Hamtramck is a city located in Wayne County in the state of Michigan, in the Midwest region of the United States. Hamtramck is a city of about 2.09 square miles completely encircled by the city of Detroit. Hamtramck is named for French revolutionary war hero Jean Francois Hamtramck.

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1 History
2 Geography
3 Culture & Demographics
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History

  • 1796 - Colonel Jean Francois Hamtramck took possession of Detroit after British troops evacuated.
  • 1798 - The Township of Hamtramck was established.
  • 1901 - Hamtramck was established as a village.
  • 1910 - Dodge Brothers Motor Car Company break ground for a automotive plant in Hamtramck; rapid influx of European immagrants begins.
  • 1914 - Dodge Brothers plant begins operations.
  • 1922 - Hamtramck is incorporated as a city to protect itself from annexation by Detroit; Peter C. Jezewski is the first mayor.

Geography

Hamtramck is encircled by the city of Detroit. Hamtramck lies about five miles from the center of Detoit. The I-75 Freeway runs along this city's western border and I-94 runs near it's southern border. It covers 2.09 square miles.

Culture & Demographics

Hamtramck flourished from 1910 to 1920 as thousands of Eurpoean immagrants, particularly German and Polish, were attrached by the growing automobile industy. The city is still enthnically diverse and bears many reminders of it's Polish ancestry in family names, street names and businesses. The city's motto is "A League of Nations".

At the time of the 2000 census, Hamtramck was again experiecing considerable growth, with over 8,000 households and a population of almost 23,000.

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