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Milan is a city that straddles the boundary of Monroe and Washtenaw counties in the State of Michigan. The population was 4,775 at the 2000 census. About sixty percent of the city, containing seventy-five percent of the population, live on the Washtenaw side adjacent to York Township in Washtenaw County; while forty percent of the city, containing about twenty-five percent of the population, live on the Monroe County side adjacent to Milan Township.

The town was founded in 1831 by John Marvin, who named it Tolanville after his son-in-law. Both Marvin and Tolan still have streets named for them, but the town was later renamed after the famous city in Italy. Milan was a village until 1967, when it was incorporated as a city.

Milan is known regionally for its Automobile Drag racing venue, the Milan Dragway.

Despite the increase in development, Milan is still equated with country living. It's not unusual to find a home with a barn and a kennel sitting on a couple of acres outside the city limits, and a hand-built wooden organ factory is housed in a relocated barn tucked along the Saline River. The small town began to develop its industrial base in the 1960's. Currently, a great deal of its tax base is from the Visteon facility. Downtown Milan boasts a place on the National Register of Historic Places with fine examples of Italianate, International, Art Modern, and other architectural styles. One corner features a fully restored Fire Barn once used as a library, jail and as city hall over the years. It now houses the Visitors Center and Chamber of Commerce offices.

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