Information about Metro Detroit

Metro Detroit Detroit–Warren–Livonia MSA Detroit–Warren–Flint CSA
A simulated-color satellite image of Metro Detroit, with Windsor across the river, taken on NASA's Landsat 7 satellite. A simulated-color satellite image of Metro Detroit, with Windsor across the river, taken on NASA's Landsat 7 satellite.
Location in Michigan (MSA counties in dark yellow and additional CSA counties in light yellow) Location in Michigan (MSA counties in dark yellow and additional CSA counties in light yellow)
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Largest city	Detroit
Counties	List In MSA: Lapeer Livingston Macomb Oakland St. Clair Wayne   Additional in CSA: Genesee Monroe Washtenaw
Area
- Urban	1,261.4 sq mi (0 km)
- MSA	3,913 sq mi (0 km)
- CSA	5,814 sq mi (0 km)
Elevation	569–1,280 ft (173–390 m)
Population (2006 est.)[1]
- Urban	3,903,377 (9th)
- MSA	4,468,966 (10th)
- CSA	5,410,014 (11th)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	248, 313, 586, 734, 810, 947

The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in southeastern Michigan, centered on the city of Detroit. As the home of the "Big Three" American automakers (General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler), it is the world's traditional automotive center and a key pillar of the U.S. economy.

The United States Office of Management and Budget defines the Detroit–Warren–Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as the six counties of Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 4,441,551. The Census Bureau's 2006 estimate placed the population at 4,468,966 million, which ranks it as the tenth-largest MSA. The MSA covers an area of 3,913 square miles (10,134.6 km²).

The nine-county area designated by the United States Census Bureau as the Detroit–Warren–Flint Combined Statistical Area (CSA) includes the metropolitan areas of Flint, Ann Arbor, Monroe, and the Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA. It had a population of 5,357,538 as of the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's 2006 estimate placed the population at 5,410,014. This CSA covers 5,814 square miles (15,058.1 km²) in area.

If the adjacent city of Windsor, Ontario and its suburbs are counted, the area would have a population of about 5.9 million (see: Windsor-Detroit).^[2]

Also, if the nearby Toledo, Ohio area and its commuters are taken into account, the region constitutes a much larger population center than reported by its designated Combined Statistical Area (CSA). An estimated 46 million people live within a 300 mile (480 km) radius of the city of Detroit.^[3]

The counties of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb form the core of the Detroit area. They are sometimes informally referred to as the tri-county area. Lenawee County was removed from Detroit's CSA in 2000.

Economy

Main article: Economy of metropolitan Detroit

The region's nine county area with its population of 5.4 million has a workforce of 2.8 million and about 240,000 businesses.^[4] Metro Detroit has made Michigan's economy a leader in information technology, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing; Michigan ranks fourth nationally in high tech employment with 568,000 high tech workers, including 70,000 in the automotive industry.^[5] Michigan typically ranks second or third in overall Research & Development (R&D) expenditures in the United States. ^{[6] [7]} Metro Detroit is an important source of engineering job opportunities. The domestic auto industry accounts, directly and indirectly, for one of ten jobs in the United States.^[8]

Metro Detroit shared in the economic difficulties brought on by the severe stock market decline following the September 11, 2001 attacks which had caused a pension and benefit fund crisis for American companies including General Motors, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler. The American auto companies are proving to be more resilient than other affected industries as each implements its respective turnaround plan. Although retiree health care costs remain a significant issue, General Motors' investment strategy has generated a $17.1 billion pension fund surplus, an increase of $9.6 billion in 2006, moving the company closer to achieving its turnaround plans.^[9]

Metro Detroit serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, known as TACOM, with Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) is one of America's largest and most recently modernized facilities, with six major runways, Boeing 747 maintenance facilities, and an attached Westin Hotel and Conference Center.

Detroit's major port status^[10] and extensive toll-free expressway system make it an ideal location as a global business center.^[11][12] A 2004 Border Transportation Partnership study showed that 150,000 jobs in the Detroit-Windsor region and $13 billion in annual production depend on Detroit's international border crossing. ^[13] A source of top talent, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is one of the world's leading research institutions and Wayne State University in Detroit has the largest single-campus medical school in the United States.

In 2004, led by Metro Detroit, Michigan ranked second nationally in new corporate facilities and expansions. From 1997 to 2004, Michigan was the only state to top the 10,000 mark for the number of major new developments. ^[14] Metro Detroit is a leading corporate location with major office complexes such as the Renaissance Center, the Southfield Town Center, and Cadillac Place with the Fisher Building in the historic New Center area. Both BorgWarner and TRW Automotive Holdings chose Metro Detroit for their new headquarters. Quicken Loans, National City Bank, Ernst & Young, GMAC, Visteon, and OnStar are sources of growth. Compuware, IBM, Google, and Covansys are examples information technology and software companies with a headquarters or major presence in Metro Detroit. Electronic Data Systems (EDS) makes Metro Detroit its regional headquarters, and one of its largest global employment locations. The area is home to Rofin-Sinar Technologies, a leading maker of lasers. The metropolitan Detroit area has one of the nation's largest office markets with 147,082,003 square feet.^[15] Virtually every major U.S company and many from around the globe have a presence in Metro Detroit. DaimlerChrysler's largest corporate facility is its U.S. headquarters and technology center in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills. Downtown Detroit reported $1.3 billion in restorations and new developments for 2006. ^[16]

Tourism

Main articles: Architecture of metropolitan Detroit, Tourism in metropolitan Detroit, and Culture of Detroit, Michigan

Tourism is an important component of the region's economy. About 15.5 million people visit metro Detroit annually, spending about $4.5 billion.^[17] The area has some of the nation's finest hotels, casinos, performance centers, stadiums, convention centers, theaters, museums, libraries, schools, parks, beaches, and infrastructure to support economic growth. Detroit is the largest city or metro area to offer casino resorts (MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, Greektown Casino, and nearby Casino Windsor). Metro Detroit is a leading tourist destination easily accommodating super sized crowds to events such as the North American International Auto Show, the Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival, Tastefest, and Super Bowl XL. The Detroit International Riverfront links the Renaissance Center a series of venues, parks, restaurants, and hotels. In 2006, the Motown Winter Blast drew a cold weather crowd of 1.2 million people to Campus Martius Park area downtown. Detroit's metroparks include fresh water beaches such as Metropolitan Beach, Kensington Beach, and Stony Creek Beach. Metro Detroit offers canoeing through the Huron-Clinton Metroparks as well as downhill and cross-county skiing at Alpine Valley Ski Resort, Mt. Brighton, Mt Holly, and Pine Knob Ski Resort. The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is the only international wildlife preserve in North America, uniquely located in the heart of a major metropolitan area. The Refuge includes islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, shoals, and waterfront lands along 48 miles of the Detroit River and Western Lake Erie shoreline.

Metro Detroit contains a number of shopping malls, including the upscale Somerset Collection in Troy and the Great Lakes Crossing outlet mall in Auburn Hills, both major draws for tourists.

The region's leading attraction is The Henry Ford, located in the Detroit suburb of Deaborn, which is America's largest indoor-outdoor museum complex.^{[18] [19]} The recent renovation of the Renaissance Center, a state of the art cruise ship dock, new stadiums, and a new RiverWalk have spurred economic development. Nearby Windsor has a 19 year old drinking age with a myriad of entertainment to complement Detroit's Greektown district. Tourism planners have yet to tap the potential economic impact of the estimated 46 million people that live within a 300 mile (480 km) radius of Detroit,^[3][21] a natural advantage to a potential host city for the Olympic Games or a city courting a new Disney theme park.

Sports

See also:

Professional sports has a major fan following in Metro Detroit. The area is home to many sports teams, including six professional teams in four major sports. The area's several universities field teams in a variety of sports. Michigan Stadium, home of the Michigan Wolverines, is the largest American football stadium in the world. Metro Detroit hosts many annual sporting events including auto and hydroplane racing. The area has hosted many major sporting events, including the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XL, the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and the first two games of the 2006 World Series.

Club	Sport	League	Venue	Location
Detroit Lions	Football	NFL (National Football Conference)	Ford Field	Detroit
Detroit Red Wings	Ice Hockey	NHL (Western Conference)	Joe Louis Arena	Detroit
Detroit Pistons	Basketball	NBA (Eastern Conference)	Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills
Detroit Tigers	Baseball	MLB (American League)	Comerica Park	Detroit
Detroit Shock	Basketball	WNBA	Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills
Oakland University Golden Grizzlies	various	NCAA (The Summit League)	various	Rochester
University of Detroit Mercy Titans	various	NCAA (Horizon League)	various, including Calihan Hall	Detroit
University of Michigan Wolverines	various	NCAA (Big Ten Conference, Central Collegiate Hockey Association)	various, including Michigan Stadium	Ann Arbor
Wayne State University Warriors	various	NCAA (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, College Hockey America)	various	Detroit
various	Auto racing	NASCAR, IRL, ARCA	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn
Detroit APBA Gold Cup	Hydroplane racing	APBA	Detroit River	Detroit
Detroit Ignition	Soccer	Major Indoor Soccer League	Compuware Arena	Plymouth Township
Plymouth Whalers	Hockey	Ontario Hockey League	Compuware Arena	Plymouth Township

Demographics

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The first Europeans to colonize the Detroit area were French, and their legacy can be observed today in the names of many area cities (ex. Detroit, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Ile) and streets (ex. Gratiot, Beaubien, St. Antoine, Cadieux). Later, there was an influx of persons of British and German descent, followed later by Polish, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Greek and Belgian immigrants who made their way to the city during the early 20^th century and during World War II. There was also a large migration into the city of African-Americans from the rural South following World War I. As in most large cities, there were distinct neighborhoods and even cities (Hamtramck was predominantly Polish, for example) dominated by the various ethnic groups.

Today, the Detroit suburbs in Oakland County, Macomb County, and northeastern and northwestern Wayne County are predominantly white. Oakland County is among the most affluent counties in the United States. In Wayne County, the city of Dearborn has a large concentration of Arab Americans, mainly Lebanese. Recently, the area has witnessed some growth in Asian American and Hispanic populations. The southwest side of the city contains a large Chicano community, while significant populations of Chinese, Indian, Korean, Cambodian, Iranian, and Filipino ancestry are found in suburban communities in Oakland, Washtenaw, and western Wayne Counties.

Of the African-Americans who live in the area, about 70% live within the Detroit city limits. Other communities with large black populations include Inkster, Highland Park, Ecorse, River Rouge, Southfield, Pontiac and Oak Park. The Michigan Chronicle, the state's largest black-owned newspaper, is based in Detroit. The Michigan Citizen is another paper which targets African American readers.

Counties

• Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA
• Lapeer
• Livingston
• Macomb
• Oakland
• St. Clair
• Wayne
• Flint MSA
• Genesee
• Ann Arbor MSA
• Washtenaw
• Monroe MSA
• Monroe

Principal cities

Central City

• Detroit

Suburbs With Population Over 100,000

• Livonia
• Sterling Heights
• Warren

Suburbs With Population 50,000-100,000

• Canton Township
• Clinton Township
• Dearborn
• Dearborn Heights
• Farmington Hills
• Macomb Township
• Pontiac
• Redford Township
• Rochester Hills
• Royal Oak
• Saint Clair Shores
• Shelby Township
• Southfield
• Taylor
• Troy
• Waterford Township
• West Bloomfield Township
• Westland

Outlying Focus Cities

These cities are a part of Metro Detroit's wider nine county combined statistical area (CSA) and within its commuting and commercial radius.

• Ann Arbor
• Flint
• Howell
• Lapeer
• Monroe

Area codes

Metro Detroit is served by eight telephone area codes (nine if Windsor is included). The 313 area code, which used to encompass all of Southeast Michigan, has been narrowed to the city of Detroit and a few close suburbs. 313 has assumed special status as many Detroiters say that they are from "The 3-1-3" or the "three-one-third" to assert that they are "truly" from Detroit. The 248 area code along with the newer 947 area code overlay mostly serve Oakland County. Macomb County is largely served by 586. Genesee, St. Clair, Livingston and Lapeer are covered by 810, while Washtenaw, Monroe, and western Wayne are in the 734 area.

Transportation

Major airports

• Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (ARB)
• Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET) (Detroit) - General aviation only
• Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) (Romulus) - Major commercial airport, hub for Northwest Airlines and Spirit Airlines
• Flint-Bishop International Airport(FNT) (Flint) - Commercial airport
• Oakland County International Airport (PTK) (Waterford Township) - Charter passenger facility
• Selfridge Air National Guard Base (Mount Clemens) - Military airbase
• Willow Run Airport (YIP) (Ypsilanti) - Cargo, general aviation, charter passenger traffic

Major highways

The Metro Detroit area is criss-crossed by several major interstate highways and freeways.

• I-75 (Chrysler and Fisher Freeways) is the region's main north-south route, serving Flint, Pontiac, Troy, and Detroit, before continuing south (as the Fisher Freeway) to serve many of the communities along the shore of Lake Erie.
• I-94 (Ford Freeway) runs east-west through Detroit and serves Ann Arbor to the west (where it continues to Chicago) and Port Huron to the northeast. The stretch of the current I-94 freeway from Ypsilanti to Detroit was one of the first American limited-access freeways. Henry Ford built it to link his factories at Willow Run and Dearborn during World War II. It was called the Willow Run Expressway.
• I-96 runs northwest-southeast through Livingston County and (as the Jeffries Freeway) has its eastern terminus in downtown Detroit.
• I-275 runs north-south from I-75 in the south to the junction of I-96 and I-696 in the north, providing a bypass through the western suburbs of Detroit.
• I-696 (Walter Reuther Freeway) runs east-west from the junction of I-96 and I-275, providing a route through the northern suburbs of Detroit. Taken together, I-275 and I-696 form a semi-circle around Detroit.
• I-375 is a short spur route in downtown Detroit, an extension of the Chrysler Freeway.
• I-475 runs north-south through downtown Flint for several miles before rejoining I-75.
• I-69, although a north-south route for most of its length, runs east-west across St. Clair, Lapeer, and Genesee counties, serving Flint, Lapeer, and Port Huron.
• M-10 (The John C. Lodge Freeway) runs largely parallel to I-75 from Southfield to downtown, and connects with I-75 via Jefferson Avenue. Currently, it is closed from the Southfield Freeway to the Davison on both North and Southbound lanes.
• M-14 runs east-west from I-275 in Livonia to Ann Arbor.
• M-39 (The Southfield Freeway) runs north-south from Southfield to Allen Park via I-94. North of 10 Mile, the freeway ends and continues as Southfield Road into Birmingham.
• M-53 (Christopher Columbus Freeway from Sterling Heights to Washington), more commonly known as the Van Dyke Expressway or Van Dyke Freeway. Continues as Van Dyke Road or Van Dyke Avenue north to Port Austin and south through Warren to Gratiot Avenue in Detroit.
• M-59 (Veterans Memorial Freeway from Utica to Pontiac), continues east as Hall Road to Clinton Township and west as various surface roads to I-96 near Howell
• M-8 (Davison Freeway), the first modern limited-access urban freeway in America, opened in 1942.

Traditionally, Detroiters referred to their freeways by name rather than route number. Today, the Davison, Lodge, and Southfield Freeways are almost always referred to by name rather than route number. True Detroiters precede each freeway name with the word 'the' as in The Lodge, The Southfield, and The Davison. This was also once true for the Chrysler, Fisher, and Ford Freeways (and to a lesser extent the Jeffries and Reuther Freeways) before the Department of Transportation mandated deemphasization of the use of proper names on guide signs for Interstates. Other freeways are referred to only by number (I-275, M-59, I-69 and I-475); their names, if any, were never in common everyday usage.

Other major roads

• 8 Mile Road, known by many due to the film 8 Mile, forms the dividing line between Detroit on the south and the suburbs of Macomb and Oakland counties on the north. It is also known as Baseline Road outside of Detroit, because it coincides with the baseline used in surveying Michigan; that baseline is also the boundary for a number of Michigan counties as well as the boundary for Illinois and Wisconsin. Designated as M-102 for much of its length in Wayne County.
• Gratiot Avenue (M-3) is a major road that runs from Port Huron to downtown Detroit.
• Jefferson Avenue is a scenic highway that runs parallel to the shore of the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair. It is also the principal thoroughfare for the Grosse Pointes, where it is called Lake Shore Drive. Another important dividing line between Detroit and the city of Grosse Pointe Park is Alter Road, where portions of some intersecting streets have been reconfigured or walled-off in order to thwart vehicular and pedestrian movement from Detroit into Grosse Pointe Park.
• Michigan Avenue/US 12 runs from downtown Detroit through the western suburbs toward Ypsilanti, passes south of Ann Arbor, and eventually reaches Chicago, Illinois.
• Woodward Avenue (M-1) is considered the Detroit area's main thoroughfare. It is the dividing line between the East Side and the West Side. Woodward stretches from downtown Pontiac to the Detroit River near Hart Plaza. In Downtown Detroit, the Fox Theatre and Detroit Institute of Arts are located on Woodward as well as the Detroit Zoo just outside of the city. The Woodward Dream Cruise, a classic car cruise from Pontiac to Ferndale is held in August and is the largest single day classic car cruise in America.
• Telegraph Road (US 24) is a major north-south road extending from Toledo, Ohio through Monroe, Wayne, and Oakland Counties to Pontiac. It has gained notoriety in a song (Telegraph Road) by the group Dire Straits.
• Dixie Highway or (Dix-Toledo) is one of America's historic highways. Its eastern division extended from Miami, FL to Sault Ste. Marie, MI. The remnants of this highway exist northbound and southbound through the Detroit metropolitan area.

Mile roads

Surface street navigation in Metro Detroit is commonly anchored by "mile roads," major east-west surface streets that are spaced at one-mile intervals and increment as one travels north and away from the city center. Mile roads sometimes have two names, the numeric name (ex. 15 Mile Road) used in Macomb County and a local name (ex. Maple Road) used in Oakland County mostly. :

Shopping

• Briarwood Mall - Ann Arbor A modern enclosed mall with 130 stores.
• Birchwood - Port Huron
• Courtland Center - Flint
• Eastland Center - Harper Woods.
• Fairlane Town Center - Dearborn An enclosed mall with 180 stores near the Hyatt Regency Hotel just off of the Southfield Freeway and Michigan Avenue.
• Frenchtown Square Mall - Monroe
• Genesee Valley Center - Flint
• Gibraltar Trade Center - Largest indoor flea market in the United States.
• Great Lakes Crossing - Metro Detroit's largest mall in terms of stores (200). Located in Auburn Hills off of I-75, between Baldwin and Joslyn Roads.
• Lakeside Mall -Sterling Heights. On M-59. A modern suburban mall with 180 stores.
• Laurel Park Place - Livonia. I-275 to 6 Mile Road east, left on Newburgh Road. An upscale mall with 74 stores connected to the Livonia Marriott Hotel.
• Livonia Mall - At Middlebelt Road and 7 Mile Road.
• Northland Mall - At Northwestern Highway in Southfield, this mall, built in 1952, is said to be the first suburban shopping mall built in the United States. About 140 stores.
• Macomb Mall - Roseville. About 100 stores.
• Oakland Mall - In Troy off I-75, near the 14 Mile exit.
• Renaissance Center shops - Detroit
• Somerset Collection - Troy. An exclusive upscale mall with 180 stores, fine restaurants, and a food court, approximately two miles west of I-75 on Big Beaver Road (16 Mile Road). A leading attraction, its 700 ft. concourse and moving sidewalk join two upscale malls across from the Somerset Inn.
• Southland Mall - Taylor
• Summit Place Mall - In Waterford
• Tel Twelve Mall - In Southfield at the intersection of Telegraph and Twelve Mile Roads.
• Twelve Oaks Mall - Novi. A modern suburban mall with 180 stores next to the Crowne Plaza Hotel and the Hotel Baronette.
• Universal Mall - Warren. Slated for demolition by 2008.
• Westland Mall - Westland

Education

• Ave Maria College, Ypsilanti
• Cleary University, Ann Arbor and Howell
• College for Creative Studies, Detroit
• Concordia University, Ann Arbor
• Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills
• Davenport University, multiple Metro Detroit locations
• Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti
• Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn
• Kettering University, Flint
• Lawrence Technological University, Southfield
• Macomb Community College, Warren and Clinton Township
• Madonna University, Livonia
• Marygrove College, Detroit
• Monroe County Community College, Monroe
• Mott Community College, Flint
• Oakland Community College, multiple Oakland County locations
• Oakland University, Rochester
• Rochester College, Rochester Hills
• Schoolcraft College, Livonia
• Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, Southfield
• Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit
• SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake
• University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn
• University of Michigan-Flint, Flint
• Walsh College, Troy
• Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor
• Wayne County Community College, multiple Wayne County locations
• Wayne State University, Detroit

Notable High Schools

• Cass Technical High School, a prestigious public "magnet" school in Detroit
• Cranbrook, a private boarding school
• International Academy, Bloomfield Hills - first public all-IB high school in North America, consistently ranked one of Newsweek's Top 10 High Schools in America.
• Detroit Catholic Central High School, Novi, Michigan - an all-male private Catholic school which is consistently ranked as one of the best in the state in academics and athletics.
• De La Salle Collegiate High School, Warren, Michigan - an all-male private Catholic school of high reputation in the state.
• University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Detroit, Michigan - an historical all-male private Catholic school of a high academic reputation in the state.
• Greenhills School, a prestigious private prep school
• Detroit Country Day School, a prep school

All cities, villages, townships, and communities (excluding Canada)

Addison Township Algonac, city Allen Park, city Allenton, unincorporated community Almont Township Almont, village Anchorville, unincorporated community Ann Arbor, city Ann Arbor Charter Township Arcadia Township Argentine Township Argentine, CDP Armada Township Armada, village Ash Township Atlas Township Atlas, unincorporated community Attica Township Auburn Hills, city Augusta Charter Township Avoca, unincorporated community Azalia, unincorporated community Barnes Lake-Millers Lake, CDP Barton Hills, village Bedford Township Beecher, CDP Belleville, city Berkley, city Berlin Charter Township Berlin Township Beverly Hills, village Bingham Farms, village Birmingham, city Bloomfield Hills, city Bloomfield Charter Township Brandon Township Bridgewater Township Brighton Township Brighton, city Brockway Township Brown City, city (mostly located in neighboring Sanilac County) Brownstown Township Bruce Township Burlington Township Burnside Township Burtchville Township Burton, city Canton Township Capac, village Carleton, village Casco Township Center Line, city Chelsea, village Chesterfield Township China Township Clarkston, city Clawson, city Clay Township Clayton Township Clifford, village Clinton Charter Township Clio, city Clyde Township Cohoctah Township Columbiaville, village Columbus Township Commerce Charter Township Conway Township Cottrellville Township Davison Township Davison, city Dearborn Heights, city Dearborn, city Deerfield Township Deerfield Township Detroit Beach, CDP Dexter Township Dexter, village Dryden Township Dryden, village Dundee Township Dundee, village East China Charter Township Eastpointe, city Ecorse, city Elba Township Emmett Township Emmett, village Erie Township Estral Beach, village Exeter Township Farmington Hills, city Farmington, city Fenton Township Fenton, city Ferndale, city Flat Rock, city Flint Township Flint, city Flushing Township Flushing, city Forest Township Fort Gratiot Township Fowlerville, village Franklin, village Fraser, city Freedom Township Frenchtown Charter Township

Gaines Township Gaines, village Garden City, city Genesee Township Genoa Township Gibraltar, city Goodland Township Goodrich, village Grand Blanc Township Grand Blanc, city Grant Township Green Oak Township Greenwood Township Grosse Ile Township Grosse Pointe Farms, city Grosse Pointe Park, city Grosse Pointe Shores, village Grosse Pointe Township Grosse Pointe Woods, city Grosse Pointe, city Groveland Township Hadley Township Hamburg Township Hamtramck, city Handy Township Harper Woods, city Harrison Charter Township Hartland Township Hazel Park, city Highland Park, city Highland Charter Township Holly Township Holly, village Howell Township Howell, city Huntington Woods, city Huron Charter Township Ida Township Imlay City Imlay Township Independence Charter Township Inkster, city Iosco Township Ira Township Keego Harbor, city Kenockee Township Kimball Township La Salle Township Lake Angelus, city Lake Fenton, CDP Lake Orion, village Lake Township Lambertville, CDP Lapeer Township Lapeer, city Lathrup Village, city Lennon, village Lenox Township Leonard, village Lima Township Lincoln Park, city Linden, city Livonia, city Lodi Township London Township Luna Pier, city Lyndon Township Lynn Township Lyon Charter Township Macomb Township Madison Heights, city Manchester Township Manchester, village Marathon Township Marine City, city Marion Township Marysville, city Maybee, village Mayfield Township Melvindale, city Memphis, city Metamora Township Metamora, village Milan Township Milan, city Milford Charter Township Milford, village Monroe Charter Township Montrose Township Montrose, city Mount Clemens, city Mount Morris Township Mount Morris, city Mundy Township Mussey Township New Baltimore, city New Haven, village Newport, unincorporated community North Branch Township North Branch, village Northfield Township Northville, city Novi Township Novi, city

Oak Park, city Oakland Charter Township Oceola Township Orchard Lake Village, city Oregon Township Orion Charter Township Ortonville, village Otisville, village Otter Lake, village Oxford Charter Township Oxford, village Pearl Beach, CDP Petersburg, city Pinckney, village Pittsfield Charter Township Pleasant Ridge, city Plymouth Township Plymouth, city Pontiac, city Port Huron Township Port Huron, city Putnam Township Raisinville Township Ray Township Redford Charter Township Rich Township Richfield Township Richmond Township Richmond, city Riley Township River Rouge, city Riverview, city Rochester Hills, city Rochester, city Rockwood, city Romeo, village Romulus, city Rose Township Roseville, city Royal Oak Charter Township Royal Oak, city Salem Township Saline Township Saline, city Scio Township Sharon Township Shelby Charter Township South Lyon, city South Monroe, CDP South Rockwood, village Southfield Township Southfield, city Southgate, city Springfield Township St. Clair Shores, city St. Clair Township St. Clair, city Sterling Heights, city Stony Point, CDP Summerfield Township Sumpter Township Superior Charter Township Swartz Creek, city Sylvan Lake, city Sylvan Township Taylor, city Temperance, CDP Thetford Township Trenton, city Troy, city Tyrone Township Unadilla Township Utica, city Van Buren Charter Township Vienna Township Wales Township Walled Lake, city Warren, city Washington Township Waterford Charter Township Wayne, city Webster Township West Bloomfield Charter Township West Monroe, CDP Westland, city White Lake Township Whiteford Township Whitmore Lake, CDP Wixom, city Wolverine Lake, village Woodhaven, city Woodland Beach, CDP Wyandotte, city Yale, city York Charter Township Ypsilanti Charter Township Ypsilanti, city

Notes and references

See also

• Combined Statistical Area
• Census Metropolitan Area
• Census Agglomeration
• Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
• List of metropolitan areas that overlap multiple countries
• Metropolitan Area
• Metropolis
• Manufacturing Belt
• 2020 Summer Olympics
• Windsor-Detroit
• Windsor, Ontario

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