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Detroit, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In 2005, Detroit ranked as the United States's 11th most populous city with 886,675 residents; this is less than half of the peak population it boasted in 1950 and Detroit leads the nation in terms of declining urban population. |
| | Detroit fell to British troops during the War of 1812 in the Siege of Detroit, was recaptured by the United States in 1813 and incorporated as a city in 1815. |
| | Detroit was the former home of a round of the Formula One World Championship, which held the race on the streets of downtown Detroit from 1982 until 1988, after which the sanction moved from Formula One to Indycars until its final run in 2001. |
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