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    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 the United States. The Metro Detroit area, home to 5. ...
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    Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists.It is the first European settlement above tidewater in North America. [1] Founded as a New France fur trading post, it began to expand during the 19th century with U.S. settlement around the Great Lakes. By 1920, based on the booming auto industry and immigration, it became a world-class industrial ...
  3. simple.wikipedia.org

    The Detroit skyline. Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t / dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t / DEE-troyt; French: Détroit, lit. 'strait') is the most populous city in the state of Michigan in the United States.In 1950, Detroit was the fifth most populous city in the United States, with 1.8 million people. It was the 10th most populous city in the United States at the time of the 2000 ...
  4. en.wikipedia.org

    The Detroit River is an international river in North America.The river, which forms part of the border between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario, flows west and south for 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie as a strait in the Great Lakes system. The river divides the metropolitan areas of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario—an ...
  5. en.wikipedia.org

    Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a residential area of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States.Locally, "downtown" tends to refer to the 1.4 square mile region bordered by M-10 (Lodge Freeway) to the west, Interstate 75 (I-75, Fisher Freeway) to the north, I-375 (Chrysler Freeway) to the east, and the Detroit River to the south. . It may also be used to refer to the ...
  6. en.wikipedia.org

    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.. Metro Detroit is known for its automotive heritage, arts ...
  7. britannica.com

    Feb 8, 2025Detroit, city, seat of Wayne county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. It is located on the Detroit River (connecting Lakes Erie and St. Clair) opposite Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1701 by a French trader, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who built a fort on the river and named it Fort
  8. en.wikipedia.org

    Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwestern United States.It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north. With a population of 10.14 million [8] and ...
  9. detroitmi.gov

    Detroit is a dynamic, diverse city with an intriguing history. It's a place of people and places, trends and events, world-changing inventions and groundbreaking music. Long known as the automobile capital of the world, Detroit is also famous for its distinctive Motown music sound from the 1960s. Detroit is home to a rich mix of people from various ethnic backgrounds, including citizens of ...
  10. en.wikipedia.org

    University of Michigan relocated from Detroit to Ann Arbor. [5] 1837 to 1838 - Small bands of self-proclaimed "Patriots", some operating from Detroit, invade Canada in the Patriot War. 1838 - Detroit-Pontiac railway begins operating. [6] 1840 - Population: 9,102. [12] 1843 - Michigan State Convention of Colored Citizens meets in Detroit. [13]
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    City in and county seat of Wayne County, State of Michigan, United States
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    Detroit 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, making it the 26th-most populous city in the United States. The Metro Detroit area, home to 5.3 million people, is the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area and the 10th-largest in the United States. A significant cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive and industrial background. In 1701, Royal French explorers Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and Alphonse de Tonty founded Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit. During the late 19th and early 20th century, it became an important industrial hub at the center of the Great Lakes region in the Midwestern United States. Wikipedia

    CountyWayne
    Founded, (Fort Detroit)July 24, 1701
    Incorporated aSeptember 13, 1806
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