Flint, Michigan

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
associatedCompany General Motors
associatedEvent Flint sit-down strike
Flint water crisis
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: 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
surface form: Detroit, Michigan
locatedOn Flint River
majorIndustry automobile manufacturing
manufacturing
namedAfter Flint River
partOf Flint, Michigan self-linksurface differs
surface form: Flint metropolitan area

Midwestern United States
publicHealthIssue lead contamination in drinking water
region Genesee Valley
servedByAirport Bishop International Airport
state Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan
transportationCorridor Interstate 69
Interstate 75
U.S. Route 23
waterSourceHistory switched to Flint River in 2014

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General Motors foundedIn Flint, Michigan
Rust Belt hasMajorCity Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint
Flint Assembly location Flint, Michigan
Flint Assembly city Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint
Flint Assembly partOf Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint automotive manufacturing complex
Flint Assembly locatedInMetropolitanArea Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint metropolitan area
Michigan (most of state) contains Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint
William C. Durant residence Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint, Michigan, United States
Flint, Michigan partOf Flint, Michigan self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Flint metropolitan area
Flo motherOf Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint
Kettering University locatedIn Flint, Michigan
Kettering University city Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint
Southeast Michigan majorCity Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint
Manufacturing Belt includesCity Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint
Charles Stewart Mott workLocation Flint, Michigan
Charles Stewart Mott residence Flint, Michigan
Charles Stewart Mott placeOfDeath Flint, Michigan
Fifi offspring Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint
Donald W. Riegle Jr. birthPlace Flint, Michigan
Genesee County, Michigan hasCountySeat Flint, Michigan
Genesee County, Michigan contains Flint, Michigan
Genesee County, Michigan partOf Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint metropolitan area
Genesee County, Michigan hasLargestCity Flint, Michigan
Genesee County, Michigan hasJudicialSeat Flint, Michigan
Genesee County, Michigan hasMetropolitanStatisticalArea Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
General Motors Flint Assembly Plant locatedInMetropolitanArea Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint metropolitan area
Durant Motors brand Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint
Durant-Dort Carriage Company location Flint, Michigan
Durant-Dort Carriage Company associatedWith Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint automobile industry
Charles Ranlett Flint familyName Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint
Saginaw locatedNear Flint, Michigan
Flint water crisis locatedIn Flint, Michigan
Flint Institute of Arts location Flint, Michigan
Flint Symphony Orchestra location Flint, Michigan
Flint Symphony Orchestra basedIn Flint, Michigan
Flint Symphony Orchestra regionServed Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint metropolitan area
Flint Firebirds basedIn Flint, Michigan
Flint Firebirds homeCity Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint
Flint Firebirds primaryFanBase Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint metropolitan area
Flint City Council locatedIn Flint, Michigan
Flint City Council governs Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: City of Flint, Michigan
University of Michigan–Flint locatedIn Flint, Michigan
University of Michigan–Flint regionServed Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint metropolitan area
Flint sit-down strike location Flint, Michigan
Flint sit-down strike city Flint, Michigan
this entity surface form: Flint