6th biggest city in Michigan. The MSA or Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of roughly 344,800 that very same year. Ann Arbor is additionally a part of the bigger Flint, Detroit, Ann Arbor MI CSA as well.
The city of Ann Arbor was founded by land speculators Elisha Rumsey and John Allen during 1824. On May 25th of that very same year, the township was registered with Wayne County as "Annsarbour." The town plaque represents the settlements name at the time an its origins. There are numerous stories regarding how the area got its name. A story says that Allen and Rumsey opted to name the city for their wives, because they both have the name Ann, as well as for the stands of burr oak within the 640 acres or 260 ha of land they purchased from the federal government for $800. The Ojibwa of Regional Michigan called the settlement "kaw-goosh-kaw-nick" imitating the sound of Allen's sawmill.
In the year 1837, the University of Michigan moved to Ann Arbor from the city of Detroit. The city has shown major growth on a continual basis from throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The city experienced an overall economic decline throughout the Depression of the year 1837, as did most places.
Ann Arbor gained a reputation as an improvement center for liberal politics, throughout the 1960s and the 1970s. The city likewise became known as a hub for left-wing activism and served as a central location for the anti-Vietnam War movement, the civil-rights movement and likewise the student movement.
The University of Michigan is one of the better known higher education institutions within the city of Ann Arbor. There are about 30,000 workers who are directly working at the university, 12,000 of those are working at the medical center. Some businesses have been attracted to the area by the university's research and development money as well as by local graduates. Thus, the economy of the city is centered mostly on high technology.
Biotechnology and health services are other main factors of the city's economy. There are several laboratories, medical offices and associated businesses within Ann Arbor City. For instance, Visteon, General Motors and other car manufacturers hire residents.
Over the years, the city has gone through some hardships in dealing with the gentrification and rising land values. The people of the city of Ann Arbor have had to adjust to the urban sprawl stretching far into the neighboring countryside.