"Dog" is Duane Chapman's nickname.
Flint is the largest city and county seat of Genesee County , Michigan .. Michigan. Michigan. County. List of counties in Michigan. Genesee. Genesee County, Michigan. city. Administrative divisions of Michigan#City. county seat. county seat. Genesee County. Genesee County, Michigan. Located along the Flint River , 66 mi northwest of Detroit , it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan .. Flint River. Flint River ( Michigan ). Michigan. Michigan. city. Administrative divisions of Michigan#City. Detroit. Detroit. Mid Michigan. Mid Michigan. According to the 2010 census , Flint has a population of 102,434 , making it the seventh largest city in Michigan .. Michigan. Michigan. 2010 United States Census. city. Administrative divisions of Michigan#City. 2010 census. 2010 United States Census. seventh largest city in Michigan. List of municipalities in Michigan ( by population ). The Flint metropolitan area is located entirely within Genesee County .. County. List of counties in Michigan. Genesee. Genesee County, Michigan. Genesee County. Genesee County, Michigan. It is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Michigan with a population of 425,790 in 2010 .. Michigan. Michigan. 2010 United States Census. The city was incorporated in 1855 .. city. Administrative divisions of Michigan#City. incorporated. Incorporated town. Flint was founded as a village by fur trader Jacob Smith in 1819 and became a major lumbering area on the historic Saginaw Trail during the 19th century .. village. Administrative divisions of Michigan#Villages. Saginaw Trail. Saginaw Trail. From the late 19th century to the mid 20th century , the city was a leading manufacturer of carriages and later automobiles , earning it the nickname `` Vehicle City '' .. City. City ( Michigan ). city. Administrative divisions of Michigan#City. automobiles. automobiles. General Motors -LRB- GM -RRB- was founded in Flint in 1908 , and the city grew into an automobile manufacturing powerhouse for GM 's Buick and Chevrolet divisions after World War II up until the mid 1970s .. city. Administrative divisions of Michigan#City. General Motors. General Motors. automobile manufacturing powerhouse. Flint, Michigan auto industry. Buick. Buick. Chevrolet. Chevrolet. after. Economic history of the United States#Postwar prosperity : 1945.E2.80.931973. World War II. World War II. Flint was also the home of the Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936 -- 37 that played a vital role in the formation of the United Auto Workers .. Flint Sit-Down Strike. Flint Sit-Down Strike. United Auto Workers. United Auto Workers. Since the late 1960s , Flint has faced several crises .. The city sank into a deep economic depression after GM significantly downsized its workforce in the area from a 1978 high of 80,000 to under 8,000 by 2010 .. 2010 United States Census. city. Administrative divisions of Michigan#City. after. Economic history of the United States#Postwar prosperity : 1945.E2.80.931973. economic depression. Depression ( economics ). From 1960 to 2010 , the population of the city nearly halved from 196,940 to 102,434 .. 2010 United States Census. city. Administrative divisions of Michigan#City. In the mid-2000s , Flint became known for its high crime rates and has repeatedly been ranked among the most dangerous cities in the United States .. United States. United States. crime rates. Crime in Flint, Michigan. The city was under a state of financial emergency from 2002 -- 2004 and again from 2011 -- 2015 .. city. Administrative divisions of Michigan#City. state of financial emergency. Financial emergency in Michigan. Since 2014 , the city has faced a major public health emergency due to lead poisoning in the local water supply that has affected thousands of residents , as well as an outbreak of Legionnaires ' disease due to tainted water at McLaren Regional Medical Center that has killed 12 people and affected 77 others .. city. Administrative divisions of Michigan#City. public health emergency. Flint water crisis. lead poisoning. lead poisoning. McLaren Regional Medical Center. McLaren Flint