Seventeen cities that border Detroit lost population. Dearborn saw a slight increase. With more than 30 percent of Dearborn being of Middle Eastern heritage, immigration is being viewed as a possible way forward for Metro Detroit.
Excerpt:"Although the census numbers released last week don't note it, local officials and experts say a rising tide of immigrants from the Arab world and their growing families have played a role in helping the city hold its demographic ground.
Dearborn recorded an ever-so-slight population increase, climbing from 97,775 to 98,153 people, or 0.5 percent. The other 17 cities that border Detroit lost people, and the city itself saw its population drop by a staggering 25 percent. Michigan was the only state to lose population between 2000 and 2010."
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