Editing Adrian, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Adrian, Michigan
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = Downtown_Adrian,_MI_2023.jpg
| image_caption      = [[Downtown Adrian Commercial Historic District|Downtown Adrian]] along Main Street (2023)
| pushpin_map        = Michigan#USA
| pushpin_label_position = left<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
| pushpin_label      = Adrian
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Michigan##Location in the United States
| image_map          = Adrian, MI location.png
| map_caption        = Location within [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]]
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{USA}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee]]
| government_type    = [[City commission government|City commission]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Angela Sword Heath
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = June 18, 1826
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2  = March 28, 1836 (village)<br>January 31, 1853 (city)
| founder            = Addison Comstock
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 21.12
| area_land_km2      = 20.74
| area_water_km2     = 0.38
| area_total_sq_mi   = 8.16
| area_land_sq_mi    = 8.01
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.15
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 20645
| population_density_km2 = 995.49
| population_density_sq_mi = 2578.37
| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_m        = 240
| elevation_ft       = 787
| coordinates        = {{coord|41|53|47|N|84|02|16|W|region:US-MI|display=title,inline}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 49221
| area_code          = [[Area code 517|517]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-00440<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0619846<ref>{{GNIS|0619846}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.adriancity.com/|Official website}}
}}

'''Adrian''' is a city in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]] and the [[county seat]] of [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref>  The population was 20,645 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Adrian lies in [[Michigan's 5th congressional district]].

==History==
[[File:Adrian Comstock Land Certificate.jpg|thumb|left|A copy of the original land purchase by Addison Comstock for what would become the City of Adrian, dated 10 May 1826]]
Adrian was founded on June 18, 1826 by Addison Comstock.  The original name for the village was Logan, but was changed soon after to Adrian, perhaps in reference to the Roman emperor [[Hadrian]].<ref name="Knapp 1903">{{cite book|last1=Knapp|first1=John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cwwwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA68|title=Illustrated history and biographical record of Lenawee County, Michigan|last2=Bonner|first2=Richard|date=1903|publisher=The Times Printing Company|location=Adrian, Michigan|pages=68–69}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Chronology of Adrian|url=https://www.adrianarchitecture.org/chronology|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Adrian Architecture|language=en-US}}</ref> The first operating railroad in Michigan was a horse-drawn train running between Adrian and Toledo in 1836.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Publications/PortraitsofMI.pdf |title=Portraits of Michigan: History and Facts on Michigan |publisher=The Michigan Legislature |year=2015}}</ref>  Adrian grew quickly, with the sixth largest population in the state when Michigan was admitted to the Union in 1837, and the third largest population in the state by [[Template:Population of Michigan cities and counties (1860 Census)|1860]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://project.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/early_cities.html|title=Early Michigan cities}}</ref> Adrian was incorporated as a village on March 28, 1836, then as a city on January 31, 1853.

===Underground Railroad===
Evangelical and Hicksite [[Quakers]] in Southeast Michigan founded the first congregation of Quakers in Michigan in 1831. They also created a network of [[Underground Railroad]] stations in the Raisin River Valley. Daniel Smith was the first leader of the Raisin Valley Friends Meeting House. His daughter, [[Laura Smith Haviland]] became one of the most prominent equal rights activists and Underground Railroad operators in the nation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Mull|first=Carole E.|title=The Underground Railroad in Michigan|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|year=2010|isbn=978-0-7864-4638-4|location=Jefferson, North Carolina, and London|pages=20}}</ref> Elizabeth Margaret Chandler established the Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society in October 1832. Chandler’s society preceded the Female Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia and the Michigan statewide organization.<ref name=":0" /> The Adrian-Tecumseh Underground Railroad network was established by a Baptist minister in northern [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Late 1800s and 1900s ===
[[File:Erie and Kalamazoo Banknote 1853.jpg|thumb|left|The Erie & Kalamazoo Rail Road Bank was chartered by the Territory of Michigan and opened in the village of Adrian in 1835.<ref name = "Laws of Michigan">{{Cite book | title = Laws of the territory of Michigan |volume= 3 | publisher = W. S. George & Co. | year = 1874 | location = Lansing, Michigan | pages = 1392–1397 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=3AGcAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1392}}</ref>]]

The only remaining piece of the [[Bank of Pennsylvania]]— one of the stone pillars — was moved to Adrian, Michigan and erected as the Civil War Memorial in commemoration of those in Adrian who died in the American Civil War.

In the late 19th century through early 20th century Adrian was known as the "fence capital of the world," when [[J. Wallace Page]] invented the first successful wire fence. Adrian became known worldwide as a fencing manufacturing hub and its fences were shipped as far as New York, Berlin, Asia, and Africa. The company sponsored the highly successful [[Page Fence Giants]] black baseball team.

Adrian was an early auto manufacturing hub.  One of the first motor vehicles, the [[Lion (automobile)|Lion]] automobile, was created in Adrian. Between 1900 and 1912, three major car models were manufactured in Adrian; in addition to the Lion the Murry Motor Car and [[Lenawee (car)|Lenawee]] Car were made by the Church Manufacturing Company in Adrian. The area was poised to be a world center until bad financial decisions at Church Manufacturing Company and a 1912 plant fire at Lion Automobile led to the demise of both companies.

Throughout the 1900s Adrian continued to grow, doubling in size, but as a slower rate than Michigan as a whole (which tripled in size).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=kf7tgg1uo9ude_|title = Population in the U.S. - Google Public Data Explorer}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Adrian, Michigan (14203774855).jpg|thumb|Aerial photo of Adrian, 2014]]

Adrian is approximately {{convert|30|mi|km}} southwest of [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], {{convert|30|mi|km}} southeast of [[Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], and {{convert|30|mi|km}} northwest of [[Toledo, Ohio]]. A portion of the city is on the border between [[Adrian Township, Michigan|Adrian Township]] and [[Madison Charter Township, Michigan|Madison Charter Township]], although the city is politically independent of both. The city's urban area extends beyond the city limits into both of those townships as well as into nearby [[Raisin Township, Michigan|Raisin Township]] and [[Palmyra Township, Michigan|Palmyra Township]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|8.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|7.95|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.15|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

The town is approximately {{convert|15|mi|km}} southeast of the [[Irish Hills]] area of Michigan, an area known for its many lakes and rolling hills, and home to the Irish Famine Memorial and [[Michigan International Speedway]]. Many town residents take advantage of this area for boating and recreation. Devils Lake, Round Lake, Posey Lake and Wamplers Lake are popular weekend destinations within a few miles.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Adrian 2 NNE, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1887–present)
|single line = Yes
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|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 70
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 69
|year record high F = 108
|Jan high F = 33.3
|Feb high F = 36.4
|Mar high F = 46.9
|Apr high F = 59.9
|May high F = 71.8
|Jun high F = 81.0
|Jul high F = 84.7
|Aug high F = 82.5
|Sep high F = 75.9
|Oct high F = 63.1
|Nov high F = 49.2
|Dec high F = 37.9
|year high F = 60.2
|Jan mean F = 25.1
|Feb mean F = 27.2
|Mar mean F = 36.4
|Apr mean F = 48.0
|May mean F = 59.2
|Jun mean F = 68.8
|Jul mean F = 72.5
|Aug mean F = 70.7
|Sep mean F = 63.5
|Oct mean F = 51.6
|Nov mean F = 39.8
|Dec mean F = 30.3
|year mean F = 49.4
|Jan low F = 16.9
|Feb low F = 18.0
|Mar low F = 25.9
|Apr low F = 36.1
|May low F = 46.7
|Jun low F = 56.5
|Jul low F = 60.3
|Aug low F = 58.8
|Sep low F = 51.0
|Oct low F = 40.2
|Nov low F = 30.5
|Dec low F = 22.6
|year low F = 38.6
|Jan record low F = −26
|Feb record low F = −24
|Mar record low F = −8
|Apr record low F = 5
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 15
|Nov record low F = -5
|Dec record low F = −17
|year record low F = −26
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|Jan precipitation inch = 2.24
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.99
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.49
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.49
|May precipitation inch = 3.99
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.10
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.40
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.63
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.29
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.95
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.82
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.29
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|Feb snow inch = 5.8
|Mar snow inch = 4.1
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|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
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|Oct snow inch = 0.0
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|Feb precipitation days = 9.0
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|Apr precipitation days = 11.8
|May precipitation days = 12.4
|Jun precipitation days = 10.0
|Jul precipitation days = 9.4
|Aug precipitation days = 9.5
|Sep precipitation days = 9.4
|Oct precipitation days = 10.8
|Nov precipitation days = 10.2
|Dec precipitation days = 10.8
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|Feb snow days = 5.5
|Mar snow days = 2.4
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|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 1.1
|Dec snow days = 4.5
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| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 4, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
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| title = Station: Adrian 2 NNE, MI
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 4, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 2219|1850n =<ref name="1850Census">{{cite book |last1=DeBow |first1=J.D.B. |title=The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850 |date=1853 |publisher=Robert Armstrong |location=Washington |page=1022 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1850/1850a/1850a-49.pdf#page=8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818231334/http://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1850/1850a/1850a-49.pdf |archive-date=2017-08-18 |url-status=live |access-date=28 January 2022}} This figure is a population estimate provided in the appendix of the [https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1853/dec/1850a.html official volume of the 1850 Census].</ref> 
|1860= 6213
|1870= 8438
|1880= 7849
|1890= 8756
|1900= 9654
|1910= 10763
|1920= 11878
|1930= 13064
|1940= 14230
|1950= 18393
|1960= 20347
|1970= 20382
|1980= 21276
|1990= 22097
|2000= 21574
|2010= 21133
|2020= 20645
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 21,133 people, 7,831 households, and 4,531 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2658.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,977 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1129.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 18.8% of the population.

There were 7,831 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.1% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.06.

The median age in the city was 32.5 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 17.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 22.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 21,574 people, 7,908 households, and 4,855 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,023.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,498 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,191.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.52% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.62% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.83% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2%, 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.72% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 16.99% of the population.

There were 7,908 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 15.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,405, and the median income for a family was $42,069. Males had a median income of $31,500 versus $23,359 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,528. About 9.8% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==

===Top employers===
According to Adrian's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cms8.revize.com/revize/adrianmi/Document%20Center/Department/Finance/CAFR/Adrian%20ACFR%202021%20Final.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616123859/https://cms8.revize.com/revize/adrianmi/Document%20Center/Department/Finance/CAFR/Adrian%20ACFR%202021%20Final.pdf |archive-date=2022-06-16 |url-status=live|title=2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report|edition=For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021|work=City of Adrian Department of Finance|publisher=Government Finance Officers Association|page=124|access-date=2022-04-08}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| [[Lenawee County]]
|564
|-
|2
| [[Siena Heights University]]
|498
|-
|3
| [[Adrian College]]
|400
|-
|4
| [[Adrian Public Schools]]
|400
|-
|5
| [[Lenawee Intermediate School District]]
|366
|-
|6
| [[Inteva Products]]  
|329
|-
|7
| [[Adrian Dominican Sisters]] 
|328
|-
|8
| [[Adrian Steel]]
|300
|-
|9
| [[Plastic Omnium|Inergy]]
|256
|-
|10
| [[Lenawee Christian School]] 
|133
|-
|}

==Culture and life==
Adrian is sometimes referred to as "the Maple City" due in part to the many [[Acer saccharum|sugar maple]] and other maple tree species found throughout the city. The Adrian High School sports teams are known as the "Adrian Maples" and several local businesses use maple in their names.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Durham|first=Spencer|date=September 17, 2020|title=Downtown Adrian to get a maple upgrade|work=Lenconnect.com|url=https://www.lenconnect.com/story/news/local/2020/09/17/downtown-adrian-to-get-maple-upgrade/114410052/|access-date=July 8, 2021}}</ref>

Adrian's cultural life has connections to the mid-19th century. The Adrian City Band is one of the oldest continuously active community bands in the country, founded in 1838.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Band|first=Adrian City|title=Celebrating 184 years of music and tradition!|url=https://adriancityband.org/about-us|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Adrian City Band|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Croswell Opera House]] is the oldest theater in Michigan. The Adrian Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1981. [[Adrian College]] and [[Siena Heights University]] also offer many cultural opportunities.

Heritage Park and Trestle Park have extensive mountain bike trails and boardwalks along the river. Trestle Park features a pedestrian walkway along a former railroad trestle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southernmichigan.worldweb.com/AdrianMI/SightsAttractions/ParksGardens/|title=Adrian Parks: 2 Parks & Gardens in Adrian, Michigan|work=worldweb.com}}</ref>

==Government==
[[File:Lenawee County Courthouse Adrian Michigan.JPG|thumb|Lenawee County Courthouse in Adrian]]
Adrian is run by a city commission headed by a mayor. In November 2019, Angela Sword Heath defeated Shane Mackey to become the city's first female mayor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lenconnect.com/news/20191105/heath-tops-mackey-in-adrians-mayor-race|title=Heath tops Mackey in Adrian's mayor race|last=Durham|first=Spencer|website=The Daily Telegram - Adrian, MI|language=en|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106041054/https://www.lenconnect.com/news/20191105/heath-tops-mackey-in-adrians-mayor-race|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its sister city is [[Moriyama, Shiga|Moriyama]], [[Shiga Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. While Lenawee County is a close county that leans Republican, elections in Adrian are close but lean Democratic. The three voting precincts on Adrian's east side are more Democratic than the three on Adrian's west side.

== Education ==
[[File:Herrick Tower Adrian College.JPG|thumb|Herrick Tower, [[Adrian College]]]]
[[Adrian Public Schools]] serves Adrian and the surrounding area.

[[Madison District Public Schools|Madison School District]] is situated on the east side of Adrian.

[[Lenawee Christian School]] is a K-12 private Christian school situated on the west side of Adrian.

St. Stephen Lutheran School is a Christian PreK-8 school of the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] in Adrian.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to St. Stephen! - school|url=http://www.ststephenadrian.com/site/cpage.asp?sec_id=180013337&cpage_id=180052307}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to St. Stephen! - contact|url=http://www.ststephenadrian.com/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=180056353&sec_id=180013337}}</ref>

There are three colleges and universities in the city, namely:
* [[Adrian College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adrian.edu/|title=Adrian College|work=adrian.edu|access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>
* [[Siena Heights University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mysiena.sienaheights.edu/ICS/|title=Welcome – Siena Heights University|work=sienaheights.edu|access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>
* [[Jackson College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jccmi.edu/|title=Home - Jackson College|website=Jackson College|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>

==Media==
Adrian has two newspapers. ''[[The Daily Telegram]]'' was founded in 1892; it is published daily and is owned by [[Gannett]]. An independent monthly newspaper, ''The Lenawee Voice'', was founded in 2023.

Local radio stations include [[WABJ]] 1490 AM (mainly syndicated talk); [[WLEN]] – 103.9 and 96.5 FM (news); [[WQTE]] 95.3 FM ([[country music]]); and [[WVAC]] 107.9 FM (student-operated radio from Adrian College). [[WBCL]] in Fort Wayne also operates a translator FM station in Adrian at 97.7.

Adrian is also served by radio and television signals from Ann Arbor, Toledo, and Jackson, and some Detroit broadcasters can also be seen or heard in parts of the area.

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from Adrian, Michigan}}

== Major highways==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Adrian (Michigan)}}
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{{EB1911 poster|Adrian (city)}}
*[https://www.adriancity.com/ City of Adrian]

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