1796Military
== Timeline ==
1796: Colonel Jean François Hamtramck took possession of Detroit after British troops evacuated.
1798Government
1798: The Township of Hamtramck was established.
1805Military
For Faith and Fortune: The Education of Catholic Immigrants in Detroit, 1805-1925.
1901Government
In 1901, part of the township incorporated as a village to gain more control over the settlement's affairs, and by 1922 the village was reincorporated as a city to fend off anne...
1908History
1908: Saint Florian Roman Catholic Church parish is the first Catholic church in Hamtramck.
1909Architecture
Ladislaus had been built after 1909.
1910History
In 1910 Hamtramck, then a village, had 3,559 residents.
1914Government
== History ==
Hamtramck was originally settled by German farmers, but Polish immigrants moved into the area when the Dodge Brothers plant opened in 1914.
1918Government
The Tau Beta Association founded the library in November 1918.
1922Government
1922: Hamtramck is incorporated as a city to protect itself from annexation by Detroit; Peter C.
1924Education
One public school survey stated that in 1924–1925 65% of male school dropouts began working in factories.
1925History
In 1925 2,217 students attended St.
1927Government
In 1927, the Hamtramck Municipal Hospital, housed in a Georgian Revival building, opened.
1928History
It has a 1928 Austin Organ Opus #1528 that contains 3 Manuals and 40 ranks, which was newly refurbished in 2008.
1930Culture
After six decades of double-digit percentage declines in population between 1930 and 1990, the population started growing in the 1990s.
1931History
In 1931, the religious order began leasing the hospital from the city government for $1 per year.
1938Architecture
The library opened at its second location, the second floor of a professional building, on November 14, 1938.
1940Education
Florian High School, a Catholic high school which opened in 1940 and was located in another wing of the same building as St.
1951Government
In 1951 the City Hall branch opened in the first floor of the municipal building; it was dedicated on January 22, 1952.
1954Civil Rights
Wally Palmar (born Volodymyr Palamarchuk on April 27, 1954, in Hamtramck), singer for the Romantics
Mitch Ryder, singer, the Detroit Wheels, born in Hamtramck
Rudolph G.
1955Culture
The current library received its groundbreaking ceremony on July 5, 1955.
1956Architecture
It was completed on May 31, 1956, and dedicated on July 1, 1956.
1959Sports
A Little League team from Hamtramck won the 1959 Little League World Series.
1969Architecture
In 1969, the hospital closed and the building became the city's city hall.
1983Military
Serafino, Frank, (1983) West of Warsaw.
1990Government
From 1990 to 2000, of all of the municipalities in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties, Hamtramck had the highest percentage growth in the Asian population.
1992Education
In 1992 Dickinson West Elementary School opened in the former St.
1996History
1996: In November, voters pass the Ordinance to Preserve Parkland in Hamtramck by a 64% vote, after a year-long campaign, marking the first time an ordinance was ever enacted i...
1997History
In 1997, the Utne Reader named Hamtramck one of "the 15 hippest neighborhoods in the U.S.
1998Culture
Notwithstanding the statement in the credits that it was filmed "in Detroit, Michigan", the 1998 Indie film Polish Wedding was filmed mainly in Hamtramck, particularly at a hous...
2000History
It fell slightly between 2000 and 2010 but grew 26% in the 2010s, surpassing 28,000 residents.
2001History
By 2001 many Bangladeshis, Bosnians, and Iraqi Assyrians were moving to Hamtramck.
2002History
In 2002, over 80% of the Bangladeshi population within Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties lived in Hamtramck and some surrounding neighborhoods in Detroit.
2003Government
In May 2003, Maxim Blender selected Hamtramck as the second "Most Rock N' Roll City" in the U.S., behind Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York City.
2004History
In January 2004, members of the Al-Islah Islamic Center requested permission to use loudspeakers for the purpose of broadcasting the Islamic call to prayer.
2005History
In 2005 the mosque, located just outside the southeastern border of Hamtramck, was the largest mosque out of the ten within a three-mile radius.
2006History
==== Yemeni people ====
As of 2006, most of the Middle Eastern population in Hamtramck is Yemeni.
2007History
Arcadia Publishing, 2007.
2008Culture
By 2008 the Bengali business district, between Davison and Harold Street, and partially within the city limits of Detroit, received the honorary title "Bangladesh Avenue" and wa...
2009Economy
In April 2009, American Axle announced that it planned to close its plant at the Hamtramck/Detroit city limit, thus eliminating several hundred jobs in the area.
2010History
As of the 2010 American Community Survey, 14.5% of Hamtramck's population is of Polish origin whereas in 1970 it was 90% Polish.
2011History
In 2011, almost 200 bands played the Blowout at 14 venues over four days.
2013Infrastructure
In 2013, Hamtramck reportedly became the first Muslim-majority city in the U.S.
2014Economy
As of February 2014, most of the 1.9 million-square-foot former facility has been demolished.
2015History
In 2015, Hamtramck became the first city to have a Muslim-majority city council in the history of the United States, with four of the six council members being Muslim.
2018Education
A 2018 survey found that 16 native languages were spoken by Hamtramck schoolchildren.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 census, there were 28,433 people, 8,139 households, and 5,661 families residing in the city.
2021Government
In November 2021, Hamtramck elected a completely Muslim-American city council and a Muslim mayor, becoming the first municipality in the United States to be governed entirely by...
2022History
In 2022, Hamtramck became the first city with a majority-Muslim city council.
2023History
Then, in June 2023, the city drew scrutiny for its ban of the rainbow flag on city property and perceived homophobia.