2013 in Michigan

Events from the year 2013 in Michigan.

Office holders

State office holders

Mayors of major cities

Mayor of Detroit: Dave Bing
Mayor of Grand Rapids: George Heartwell
Mayor of Warren, Michigan: James R. Fouts
Mayor of Sterling Heights, Michigan: Richard J. Notte
Ann Arbor, Michigan|Mayor of Ann Arbor]: John Hieftje
Mayor of Dearborn: John B. O'Reilly Jr.
Mayor of Lansing: Virgil Bernero
Mayor of Flint: Dayne Walling
Mayor of Saginaw: Greg Branch/Dennis Browning

Federal office holders

U.S. Senator from Michigan: Debbie Stabenow
U.S. Senator from Michigan: Carl Levin
House District 1: Dan Benishek
House District 2: Bill Huizenga
House District 3: Justin Amash
House District 4: Dave Camp
House District 5: Dale Kildee
House District 6: Fred Upton
House District 7: Tim Walberg
House District 8: Mike Rogers
House District 9: Sander Levin
House District 10: Candice Miller
House District 11: David Curson
House District 12: John Dingell
House District 13: John Conyers
House District 14: Gary Peters

Population

In the 2010 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 9,883,640 persons, ranking as the eighth most populous state in the country.
The state's largest cities, having populations of at least 75,000 based on 2016 estimates, were as follows:

2017 Rank	City	County	2010 Pop.	2016 Pop.	Change 2010-16
1	Detroit	Wayne	713,777	672,795	−5.7%
2	Grand Rapids	Kent	188,040	196,445	4.5%
3	Warren	Macomb	134,056	135,125	0.8%
4	Sterling Heights	Macomb	129,699	132,427	2.1%
5	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	113,934	120,782	6.0%
6	Lansing	Ingham	114,297	116,020	1.5%
7	Flint	Genesee	102,434	97,386	−4.9%
8	Dearborn	Wayne	98,153	94,444	−3.8%
9	Livonia	Wayne	96,942	94,041	−3.0%
10	Troy	Oakland	80,980	83,641	3.3%
11	Westland	Wayne	84,094	81,545	−3.0%
12	Farmington Hills	Oakland	79,740	81,129	1.7%
13	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	74,262	75,984	2.3%
14	Wyoming	Kent	72,125	75,567	4.8%

Sports

Baseball

2013 [Detroit Tigers season] – Under manager Jim Leyland, the Tigers compiled a 93-69 record, finished first in the American League Central, defeated Oakland in the divisional series and lost to Boston in the American League Championship Series. The team's statistical leaders included Miguel Cabrera with a.348 batting average, 44 home runs, and 137 RBIs, Max Scherzer with 21 wins, and Joaquin Benoit with a 2.01 earned run average
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American football

2013 Detroit Lions season – Under coach Jim Schwartz, the Lions compiles a 7-9 record and finished third in the NFC North Division. The team's statistical leaders included Matthew Stafford with 4,650 passing yards, Reggie Bush with 1,006 rushing yards, Calvin Johnson with 1,492 receiving yards, and David Akers with 99 points scored.
2013 [Michigan State Spartans football team] - Under head coach Mark Dantonio, the Spartans compiled a 13-1 record, defeated Stanford in the 2014 Rose Bowl, and were ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. The team's statistical leaders included Connor Cook with 2,755 passing yards, Jeremy Langford with 1,422 rushing yards and 114 points scored, and Bennie Fowler with 622 receiving yards.
2013 Michigan Wolverines football team - Under head coach Brady Hoke, the Wolverines compiled a 7-6 record and lost to Kansas State in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. The team's statistical leaders included Devin Gardner with 2,960 passing yards, Fitzgerald Toussaint with 648 rushing yards, Jeremy Gallon with 1,373 receiving yards, and Brendan Gibbons with 89 points scored.
2013 Western Michigan Broncos football team - In their first season under head coach P. J. Fleck, the Broncos compiled a 1–11 record.
2013 Central Michigan Chippewas football team - Under head coach Dan Enos, the Chippewas compiled a 6–6 record.
2013 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team - Under head coaches Ron English and Stan Parrish, the Eagles compiled a 2–10 record.

Basketball

2012–13 Detroit Pistons season – Under coach Lawrence Frank, the Pistons compiled a 29-53 record. The team's statistical leaders included Greg Monroe with 1,298 points scored and 777 rebounds and Brandon Knight with 303 assists.
2012–13 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team - Under head coach Tom Izzo, the Spartans compiled a 27-9 record and lost to Duke in the Midwest Regional semifinal. The team's statistical leaders included
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2012–13 Detroit Titans men's basketball team - Under head coach Ray McCallum, the team compiled a 20–13 record.
2012–13 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team -
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Ice hockey

2012–13 Detroit Red Wings season –
2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team - In their 26th season under head coach Red Berenson, the Wolverines compiled an 18–19–3 record.
2012–13 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team - Under head coach Tom Anastos, the Spartans compiled a 17–24–3 record.

Racing

Other

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Chronology of events

May

May 7 - Democrat Jim Ananich is elected to the Michigan Senate in a special election triggered by the resignation of John J. Gleason.

November

November 5 - Democrat Phil Phelps is elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in a special election triggered by the resignation of Jim Ananich.

Deaths

January 4 - Pete Elliott, University of Michigan football player, at age 86 in Canton, Ohio
January 31 - George Z. Hart, Michigan state senator, at age 88
March 8 - George Saimes, Michigan State football player, at age 71 in Canton, Ohio
August 20 - Elmore Leonard, crime fiction writer, at age 87 in Bloomfield Hills
December 10 - Don Lund, baseball player for University of Michigan and Detroit Tigers, at age 90 in Ann Arbor
December 30 - Johnny Orr, Michigan basketball coach, at age 86 in Des Moines, Iowa