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Saginaw City Directory 1923, 1923
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1GREAT OUTDOOR DISTRICT
2Saginaw is the gateway into northeastern Michigan, a territory of 25 counties, in which lies America's playground—the great hunting, fishing and resort district, which is growing in popularity each year.
4GREATEST COUNTY FAIR IN THE WORLD
5Saginaw has the greatest county fair in the world in the annual Saginaw County Agricultural Society event held the second week in September in a plant made up of fine large buildings with cement floors, a grand-stand seating 5,000 people, a half-mile race track, all within the city limits and representing a physical valuation of $250,000. This fair ranks with the state fair and yearly attracts 250,000 people
7STATISTICAL FACTS CONCERNING SAGINAW
9Population (1920 Federal Census) ……………………. 65,648
10Area, square miles ……………………………………… 17
11Altitude, feet above sea level …………………………… 600
12Assessed Valuation ……………………………………… $ 86,304,288
13Number of Houses …………………………………………. 18,000
14Miles of Streets ………………………………………….. 290
15Miles of Improved Paving …………………………………. 92.6
16Miles of Public Sewers ……………………………………. 138.9
17Miles of Electric Street Railway …………………………… 28.6
18Miles of Gas Mains …………………………………………. 107
19Parks ……………………………………………………….. 16
20 Acres ……………………………………………………. 320
21 Value …………………………………………………… $ 550,000
22Form of Government, Commission—Members …………….. 5
23Water Works—Capacity, Gallons …………………………. 46,000,000
24 Daily Average Number of Gallons Pumped …………… 15,000,000
25 Miles of Water Mains ………………………………… 170
26 Value of Plant …………………………………………. $ 1,500,000
27Fire Department—Number of Men …………………………. 107
28 Number of Station Houses …………………………… 10
29 Motor Apparatus ……………………………………… 14
30 Value of Apparatus …………………………………… $ 160,000
31Police Department—Number of Men ………………………. 78
32 Number of Stations ……………………………………. 2
33Schools, Public—Number of Schools …………………….. 31
34 High Schools ………………………………………….. 2
35 Junior High Schools …………………………………… 3
36 Number of Teachers ……………………………………. 395
37 Number of Pupils ………………………………………. 12,475
38 Value of Property …………………………………….. $ 5,275,000
39 Parochial and Diocesan Schools …………………….. 18
40 Number of Books in Public Library ………………….. 83,500
41 Pupils in Parochial Schools …………………………. 3,650
42Number of Banks and Trust Companies ………………….. 4
43 Bank Resources, 1922 ………………………………… $ 44,000,000
44 Post Office Receipts, 1922 …………………………… $ 327,000
45 Real Estate Transfers, 1922 …………………………. 3,537
46 Value Real Estate Transfers, 1922 ………………….. $ 7,286,580
47 Value Building Permits, 1922 ……………………….. 2,675,687
48 Number of Theatres and Motion Picture Houses ……… 14
49 Number of Hospitals ………………………………….. 5
50 Number of Hotels ………………………………………. 27
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