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Buick plant, Flint, MI

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Once known as "Buick City"

Flint is a city in Genesee County.

It is the county seat.

The community was named for the river.
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Michigan named Flint. For links to other places called Flint, MI, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]

The latitude of Flint is 43.012N. The longitude is -83.687W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 751 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 120,292.

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Median household income

Local

$28,015

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Flint demographic reports

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Flint is on the Flint River.

Former and merged names include:
· Flint River
· Grand Traverse
· Todd's Crossing

Settled by fur trader Jacob Smith in 1819

The launch of Buick Motor in 1904 marked the beginning of the city's reliance on the auto industry. Declined with plant closings of 1980s and 1990s

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

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 1,484. The number of murders and homicides was 28. The violent crime rate was 12.2 per 1,000 people.

Ranked fourth most dangerous city in America 2005, by Morgan Quitno Press

Filming location for:
· 1989 movie, "Roger and Me"
· 1997 movie, "The Big One"
· 2004 movie, "Fahrenheit 9/11"

Census 2000 highlights: Among U.S. communities of at least 100,000 people, ranked No. 1 in lowest monthly mortgage costs. The median here was $640

Well-known residents have included:
· Betty Carter, blues and jazz singer
· Paul Krause, football player
· Sandra Bernhard, comedian
· Bob Eubanks, TV game-show host
· Glen Rice, basketball player

Local bands (past and present) have included Grand Funk Railroad

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

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Local festivals include:

Fiesta Mexicana - June 22-24, 2007
Mountain Men Rendezvous - May 26-28, 2007
Summer Kick-off Celebration - May 27, 2007
Storytellers Festival - July 6-7, 2007
Huckleberry Festival - July 14-15, 2007
Old Time Music Festival - July 21-22, 2007
Folk Music Festival - July 28, 2007
Jazz Festival - Aug. 2-5, 2007

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

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Sports teams: Generals (United Hockey League)

Historic sites and museums: Alfred P. Sloan Museum, Flint Children's Museum, Flint Institute of Arts, Labor Museum & Learning Center

Colleges and universities: University of Michigan, Kettering University, Baker College of Flint, Mott 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: 8

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Quotes:
Flint Michigan. Detroit as seen backwards through a telescope. The callus on the palm of the state shaped like a welder's mitt.
-- Rivethead
Ben Hamper

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