Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Located along the Flint River, 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan. [9][10] At the 2020 census, Flint had a population of 81,252, [5] making it the twelfth-most populous city in Michigan.

After $400 million in state and federal spending, Flint has secured a clean water source, distributed filters to all who want them, and laid modern, safe, copper pipes to nearly every home in the city. Politico declared that its water is "just as good as any city's in Michigan."

Apr 25, 2024 · Since the water crisis replacing lead pipes has been a priority in Flint, since 2016, the city has replaced more than 10,000 lead service lines, but a federal judge recently found Flint in...

Oct 8, 2024 · After officials repeatedly dismissed claims that Flint’s water was making people sick, residents took action. Here’s how the lead contamination crisis unfolded—and what we can learn from it.

Jan 13, 2021 · Questions and answers about the crisis that made Flint a symbol of the nation’s decaying drinking water infrastructure: WHAT HAPPENED, AND HOW? The city switched its drinking water source from Detroit, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) south, to the Flint River in 2014 as a temporary cost-saving move.

Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States Of America. Located along the Flint River, 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan.

Mar 4, 2015 · Activists have urged Flint to return to Detroit's system, which has offered to reconnect the city at last year's rates. Other Detroit water customers are watching how the situation unfolds.

Jan 11, 2025 · Flint, city, seat (1836) of Genesee county, eastern Michigan, U.S. It lies along the Flint River, 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Detroit. It originated in 1819 as a trading post opened by Jacob Smith.

Flint is the largest city and county seat of Genesee County, Michigan. It is located about 66 miles northwest of Detroit. As of the most recent 2020 survey, There are over 81,000 people that call the city of Flint home. This makes Flint the state's 12th largest city.

Mar 19, 2024 · In an attempt to save money after a failed deal with the Detroit Water and Sewage Department and to combat the growing population of the city, Flint switched its drinking water from the Detroit System to the Flint River.