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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 1,750,093 people. This is a decrease of 3.87% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,820,584 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wayne represented 18.42% of the total population of Michigan.

Below are some of the communities located in Wayne County:

  • Allen Park
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,751 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Belleville
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,865 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Dearborn
  • Dearborn Heights
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Detroit
  • Ecorse
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,624 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ecorse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Garden City
  • Gibraltar
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibraltar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Grosse Pointe
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Grosse Pointe Farms
    • Grosse Pointe Park
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,972 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Grosse Pointe Shores
    • Grosse Pointe Woods
    • Hamtramck
    • Harper Woods
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,651 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Highland Park
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
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    • Inkster
    • Lincoln Park
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Livonia
    • Melvindale
    • Plymouth
    • River Rouge
    • Riverview
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,968 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rockwood
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,146 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Romulus
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Southgate
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Taylor
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Trenton
    • Wayne
    • Westland
    • Woodhaven
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,430 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Wyandotte

Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.

 

 

 

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