City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Overview of Detroit

• Name:
  Detroit
• Official Name:
  City of Detroit
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Wayne County, Michigan, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  ranked 6th by population in the 1980 census
• History (GNIS):
  The variant name, "Tsi kiohsahrón:ta", is a Mohawk name which translates to: "bays or mouths stream along it".
• Surveys:
  Michigan Meridian
  

  Range 10 East
  

  Townships: 1 South, 2 South

  Range 11 East
  

  Townships: 1 South, 2 South

  Range 12 East
  

  Townships: 1 South, 2 South

  Range 13 East
  

  Townships: 1 South
• County Seat of:
  Wayne County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:42.331427042° 19' 53.1"N

  Longitude:-83.045753883° 02' 44.7"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Fort Wayne 3.4 mi. SW
  • Hamtramck 4.2 mi. N
  • Highland Park 5.8 mi. NW
  • River Rouge 6 mi. SW
  • Grosse Pointe Park 6.3 mi. NE
  • Dearborn 6.7 mi. W
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Elmwood 1.8 mi. NE
  • Mount Elliott 2 mi. NE
  • Lutheran 3 mi. N
  • Fort Wayne Post 3.4 mi. SW
  • Betholem (Hamtramck) 3.5 mi. N
  • Bnai-David 4.9 mi. N
  • Holy Cross 5 mi. W
  • Woodmere 5.2 mi. SW
  • Gethsemane 5.5 mi. NE
  • Forest Lawn 5.6 mi. N
  • Sacred Heart 6.1 mi. N
  • Mount Olivet 6.7 mi. N
• Population:
  951,270
• Elevation:
  183 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  445446481
• Updated May 2, 2020