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Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6. Vogel, Virgil J. (1986). Indian Names in Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. pp. 244, 8 B&W photographs & 3 maps.
Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t / ⓘ dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t / DEE-troyt) [8] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the Canadian border and the county seat of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, [9] making it the 26th-most populous city in ...
Wayne County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of 2020, the United States census placed its population at 1,793,561, making it the 19th-most populous county in the United States. [4]
Michigan's congressional districts since January 3, 2023. Michigan is divided into 13 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. [1] The districts are currently represented in the 119th United States Congress by 7 Republicans and 6 Democrats.
Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is a principal county of the Detroit metropolitan area, containing the bulk of Detroit's northern suburbs.Its seat of government is Pontiac, [a] and its largest city is Troy. [4]
Metro Detroit is a major metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Michigan, consisting of the city of Detroit and over 200 municipalities in the surrounding area. [2] There are varied definitions of the area, including the official statistical areas designated by the Office of Management and Budget, a federal agency of the United States.
Several counties in the state of Michigan use a Mile Road System to name different roads and streets. The most commonly known system is that of Detroit, including 8 Mile Road, the dividing line between Detroit and its northern suburbs as well as Wayne County and Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw counties.
Macomb County (/ m ə ˈ k oʊ m / mə-KOHM) is a county on the eastern shore of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Detroit metropolitan area , bordering Detroit to the north and containing many of its northern suburbs.