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Place Name
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Ann Arbor
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Washtenaw County
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Population
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109,592 (1990)
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Location
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Washtenaw County, Michigan (MI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°16'N
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Longitude
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83°43'W
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Ann Arbor
, city (1990 pop. 109,592),  Washtenaw co., S
Mich., 35 mi/56 km W of downtown Detroit,
satellite community about 15 mi/24 km beyond
built-up area of Metro Detroit, on the Huron R.; 42°16'N 83°43'W.
RR junction. It is a research and educational center, with a large
number of govt. and industrial research and development firms, many in
high-technology fields such as aerospace and nuclear research.
Educational facilities include Univ. of Michigan, Concordia Col., and
Washtenaw Community Col. Mfg. includes printing and publishing,
electronic, medical, and transportation equip., and precision
machinery. The city is also a medical center; in addition to the univ.
hospitals and medical school, it has a community hospital and a
neuropsychiatric hospital. Municipal Airport (S); Mus. of Art, Natural
Science Mus., Kelsey Mus. of Archaeology, Matthaei Botanical Gardens,
all associated with Univ. of Michigan. Cobblestone Farm, 19th-cent.
farmhouse, 1837 cabin, gardens. Numerous lakes to N and NW. Inc.
1851.
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