Quote Originally Posted by Scottathew View Post
A lot of the "inner ring" suburbs have been losing population as well.

Warren, 180,000 to 140,000
Roseville, 60,000 to 47,000
Eastpointe, 46,000 to 34,000
St. Clair Shores, 88,000 to 59,000
Dearborn, 112,000 to 109,000 [population dipped and has almost recovered]
Allen Park, 40,000 to 29,000
River Rouge, 21,000 to 7,000

So even if Detroit absorbed some of the nearby suburbs, it would still be declining.

A lot of the inner-ring suburbs have different issues causing the decline. Post-war housing stock [[small ranches and bungalows) doesn't attract families. Also, families are having far less children.
If Detroit absorbed those suburbs, based on their latest population count, Detroit would end up with 938,000 residents. Would it financially be worth it to Detroit to cover those new areas?