http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/22/michigan.detroit.population/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Detroit loseas a staggering 25% of its population in a decade
Cnn wire staff
cnn.com
March 24, 2011

Detroit's population has been declining. Its at its lowest population since 1910. This is in part due to the decline in the auto making industry. The states represtentitives have been on the decline because of the decline in population. They had 19, now they are down to 14. There is also less money going to the state of Detroit due to the decline in population.