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Welcome to Wayne County ...

Time Zone: Wayne County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Detroit is the Seat for Wayne County.

Wayne County is one of the original counties of Michigan and was founded November 21, 1815.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wayne had a population of 1,749,343 people. This is a decrease of 3.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,815,081 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wayne represented 18.36% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Wayne County:

  • Allen Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Belleville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dearborn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dearborn Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Detroit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Detroit is located in Wayne County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665,369 people
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  • Ecorse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ecorse is located in Wayne County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,624 people
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  • Garden City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gibraltar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gibraltar is located in Wayne County (MI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
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    • Grosse Pointe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Grosse Pointe Farms
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Grosse Pointe Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Grosse Pointe Shores
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grosse Pointe Woods
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamtramck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harper Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Wayne County (MI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
    • Inkster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Inkster is located in Wayne County (MI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,115 people
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    • Lincoln Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Livonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Livonia is located in Wayne County (MI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
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    • Melvindale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • River Rouge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rockwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Romulus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Romulus is located in Wayne County (MI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
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    • Southgate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Taylor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Taylor is located in Wayne County (MI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
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    • Trenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Trenton is located in Wayne County (MI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,031 people
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    • Wayne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayne is located in Wayne County (MI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,699 people
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    • Westland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodhaven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wyandotte
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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