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The Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival is a jazz music festival held each year in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Until 2000, it was known as the Detroit-Montreaux Jazz Festival. For other article subjects named Jazz see jazz (disambiguation). ... City motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) City nicknames: The Motor City and Motown Location in the state of Michigan Founded July 24, 1701 County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (Dem) Area - Total - Water 370. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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 had 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 is the crossroads for three Interstate Highways: I-94 (Edsel Ford Freeway), I-96 (Jeffries Freeway) and I-75 (Fisher and Chrysler Freeways).
Detroit is also known for its musical heritage as it was the birthplace of Motown and has been highly influential in the origins of punk and techno music.
Detroit is located on the north bank of the Detroit River, in southeastern Michigan.
Detroit is said to be home to the Nain Rouge, the red dwarf who is said to both attack people and more importantly be a harbinger of doom for the city.
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