Detroit Shrinks

From the Free Press:

The shocker from Tuesday's release of 2010 census data: One in every four Detroiters left. With 713,777 people, the city reached its lowest count in 100 years, though officials will contest it. The decade's exodus -- dropping the city from 10th to 18th nationally -- was a larger percentage than during the white flight of the 1970s, when population dropped 20%.

At its peak, about 1 in 3 Michiganders lived in Detroit. Today, it's 1 in 14.

The changes will reduce Detroit's political clout and add to it in Macomb County and western Michigan, which both grew.

Overall, Michigan was the nation's only state to lose people, as about 400,000 manufacturing jobs disappeared, forcing many to flee for work.