Flint, Michigan

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city county seat

Flint, Michigan is an industrial city in the United States best known as the birthplace of General Motors and for its central role in the American automotive industry.

Aliases (9)

Flint ×13
Flint metropolitan area ×10
Flint, Michigan, United States ×2
City of Flint, Michigan ×1
Flint automobile industry ×1
Flint automotive manufacturing complex ×1
Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area ×1
Flint, Michigan area ×1
Flint, Michigan region ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
associatedCompany	General Motors →
associatedEvent	Flint sit-down strike → Flint water crisis →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	United States →
countySeatOf	Genesee County, Michigan →
demographicTrend	population decline since late 20th century →
distanceFrom	approximately 66 miles northwest of Detroit →
economicTrend	deindustrialization →
foundedAs	fur trading post →
governingBody	Flint City Council →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasCollege	Mott Community College →
hasCulturalInstitution	Flint Symphony Orchestra →
hasMuseum	Flint Institute of Arts → Sloan Museum of Discovery →
hasNickname	Vehicle City →
hasPark	Flint River Trail →
hasPerformingArtsVenue	Flint Repertory Theatre → The Whiting →
hasProfessionalSchool	Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Flint campus →
hasSportsTeam	Flint Firebirds →
hasUniversity	Kettering University → University of Michigan–Flint →
historicalRole	center of American automotive industry →
knownFor	Flint water crisis → automotive industry → birthplace of General Motors →
locatedIn	Genesee County, Michigan →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNorthOf	Detroit, Michigan →
locatedOn	Flint River →
majorIndustry	automobile manufacturing → manufacturing →
namedAfter	Flint River →
partOf	Flint metropolitan area → Midwestern United States →
publicHealthIssue	lead contamination in drinking water →
region	Genesee Valley →
servedByAirport	Bishop International Airport →
state	Michigan →
transportationCorridor	Interstate 69 → Interstate 75 → U.S. Route 23 →
waterSourceHistory	switched to Flint River in 2014 →

Referenced by (67)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Flint City Council → Flint Repertory Theatre → Flint River Trail → Flint water crisis → General Motors Flint Assembly Plant → Genesee Valley ("Flint metropolitan area") → Kettering University → Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Flint campus → Sloan Museum of Discovery → The Whiting → University of Michigan–Flint →	locatedIn
Durant-Dort Carriage Company → Flint Assembly → Flint Institute of Arts → Flint Symphony Orchestra → Flint sit-down strike → United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan →	location
Flint Assembly ("Flint") → Flint sit-down strike ("Flint") → Kettering University ("Flint") → Mott Community College ("Flint") → The Whiting →	city
Flint Assembly ("Flint automotive manufacturing complex") → Flint, Michigan ("Flint metropolitan area") → Genesee County, Michigan ("Flint metropolitan area") →	partOf
Flint Firebirds → Flint Symphony Orchestra →	basedIn
Genesee County, Michigan → Michigan (most of state) ("Flint") →	contains
Flint Assembly ("Flint metropolitan area") → General Motors Flint Assembly Plant ("Flint metropolitan area") →	locatedInMetropolitanArea
Flint Symphony Orchestra ("Flint metropolitan area") → University of Michigan–Flint ("Flint metropolitan area") →	regionServed
Charles Stewart Mott → William C. Durant ("Flint, Michigan, United States") →	residence
Genesee Valley ("Flint, Michigan region") → The Whiting ("Flint metropolitan area") →	serves
Buick Riviera →	assemblyLocation
Durant-Dort Carriage Company ("Flint automobile industry") →	associatedWith
Donald W. Riegle Jr. →	birthPlace
Durant Motors ("Flint") →	brand
Diocese of Eastern Michigan →	episcopalSee
Charles Ranlett Flint ("Flint") →	familyName
Bowling for Columbine →	filmingLocation
Chevrolet Corvette →	firstProductionLocation
General Motors →	foundedIn
Flint City Council ("City of Flint, Michigan") →	governs
Genesee County, Michigan →	hasCountySeat
General Motors Flint Assembly Plant →	hasEconomicImpactOn
Genesee County, Michigan →	hasJudicialSeat
Genesee County, Michigan →	hasLargestCity
Rust Belt ("Flint") →	hasMajorCity
Genesee County, Michigan ("Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area") →	hasMetropolitanStatisticalArea
Durant-Dort Carriage Company →	headquartersLocation
Flint Firebirds ("Flint") →	homeCity
Manufacturing Belt ("Flint") →	includesCity
Saginaw →	locatedNear
Southeast Michigan ("Flint") →	majorCity
Flo ("Flint") →	motherOf
Fifi ("Flint") →	offspring
Michael Moore ("Flint, Michigan, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Charles Stewart Mott →	placeOfDeath
Flint Firebirds ("Flint metropolitan area") →	primaryFanBase
Mott Community College ("Flint metropolitan area") →	servesRegion
Northern Cities Vowel Shift region English →	spokenInCity
Diocese of Eastern Michigan ("Flint, Michigan area") →	territoryIncludes
Charles Stewart Mott →	workLocation