Editing Hamtramck, Michigan (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 3559
|1920= 48615
|1930= 56268
|1940= 49839
|1950= 43555
|1960= 34137
|1970= 26783
|1980= 21300
|1990= 18372
|2000= 22976
|2010= 22423
|2020= 28433
|estyear=2023
|estimate=27339
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=July 13, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 13, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Hamtramck, Michigan – Racial Composition'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Hamtramck city, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Hamtramck%20city,%20Michigan&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref><br>(NH = Non-Hispanic)<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|15,829
|55.7%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|2,814
|9.9%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|36
|0.1%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|7,627
|26.8%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|7
|0.0%
|-
|[[Some Other Race]] (NH)
|190
|0.7%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,609
|5.7%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|321
|1.1%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''28,433'''
|'''100.0%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 28,433 people, 8,139 households, and 5,661 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hamtramck%20city,%20Michigan%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|13604.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,911 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 55.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (people of European, Middle Eastern and North African descent), 10.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 26.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.0% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|some other races]] and 6.0% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 1.1% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Hamtramck city, Michigan |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/hamtramck-city-michigan/160-2636280/ |access-date=July 13, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 32.6% of residents were under the age of 18, 9.1% were under 5 years of age, and 7.4% were 65 and older.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 22,423 people, 7,063 households, and 5,115 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|10751.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,693 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4159.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 53.5% White, 19.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 21.5% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 7,063 households, of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.7% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.98.

The median age in the city was 28.8 years. 31.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 20.7% were from 45 to 64; and 7.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 22,976 people, 8,033 households, and 4,851 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|10900.5|/sqmi}}, making it the most densely populated city in Michigan. There were 8,894 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4219.6|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the city was 60.96% White (which includes people of [[Middle Eastern]] ancestry), 15.12% African American, 0.43% Native American, 10.37% Asian, 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.14% from other races, and 11.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

In the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], major ancestry groups reported by Hamtramck residents were as follows:
* [[Bangladeshi American|Bangladeshi]] 19.7%
* [[Pakistani American|Pakistani]] 11.0%
* [[Polish Americans|Polish]] 10.9%
* [[Arab American|Arab]] (excluding Iraqi and Lebanese) 9.2%
* [[Macedonian Americans|Macedonian]] 5.5%
* [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian]] 5.4%
* Black or [[African American]] 5.1%
* [[Ukrainian American|Ukrainian]] 3.2%
* [[Albanian American|Albanian]] 2.8%
* [[Irish American|Irish]] 2.2%
* [[German American|German]] 1.9%
* [[Italian American|Italian]] 1.8%
* [[Russian American|Russian]] 1.4%
* [[English American|English]] 1.1%
* [[French American|French]] (excluding the [[Basque American|Basques]]) 0.8%
* [[Lebanese American|Lebanese]] 0.7%
* [[Scottish American|Scottish]] 0.7%
* [[Iraqi American|Iraqi]] 0.5%
* [[Yugoslav American|Yugoslav]] 0.5%
* [[Mexican American|Mexican]] 0.2%

3.1% of Hamtramck's population reported [[Albanian Americans|Albanian ancestry]]. This made it the second most Albanian place in the United States by percentage of the population, second only to [[Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina|Fairview, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Albanian.html|title=Albanian Ancestry Search - Albanian Genealogy by City - ePodunk.com|work=epodunk.com|access-date=December 28, 2007|archive-date=December 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224180440/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Albanian.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There were 8,033 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.59.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 10.8% 18 through 24, 31.9% 25 through 44, 17.7% 45 through 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,616, and the median income for a family was $30,496. Males had a median income of $29,368 versus $22,346 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,691. About 24.1% of families and 27.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.9% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.

From the 1990 census to the 2000 census, the city's population increased by 25%. Sally Howell, author of "Competing for Muslims: New Strategies for Urban Renewal in Detroit", wrote that this was "overwhelmingly" due to immigration from majority Muslim countries.<ref>Howell, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=QdamRHJ3dxUC&dq=%22grew+a+stunning+25+percent%2C+due+overwhelmingly+to+immigration%22&pg=PA210 210].</ref>

From 1990 to 2000, of all of the municipalities in Wayne, [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland]], and [[Macomb County, Michigan|Macomb]] counties, Hamtramck had the highest percentage growth in the Asian population. It had 222 Asians according to the 1990 U.S. Census and 2,382 according to the 2000 U.S. Census, an increase of 973%.<ref name="cus.wayne.edu">Metzger, Kurt and Jason Booza. "[http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf Asians in the United States, Michigan and Metropolitan Detroit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109050601/http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf |date=November 9, 2013}}." Center for Urban Studies, [[Wayne State University]]. January 2002 Working Paper Series, No. 7. p. 7. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.</ref>

===Ethnic groups===
{{see also|History of the Polish Americans in Metro Detroit}}
Historically, Hamtramck received a lot of immigration from [[Eastern Europe]]. In the 20th century, Hamtramck was mostly Polish.<ref name=Kershaw>Kershaw, Sarah. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/08/nyregion/queens-to-detroit-a-bangladeshi-passage.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm Queens to Detroit: A Bangladeshi Passage]." ''[[The New York Times]]''. March 8, 2001. Retrieved on May 10, 2013.</ref> George Tysh of the ''[[Metro Times]]'' stated that "In the early days of the auto industry, Hamtramck's population swelled with Poles, so much so that you were more likely to hear Polish spoken on Joseph Campau than any other tongue."<ref name=Tysh>Tysh, George. "[http://www2.metrotimes.com/arts/story.asp?id=3338 Little Bengal]." ([https://archive.today/20130909034854/http://www2.metrotimes.com/arts/story.asp?id=3338 Archive]) ''[[Metro Times]]''. June 5, 2002. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.</ref> Later waves of immigration brought Albanians, Bosnians, Macedonians, Ukrainians, and Yemenis.<ref name=Tysh/> By 2001 many Bangladeshis, Bosnians, and Iraqi [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]] were moving to Hamtramck.<ref name=Kershaw/> As of 2011 almost one in five Hamtramck residents was Asian (excluding those from South-west Asia).<ref>Steele, Micki. "[http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20110419/METRO/104190316 Asian-Americans settle in Metro Detroit enclaves] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102212525/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20110419/METRO/104190316 |date=January 2, 2016}}." ''[[The Detroit News]]'' ([[:en:The Detroit News|EN]]). April 19, 2011. "Almost one in five residents of Troy is Asian. The same is true for Hamtramck."</ref> As of 2003, over 30 languages are spoken in Hamtramck and more than four religions are present. The four principal religions are, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.<ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FB589C6C38348F2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Cultures mix easily in Hamtramck]." ''[[The Detroit News]]''. May 28, 2003. Retrieved on September 9, 2013.</ref>

In June 2013, the city's Human Relations Commission facilitated the raising of flags of 18 countries from which Hamtramck residents emigrated. They are displayed on Joseph Campau Street, with an American flag flying at either end.<ref>Abdel-Razzaq, Lauren. "[https://archive.today/20130624213620/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130615/METRO01/306150049 Flags raised to mark diversity of Hamtramck]." ''[[The Detroit News]]''. June 15, 2013. {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

====Bangladeshi people====
In the 1930s, the first group of [[Bengalis]] came to Detroit and Hamtramck.<ref name=MetzgerBoozap13>Metzger, Kurt and Jason Booza. "[http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf Asians in the United States, Michigan and Metropolitan Detroit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109050601/http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf |date=November 9, 2013}}." Center for Urban Studies, [[Wayne State University]]. January 2002 Working Paper Series, No. 7. p. 10. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.</ref> The first significant population of Bengalis began arriving in the late 1980s and the Bengalis became a large part of the city's population in the 1990s.<ref name=Tysh/> The largest growth occurred in the 1990s and 2000s.<ref name=MetzgerBoozap13/> By 2001 many [[Bangladeshi Americans]] had moved from [[New York City]], particularly [[Astoria, Queens]], to Hamtramck and the east side of Detroit. Many moved because of lower costs of living, larger amounts of space, work available in small factories, and the large Muslim community in Metro Detroit. Many Bangladeshi Americans moved into Queens, and then onwards to Metro Detroit.<ref name="Kershaw"/>

In 2002, over 80% of the Bangladeshi population within Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties lived in Hamtramck and some surrounding neighborhoods in Detroit.<ref name="cus.wayne.edu"/> That area overall had almost 1,500 ethnic Bangladeshis.<ref>Metzger, Kurt and Jason Booza. "[http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf Asians in the United States, Michigan and Metropolitan Detroit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109050601/http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf |date=November 9, 2013}}." Center for Urban Studies, [[Wayne State University]]. January 2002 Working Paper Series, No. 7. p. 13. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.</ref> Almost 75% of Bangladeshi Michiganders live in Hamtramck.<ref name="MetzgerBoozap13"/>

By 2002, a Bengali business district formed along Conant Avenue and some residents called it "Little Bengal".<ref name=Tysh/> The district, along Caniff and Conant streets, included markets, stores, mosques, and bakeries owned by Bangladeshis, Indians, and Pakistanis.<ref name=MetzgerBoozap13/> 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 was to be dedicated as such on November 8, 2008. Akikul H. Shamin, the president of the Bangladesh Association of Michigan, estimated that Bangladeshi people operate 80% of the buildings and businesses in the portion of Conant Avenue.<ref>Piligian, Ellen. "[http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/bangladeshave16208.aspx Hamtramck's Global Vibe: Bangladesh Avenue]." ([https://archive.today/20130909040701/http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/bangladeshave16208.aspx Archive]) ''[[Model D Media]]''. October 28, 2008. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.</ref> As of February 2008 the city planned to erect signage reading "Bangladesh Town" in the business district.<ref>Cecil, Angel. "[https://www.proquest.com/docview/436902306 HAMTRAMCK: CITY WANTS TO TOUT ITS DIVERSITY] ." ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''. February 7, 2008. News p. B3. Retrieved on September 9, 2013. "City officials will erect signs along Conant to name the strip "Bangladesh Town," in acknowledgement of the Bangladeshi-owned restaurants, grocery and clothing stores on the avenue." and "The city's Downtown Development Authority says Hamtramck has evolved in the past 20 years to include a touch of Yemen, Bangladesh and some hip[...]"</ref>

In 2002, the estimate of Hamtramck inhabitants of origins from [[South Asia]] was from 7,000 to 10,000. As of 2001, 900 registered students who spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Urdu language|Urdu]] attended [[Hamtramck Public Schools]].<ref name=Tysh/> Most Bangladeshis in Hamtramck originate from the north-eastern region of [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]] in Bangladesh;<ref>Nazli Kibria (2011). ''Muslims in Motion''. pp. 58–61. Rutgers University Press.</ref><ref>Sook Wilkinson (2015). ''Asian Americans in Michigan''. pp. 166–167. Wayne State University Press.</ref> therefore, most speak [[Sylheti language|Sylheti]].<ref>[https://www.bridgemi.com/quality-life/bangladeshi-community-michigan-reaches-out-older-adults-amid-covid Bangladeshi community in Michigan reaches out to older adults amid COVID] Bridge Michigan. Nargis Hakim Rahman. July 19, 2021. Retrieved on 2024-10-09.</ref>

As of 2014, there are over 13 Bengali clothing shops in the city.<ref>DeVito, Lee. "[http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/wdet-explores-hamtramcks-bangladeshi-clothing-shops/Content?oid=2201820 WDET explores Hamtramck's Bangladeshi clothing shops]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20141005072402/http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/wdet-explores-hamtramcks-bangladeshi-clothing-shops/Content?oid%3D2201820 Archive]). ''[[Metro Times]]''. May 19, 2014. Retrieved on October 5, 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hamtramck police chief, officer flying to Bangladesh to train cadets, learn culture |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/09/hamtramck_police_chief_officer.html |website=MLive.com |date=September 16, 2014 |access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Police chief on his way to Bangladesh for diversity training {{!}} Hamtramck Review |url=http://www.thehamtramckreview.com/police-chief-on-his-way-to-bangladesh-for-diversity-training/ |website=www.thehamtramckreview.com |access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref>

====Yemeni people====
{{see also|History of the Middle Eastern people in Metro Detroit}}
[[File:YemeniMural HamtramckMI.jpg|thumb|Yemeni mural by Dasic Fernandez]]
As of 2006, most of the Middle Eastern population in Hamtramck is Yemeni. Hakim Almasmari wrote in 2006 that "Several streets seem to be populated exclusively by Yemeni Americans, and Yemeni culture pervades the city's social, business, and political life."<ref name=Almasmari>Almasmari, Hakim. "{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20110102184526/http://www.yobserver.com/reports/10011261.html Hamtramck, Michigan: A Yemeni oasis]}}" ({{usurped|1=[http://web.archive.org/web/20110102184526/http://www.yobserver.com/reports/10011261.html Archive]}}). ''[[Yemen Observer]]''. November 21, 2006. Retrieved on September 9, 2013.</ref> Many Yemeni restaurants are in Hamtramck, and the Yemeni community operates the Mu'ath bin Jabal Mosque ({{langx|ar|مسجد معاذ بن جبل}}),<ref name=Almasmari/> which was established in 1976.<ref name=MuathMosque>"[http://biid.lsa.umich.edu/2011/06/masjid-muath-bin-jabal/ Masjid Mu‘ath Bin Jabal]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151211133339/http://biid.lsa.umich.edu/2011/06/masjid-muath-bin-jabal/ Archive]). [[University of Michigan]]. Retrieved on December 10, 2015.</ref> 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. Sally Howell, author of "Competing for Muslims: New Strategies for Urban Renewal in Detroit", wrote that the mosque "has been credited" by public officials and area Muslims "with having turned around one of Detroit's roughest neighborhoods at the height of the [[crack epidemic|crack cocaine epidemic]] of the 1980s, making its streets safe, revitalizing a dormant housing market, attracting new business to the area, and laying the foundation for an ethnically mixed, highly visible Muslim population in Detroit and Hamtramck."<ref name=Howellp209>Howell, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=QdamRHJ3dxUC&dq=%22historically+Polish+city+that+is+bounded+on+all+sides%22&pg=PA209 209].</ref>

According to Almasmari, some of the first Yemenis to have arrived in Hamtramck said that Yemeni people first arrived in Hamtramck in the 1960s.<ref name=Almasmari/> The "Building Islam in Detroit: Foundations/Forms/Futures" project of the [[University of Michigan]] stated that Yemenis began arriving in the 1970s.<ref name=MuathMosque/>

In 2013 Dasic Fernandez, a Chilean artist, created a {{convert|90|ft|m|adj=on}} by {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=on}} [[mural]] on the Sheeba restaurant celebrating the Yemeni population. The mural depicts a girl in a [[veil]] decorated with the blue sky, a farmer wearing a [[turban]], and a woman in a [[hijab]]. The Arab American and Chaldean Council and the coalition OneHamtramck commissioned the mural.<ref>Abdel-Razzaq, Lauren. "[http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131207/METRO01/312070042/1361/rss New mural helps Yemeni immigrants see themselves in Hamtramck] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107031041/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131207/METRO01/312070042/1361/rss |date=January 7, 2014}}." ''[[The Detroit News]]''. [http://m.therepublic.com/view/story/5933b2bcc1814feba18b7ced1e51c317/MI--Yemeni-Mural Also at] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107011147/http://m.therepublic.com/view/story/5933b2bcc1814feba18b7ced1e51c317/MI--Yemeni-Mural |date=January 7, 2014}} ''[[The Republic (Columbus, Indiana)|The Republic]]''. December 16, 2013. Retrieved on January 6, 2014.</ref>

===Religious and political issues===
In the 2000s, a Bengali mosque named the [[Al-Islah Jamee Masjid]] asked for permission to broadcast the [[adhan]], the Islamic call to prayer, from loudspeakers outside of the mosque, and requested permission to do so from the city government. It was one of the newer mosques in Hamtramck. Sally Howell, author of "Competing for Muslims: New Strategies for Urban Renewal in Detroit", wrote that the request "brought to a head simmering [[Islamophobic]] sentiments" in Hamtramck.<ref name=Howellp209/> Muslims and interfaith activists supported the mosque. Some anti-Muslim activists, including some from other states including Kentucky and Ohio, participated in the controversy.<ref name=Howellp209/> In 2004, the city council voted unanimously to allow mosques to broadcast the adhan on public streets, making it one of a few U.S. cities to do so. Some individuals had objected to the allowing of the adhan due to noise concerns.<ref name="Sercombe 2021 f511">{{cite web | last=Sercombe | first=Charles | title=Residents complain that 'call to prayer' is too loud | website=Hamtramck Review | date=March 20, 2021 |url=http://www.thehamtramckreview.com/residents-complain-that-call-to-prayer-is-too-loud/ |access-date=November 7, 2023}}</ref>

In 2023, the Hamtramck city council approved [[Dhabihah|animal slaughtering]] in households for Muslim religious purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2023/01/11/hamtramck-city-council-approves-religious-animal-sacrifices-slaughter-home/69797191007/|title=Hamtramck city council to approve religious animal sacrifices at home|last=Warikoo|first=Niraj|date=January 11, 2023|work=Detroit Free Press|accessdate=January 11, 2023}}</ref><ref name="AP News 2023 k864">{{cite web|title=Detroit-area city OKs animal sacrifice for religious reasons |website=AP News |date=January 11, 2023 |url=https://apnews.com/article/detroit-michigan-religion-sheep-2b7965753358f5f0b5b3ce1f9cebe1c2 |access-date=November 7, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Matthews 2023 i828">{{cite web|last=Matthews |first=Brad |title=New law in Muslim-majority Michigan city will let residents religiously sacrifice animals at home |website=The Washington Times |date=January 12, 2023 |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/12/new-law-muslim-majority-michigan-city-will-let-res/ |access-date=November 7, 2023}}</ref>

On June 13, 2023, the city council introduced a resolution prohibiting the display on city property of all flags but the American flag and “nations’ flags that represent the international character of [the] City,” which many interpreted as an indirectly targeted ban of the [[Rainbow flag (LGBT)|rainbow flag]] on city property and sidewalks, which had previously been the source of controversy among some residents.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warikoo |first=Niraj |date=2023-06-13 |title=Hamtramck considers banning LGBTQ Pride flags on city property |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2023/06/13/hamtramck-ban-lgbtq-pride-flag-city-property/70315529007/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |publisher=[[Gannett]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Following three hours of public comment, the council passed the resolution unanimously.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-23 |title=City Council Meeting, June 13, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/live/RfwM_q9pFKs?feature=share |website=City of Hamtramck |type=Video |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Mayor [[Amer Ghalib]] opposed displaying the [[pride flag]], but former mayor Karen Majewski had supported displaying it.<ref>{{cite web |last=Warikoo |first=Niraj |date=2021-11-03 |title=Amer Ghalib ousts Karen Majewski, becoming Hamtramck's first Muslim mayor |url=https://eu.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/11/03/hamtramck-mayor-amer-ghalib/6241155001/ |accessdate=2023-06-15 |place=[[Detroit]] |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]}}</ref> The council also voted to remove two commissioners of the Hamtramck Human Rights Commissioner for flying the rainbow flag.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Advance |first=Jon King, Michigan |title=Hamtramck mayor describes group that flew LGBTQ+ Pride flag as a 'militia' |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/news/hamtramck-mayor-describes-group-that-flew-lgbtq-pride-flag-as-a-militia-33618373 |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=Detroit Metro Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Detroit-area human relations commissioners ousted after flying LGBTQ+ flag in violation of new ban |url=https://apnews.com/article/hamtramck-michigan-lgbtq-flags-cb4a05064e5cc6882f3072966e66a413 |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Joshua |date=2023-07-13 |title=Michigan city commissioners removed after flying Pride flag in violation of ordinance: Defied 'rule of law' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/michigan-city-commissioners-removed-flying-pride-flag-violation-ordinance-defied-rule-law |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> The move was criticized by senator [[Stephanie Chang]], U.S. representatives [[Shri Thanedar]] and [[Rashida Tlaib]], and Detroit mayor [[Mike Duggan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib fires back at politicians criticizing city's LGBTQ flag ban |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2023/06/18/hamtramck-mayor-amer-ghalib-lgbtq-flag-protest/70333600007/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Neavling |first=Steve |title=Metro Detroit cities rally behind LGBTQ+ residents after Hamtramck's Pride flag ban |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-detroit-cities-rally-behind-lgbtq-residents-after-hamtramcks-pride-flag-ban-33385762 |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Detroit Metro Times |language=en}}</ref>

In response to a decision by the city council, multiple activist groups organized into a coalition opposing the flag restrictions. The founding group consisted of individual activists, AntiTransphobe Detroit, Michigan General Defense Committee, and the Hamtramck Queer Alliance. Notable speakers at the event were Dana Nessel, Rev. Strickland, Grace of AtA, and Josh of HQA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2023/06/24/protesters-pride-hamtramck-neutrality-resolution-flag-ban/70339419007/|title=Protesters unite against Hamtramck neutrality resolution, Pride flag ban|date=June 24, 2023}}</ref>