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Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County.

It is the county seat.

The community was named after two early settlers, both named Ann. There are various explanations for the latter part of the name; one says it was named for a grove of oak trees, while another attributes it to grapevines trained into an arbor.
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Michigan named Ann Arbor. For links to other places called Ann Arbor, MI, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]

The latitude of Ann Arbor is 42.270N. The longitude is -83.726W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 883 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 114,498.

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Median household income

Local

$46,299

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Ann Arbor demographic reports

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Ann Arbor is on the Huron River.

When Michigan became a state, Ann Arbor won its bid to have the University of Michigan moved here from Detroit.

Public transportation: Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 327. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 2.8 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 5 among medium-sized cities in the ePodunk College Town Index, 2002

Ranked No. 10 on the Best Places to Live and Work in America list, compiled by BestJobsUsa.com, 2002

Ranked No. 2 on the "Most Wired Cities" list, compiled by Media Audit, 2002

Ranked No. 3 on the "Best Cities for Women" list (small cities), Ladies' Home Journal, 2002

Well-known residents have included:
· Iggy Pop, musician
· William R. Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard
· Ken Burns, filmmaker
· Peter Vanderkaay, Olympic gold medalist (swimming)
· Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist (swimming)

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread, Starbucks

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Local festivals include:

Summer Festival - June 15-July 8, 2007
Art Fairs - July 18-21, 2007
Ann Arbor Film Festival - March 20-25, 2007

Dates often change. Check Ann Arbor web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Performing arts: Arbor Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Hudson Mills Metropark, Dexter-Huron Metropark, Delhi Metropark

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Historic sites and museums: Gerald R. Ford Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Artrain USA, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan Museum of Art

Colleges and universities: University of Michigan, Concordia University Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 156

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Quotes:
The first impression created by Ann Arbor is one of Midwestern charm. It seems to be almost entirely composed of trim, shady, residential streets, some rising steeply out of the winding river valley toward the range of rolling hills in which Ann Arbor is set.
-- WPA Guide to Michigan, 1941

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