2014 in Michigan


Events from the year 2014 in Michigan.

Office holders

State office holders

Mayors of major cities

Federal office holders

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		CityCounty2010 Pop.2016 Pop.Change 2010-16
1DetroitWayne713,777672,795−5.7%
2Grand RapidsKent188,040196,4454.5%
3WarrenMacomb134,056135,1250.8%
4Sterling HeightsMacomb129,699132,4272.1%
5Ann ArborWashtenaw113,934120,7826.0%
6LansingIngham114,297116,0201.5%
7FlintGenesee102,43497,386−4.9%
8DearbornWayne98,15394,444−3.8%
9LivoniaWayne96,94294,041−3.0%
10TroyOakland80,98083,6413.3%
11WestlandWayne84,09481,545−3.0%
12Farmington HillsOakland79,74081,1291.7%
13KalamazooKalamazoo74,26275,9842.3%
14WyomingKent72,12575,5674.8%

Sports

Baseball

American football

Basketball

Ice hockey

Racing

Other

Chronology of events

March

November

Deaths

  • January 12 - Connie Binsfeld, Lieutenant Governor, at age 89 at Glen Lake, Michigan
  • January 25 - Dave Strack, University of Michigan basketball coach, at age 90 in Arizona
  • January 31 - Anna Gordy Gaye, record executive and songwriter, at age 92 in Los Angeles
  • March 9 - William Clay Ford Sr., chairman/owner of Detroit Lions, at age 88 in Grosse Pointe Shores
  • March 15 - Scott Asheton, drummer and co-founder of The Stooges, at age 64 in Ann Arbor
  • April 25 - Earl Morrall, quarterback for Michigan State and Detroit Lions, at age 79 in Florida
  • May 25- Herb Jeffries, actor, singer and Detroit native, at age 100 in California
  • June 1 - Ann B. Davis, University of Michigan alumnus and actress known for role as Alice on The Brady Bunch, at age 88 in San Antonio
  • June 9 - Bob Welch, MLB pitcher and Detroit native, at age 57 in California
  • June 15 - Casey Kasem, disc jockey and Detroit native, at age 82 in Washington
  • July 9 - Tom Veryzer, shortstop for Detroit Tigers, at age 61 in New York
  • July 17 - Elaine Stritch, actress and singer, at age 89 in Birmingham, Michigan
  • August 8 - Red Wilson, catcher for Detroit Tigers, at age 85 in Wisconsin
  • August 11 - Robin Williams, actor and comedian who grew up in Bloomfield Hills, at age 63 in California
  • August 20 - Edmund Szoka, bishop of Gaylord, Archbishop of Detroit, at age 86 in Novi, Michigan
  • September 10 - Richard Kiel, actor and Detroit native best known as "Jaws" in two James Bond movies, at age 74 in Fresno
  • November 17 - Jimmy Ruffin, Motown soul singer, at age 78 in Las Vegas
  • December 10 - Don Dufek Sr., fullback at University of Michigan, at age 85 in Ann Arbor
  • December 13 - Bill Bonds, TV news anchorman, at age 82 in Bloomfield Hills
  • December 18 - Donald J. Albosta, U.S. Congress, at age 89 in St. Charles, Michigan
  • December 25 - Alberta Adams, blues singer, at age 97 in Dearborn