Oldest Cities in the U.S. (Detroit, Warren: house, retire, corporate)

[wackso]

I live in Warren, MI and I recently heard that Warren was one of the oldest cities in the country - right behind Miami, FL.

Is this true? I have not been able to find information from the Census Bureau that gives a list of the oldest population average for cities in the US.

If someone knows specifically where I can find this information, I would appreciate it.

[and the]

I don't think that's true. I know that Ste. Anne's in Detroit is the second oldest Catholic Parish in the nation, second only to St. Augustine in Florida. Ste. Anne's was founded with a log structure right after Cadillac landed in 1701.

[jeffncandace]

I believe that I've read that Detroit and Sault St. Marie are the 2 oldest. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[southernlady5464]

http://tigerx.com/trivia/oldcity.htm
Each city can be individually verified at wikipedia.

1) St. Augustine, Florida, 1565
2) Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1609
3) Hampton, Virginia, 1610
4) Newport News, Virginia, 1610
5) Albany, New York, 1624
6) New York, New York, 1624
7) Quincy, Massachusetts, 1625
8) Salem, Massachusetts, 1626
9) Jersey City, New Jersey, 1629
10) Lynn, Massachusetts, 1629

Warren, MI incorporated as a city in 1957. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren,_Michigan

Miami, FL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami,_Florida

The area in which the city of Miami, Florida would later be founded by Europeans was inhabited for more than a thousand years by the Tequesta Indians. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and his men first visited and claimed the area around Miami for Spain in 1566. A Spanish mission was established one year later. Fort Dallas was built in the mid-1800s and subsequently was a site of fighting during the Second Seminole War.

On July 28, 1896, Miami was officially incorporated as a city with a population of just over 300.

Detroit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Michigan

Founded in 1701 by the French Antoine Cadillac, the city was called the Paris of the West in the late nineteenth century for its architecture.

Sault St. Marie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_St._Marie

Formally founded in 1668 by Father Jacques Marquette as one city, then split into two in 1797 (when the Upper Peninsula was finally transferred from the province of Upper Canada to the United States), Sault Ste. Marie has the distinction of being the oldest city in both the province of Ontario and the state of Michigan.

Liz

[wackso]

I apologize for the incorrect phrasing of my question in an attempt to be brief.

I would like to know what are the oldest cities (based on the age) in the U.S.

Sorry for the confusion.

[suydam]

Originally Posted by wackso

I apologize for the incorrect phrasing of my question in an attempt to be brief.

I would like to know what are the oldest cities (based on the age) in the U.S.

Sorry for the confusion.

Do you mean the age of the residents of the city? (because the age of the cities themselves is nicely documented above)

If that's what you're after there's no way Warren has an older demographic than 3/4ths of the cities in Florida. There are entire cities of retirees there.

[lavendersunrise]

The OP means the age of the population within the city.

[southernlady5464]

I found this concerning the age population of cities:
Senior Citizens Now 12.1 Percent of Population; New Census Report Highlights Cities Since 2000

Percent 65 Years of Age and Older

Nationally, about 12.1 percent of the household population was 65 years and older.

Some of the highest percentages for large cities were found in
● San Francisco (14.6 percent),
● Philadelphia (12.7) and
● New York (11.9).

At the other end of the spectrum, these cities had some of the lowest percentage of seniors
● Phoenix, (7.5),
● Houston (8.4),
● Dallas (8.7) and
● Columbus, Ohio, (8.7).

Among the 15 smallest cities, those with high concentrations of senior citizens, included
● Boynton Beach, Fla. (21.5 percent),
● Lynchburg, Va. (16.7) and
● Muncie, Ind. (14.2).

Lower percentages were found in
● Bryan, Texas, (7.2 percent),
● Missouri City, Texas (7.5) and both
● Fayetteville, Ark., and
● Greenville, N.C. (7.8).

Liz

[wackso]

Thanks for the helpful info.

According to the following publication (Table 4), Livonia, MI is 4th in median age with a population of 100,00 or more: http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-12.pdf

Warren, MI is not listed in the top 10 - I am not sure why I heard that to be true.

[Northern Girl]

Originally Posted by wackso

I live in Warren, MI and I recently heard that Warren was one of the oldest cities in the country - right behind Miami, FL.

Is this true? I have not been able to find information from the Census Bureau that gives a list of the oldest population average for cities in the US.

If someone knows specifically where I can find this information, I would appreciate it.

Actually, St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously settled city. It was established in 1824. Miami was established in 1835 and Warren in 1837. Hope this helps you.