Today, it is still growing, while becoming one of the most ethnically diverse and international cities in the American Midwest. Its population of 22,000 is made up of its older Polish community as well as newer immigrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, Bosnia, Ukraine, Albania, and elsewhere. This latest wave of new residents has changed the nature of Hamtramck – in 2015, it became the first city in the country with a Muslim majority on its City Council, and its economy has moved from reliance on its General Motors plant to many small commercial and entrepreneurial businesses.
An aerial view of the Polish neighborhood of Hamtramck, in Detroit, including a sizable church. Michigan.
