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Dearborn is a city in Wayne County, in the Detroit metro area.

The community was named after Gen. Henry Dearborn.

The latitude of Dearborn is 42.322N. The longitude is -83.176W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 591 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 96,670.

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Median household income

Local

$44,560

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

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Dearborn is on the River Rouge.

Former and merged names include:
· Bucklin
· Dearbornville
· Pekin
· Ten Eyck

The city was shaped by the presence of Ford Motor Company and its founder, Henry Ford.

Although it long had a reputation for racial intolerance, epitomized by the tenure of Mayor Orville Hubbard, the community includes many ethnic groups; one of the nation's largest Mideastern communities lives here.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 1,099. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 11.2 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Co
· Bob Seger, musician
· Chad Everett, actor
· George Peppard, actor

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

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Local festivals include:

Arab Internatinal Festival - June 15-17, 2007
Arab American Film Festival - Nov. 1-3, 2007

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

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Performing arts: Dearborn Symphony Orchestra

Historic sites and museums: Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Fair Lane (Henry Ford estate), Dearborn Historical Museum

Colleges and universities: University of Michigan, Detroit College of Business, Detroit College of Business-Dearborn, Henry Ford 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: 83

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Quotes:
And then the Rouge appeared against the sky, rising out of the smoke it generated. At first all that was visible was the tops of the eight main smokestacks. Each gave birth to its own dark cloud. The clouds plumed upward and merged into a general pall that hung over the landscape, sending a shadow that ran along the trolley tracks...
-- Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides

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