At it's height Detroit was a city of ~2 million people. As of the 2004(?) census, the city fell below 1 million (~800k?) and lost a lot of Federal funding, spaw

At it's height Detroit was a city of ~2 million people. As of the 2004(?) census, the city fell below 1 million (~800k?) and lost a lot of Federal funding, spawning the constant budget crisis; furthering the downward spiral.