5 Michigan Car Towns That Are Slowly Dying Right Before Our Eyes

In January 1914, thousands of men froze outside a car factory just north of Detroit, all chasing Henry Ford's new five dollar day. Today that town has lost 83% of its people. Here are 5 Michigan car towns that are slowly dying, counted down by how much of their population is gone: Ecorse, Saginaw, Flint, River Rouge and Highland Park, the town behind those factory gates. Did your family work on the line, at the mill or in the shipyard in one of these towns? Tell us which plant in the comments. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro: the five dollar day 0:57 #5 Ecorse, Wayne County 2:22 #4 Saginaw, Saginaw County 4:20 #3 Flint, Genesee County 6:21 #2 River Rouge, Wayne County 8:08 #1 Highland Park, Wayne County 10:30 Recap THE NUMBERS (U.S. Census, peak year vs 2020) Ecorse: 17,948 (1950) to 9,305, down 48% Saginaw: 98,265 (1960) to 44,202, down 55% Flint: 196,940 (1960) to 81,252, down 59% River Rouge: 20,549 (1950) to 7,224, down 65% Highland Park: 52,959 (1930) to 8,977, down 83% Voiceover is AI-generated. #CensusGhosts #Michigan #Detroit