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Place Name
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Dearborn
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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89,286 (1990)
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Location
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Wayne County, Michigan (MI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°18'N
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Longitude
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83°12'W
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Dearborn
, city (1990 pop. 89,286), Wayne co., SE
Mich., suburb, 6 mi/9.7 km W of downtown
Detroit, borders city of Detroit on E and N; 42°18'N 83°12'W.
Drained by R. Rouge and Lower R. Rouge; parkways on both rivers. The
city's economy is principally tied to the automobile industry. Mfg.
(plastic prods., fabricated-metal prods., apparel, chemicals,
electronic equip., printing and publishing, food). Automotive research
and development are also important. Largely residential despite its
industry, Dearborn is famous for the Edison Institute of Technology,
which includes Greenfield Village, the birthplace of Henry Ford.
Ford's large estate, Fair Lane, is a natl. historic landmark and has
become part of the Univ. of Michigan's Dearborn campus. Site of
Fairlane Town Center, one of the largest shopping centers in the U.S.
Two museums and Henry Ford Community Col. and Detroit Col. of
Business are in the city. Settled 1795, consolidated with the city of
Fordson in 1928, inc. as a city 1929.
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