He was born in a small town in Michigan in 1918
This depends on your location.The direction of the wind depends on exactly where you are - the county, state/county and town/city. Without this information, the answer is simply that the wind was in every direction.
Charles Darwin was born in Britain, which does not have states. His birth town was Shrewsbury, which is the county town of Shropshire.
The town of Casper is in the American state of Wyoming. It is the second largest city in the state. It is nicknamed "the Oil City". The population of the city is 55000.
Ally Carter was born and raised in the state of Oklahoma. She chooses not to disclose her home town. (See Link Below)
It is a city in Texas.
city
A town near Carson City is New Washoe City.
The Town of Greenburgh, New York is organized as a Town under New York State Town Law. It is not a City.
the state of Washington
Zillmere is a suburb in Queensland, Australia
by the state electoral map state or city/town levels ? the "local" ie: city/town level have a town committee made of the city/town districts ward/council district committee leaders while the state level is made up of a state political [ ie: democrat~republican ] state committee members selected by a state convention