Wayne County, Michigan
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Charter County of Wayne | |
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Wayne County is the most populous
History
Wayne County was the
On January 14, 1803, the Governor of Indiana Territory, William Henry Harrison, issued a similar proclamation defining the boundaries as beginning at a point where an east and west line passing through the southernmost extreme of Lake Michigan would intersect a north and south line, passing through the westernmost extreme of the lake, then north to the territorial boundary, then along said boundary line to a point where an east and west line passing through the southerly extreme of Lake Michigan would intersect the same, then along this last mentioned line to the place of beginning. This boundary would include Chicago, Illinois and a sizable strip of Wisconsin along Lake Michigan.[8]
These boundaries would be adjusted as Indiana and Illinois became states and as other counties were formed within Michigan Territory.
Geography
According to the
Wayne County borders on Oakland County and Macomb County to the north, Washtenaw County to the west, Essex County, Ontario, Canada to the east, and Monroe County to the south.
The eastern (and sometimes southern) boundary is a water boundary in the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair with Essex County, Ontario. Automotive traffic crosses this boundary at the
Grosse Ile is the largest island in Wayne County and is connected to the mainland by the Wayne County Bridge and the Grosse Ile Toll Bridge. The highest elevation(990')in Wayne County is near Northville, in Maybury State Park.
Adjacent counties
- Washtenaw County (west)
- Monroe County (south/southwest)
- Essex County, Ontario, Canada (east/southeast)
- Lambton County, Ontario, Canada (east/northeast in Lake St. Clair)
- Macomb County (northeast)
- Oakland County (northwest)
National protected area
Transportation
Wayne County Department of Public Services
The Wayne County Department of Public Services was formed in 1906 as the Wayne County Road Commission. It was the government agency in Wayne County, Michigan responsible for building and maintaining the county's roads and highways.[10]
Its first commissioners were Edward N. Hines, Cassius R. Benton, and automobile manufacturer Henry Ford. While the commission was authorized by an 80% positive vote of county voters in a 1906 referendum, it was controversial and there was a Michigan state supreme court case pressed which found it unconstitutional. Commissioners Benton and Ford quit, but commissioner Hines persisted and led the commission through reorganization getting around the obstacles.[11]: 33 Hines was a commissioner continuously from 1906 to 1938. Hines is credited with the idea of putting a painted line down a roadway's center to divide traffic, and other innovations that were later widely adopted.[12]
The commission claims credit for constructing the country's first mile of concrete-paved rural highway, a section of Woodward Avenue" just outside the Detroit city limits.[11]
A number of the county road commissions' works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[11][13]
The county road commission was merged into the general county government,[11]: 42 becoming the Roads Division of the Department of Public Services.[14]
Transit
- Wolverineintercity trains.
- The Detroit Bus Station is located in the Corktown neighborhood and serves intercity buses to destinations across the Midwest.
- The Detroit Department of Transportation and Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation provide local and regional bus service.
- The streetcarservice down Woodward Avenue.
Major highways
- I-75 through the Downriver communities, then through the southwest-side neighborhoods of Detroit and serves as the northern border of Downtown Detroit as the Fisher Freeway. It then turns away from the Fisher onto the Chrysler Freeway at a complex interchange with I-375 and an unnumbered extension which connects with M-3, then follows M-1, which is less than a mile away through the remainder of Detroit, connecting eastern Wayne County to Toledo and Flint to the south and north respectively. It runs non-stop to the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge to the north and to Florida to the south.
- Detroit Metro Airport. In Detroit it is known as the Edsel Ford Freeway.
- Grand River Avenueuntil the city's northwest side, there it turns due west to I-275, where it turns north to concurrent with I-275. West of Detroit to I-275 it is known as the Jeffries Freeway; in Detroit it is the Rosa Parks Memorial Highway, but it is sometimes still known as the Jeffries.
- Detroit Metro Airport.
- I-375 is the nation's shortest Interstate Highway to be signed. However some highways are shorter but are not signed at all. It serves as the eastern boundary of Downtown Detroit and is a southern extension of the Chrysler Freeway. There are currently plans in the works to turn I-375 into a 6-lane boulevard.[15] Construction will start in 2025 and is expected to finish by 2028.[16]
- US 12 has its eastern terminus in Downtown Detroit at Cass Avenue. From there it travels through the west side of Detroit and through Dearborn and other points west and is a useful alternative to I-94. US 12 continues west through Michigan, passing through several US cities including Chicago and Minneapolis, eventually ending in the Pacific Northwest in Aberdeen, Washington. Locally it is known as Michigan Avenue.
- US 24 traverses through Downriver and the far west sides of Dearborn and Detroit and is a useful alternative to I-75. Locally it is known as Telegraph Road.
- US 10 entered the county by two ways. Initially it was via Woodward Avenue but when the Lodge Freeway was completed U.S. Route 10 was relocated onto it; the Woodward route became M-1. Later the existing highway was truncated in Bay City and M-10 replaced it on the Lodge.
- Grand River Avenue and ended in Downtown Detroit.
- US 25 was the designated name for Dix-Toledo Highway in Downriver and Fort Street and Gratiot Avenue in Detroit. The construction of I-75 resulted in the truncation of U.S. Route 25 to Cincinnati.
- US 112 followed Michigan Avenue out of Downtown Detroitand out of Wayne County. Is now a routing of U.S. Route 12.
- M-1 has its southern terminus in Downtown Detroit at Adams Street. It travels through Midtown Detroit and New Center and through Highland Park. It serves as an alternative to I-75 and M-10. Locally known as Woodward Avenue. M-1 was a result of US-10 being redesignated to the Lodge Freeway.
- M-3 has its southern terminus in Downtown Detroit at Randolph and Jefferson Avenue. It proceeds northeasterly through Detroit's northeast side and beyond towards Mount Clemens and points further north. Locally known as Gratiot Avenue. M-3 was the result of the removal of US-25 from Michigan.
- Grand River Avenueout of the county.
- M-8 runs from I-96 to Conant Street in Detroit, passing through Highland Park. The freeway portion is known as the Davison Freeway.
- M-10 starts at the same intersection where M-3 starts in Downtown Detroit and travels further into the city on the Lodge Freeway and connects it to Southfield.
- M-14 starts at the interchange with I-96 and I-275 in Livonia and travels out into rural areas, serving Plymouth and Ann Arbor.
- M-39 starts in Lincoln Park's city center and runs along Southfield Road to Allen Park and becomes the Southfield Freeway, traveling through the west side of Detroit.
- M-53 begins at M-3 in Detroit, running through the city and connecting it to the Thumb area of the state. Locally known as Van Dyke Avenue.
- M-85, which is entirely in Wayne County, starts at Griswold Street in Downtown Detroit and connects the city's southwest side to Downriver, ending near Flat Rock at I-75, for whom which M-85 serves as an alternative. Locally known as West Fort and South Fort, divided at the River Rouge.
- M-97 only runs a short distance through Detroit's northeast side, starting at M-3. In the city it follows Gunston Street and Hoover Street.
- M-102 follows the county line between M-5 and I-94. Locally known as West 8 Mile and East 8 Mile, divided at John R. Street.
- M-153 starts at Wyoming Street on the Detroit-Dearborn limit and continues through the western suburbs as Ford Road.
- M-16became part of US 16, which is also removed from Michigan.
- M-17 once followed Ecorse Road into Lincoln Park, then ran concurrently with U.S. Route 25 to Downtown Detroit.
- M-56 connected US 24 in Monroe to Flat Rock; it once connected to US 112 in Canton along Huron River Drive and Belleville Road.
- M-112 entered Wayne County during World War II, and the years following, on an expressway, providing access to the Willow Run Airport in Van Buren Township and turned onto present-day Interstate 94 in Romulus Township. In Taylor Township it had interchanges with both M-17 and US 24, then ended at US 112 in Dearborn.
- Dixie Highway ran through Wayne County as early as 1915. Back then it was one of the only routes that connected the county to the Southern United States. Today there are no traces of the old highway in the county.
Airports
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is located in the Downriver community of Romulus. It serves as a hub for Delta Air Lines and Spirit Airlines and is one of the two airports operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority.
- Willow Run Airport is located in Van Buren Township and has four runways (a fifth was recently converted into a taxiway). No scheduled flights operate out of Willow Run and is one of the two airports operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority.
- Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is located about two miles (3.2 km) south of Grosse Ile Township's downtown area. It has two paved runways. No scheduled flights operate out of this airport as well.
- Coleman A. Young International Airport is also known as the Detroit City Airport, which is not to be confused with the larger and nearby Detroit Metro Airport. It is located just a short drive from Downtown Detroit along M-3. It also has two runways and no scheduled flights, although it has been attempted in the past.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1810 | 2,227 | — | |
1820 | 3,574 | 60.5% | |
1830 | 6,781 | 89.7% | |
1840 | 24,173 | 256.5% | |
1850 | 42,756 | 76.9% | |
1860 | 75,547 | 76.7% | |
1870 | 119,068 | 57.6% | |
1880 | 168,444 | 41.5% | |
1890 | 257,114 | 52.6% | |
1900 | 348,793 | 35.7% | |
1910 | 531,591 | 52.4% | |
1920 | 1,177,645 | 121.5% | |
1930 | 1,888,946 | 60.4% | |
1940 | 2,015,623 | 6.7% | |
1950 | 2,435,235 | 20.8% | |
1960 | 2,666,297 | 9.5% | |
1970 | 2,666,751 | 0.0% | |
1980 | 2,337,843 | −12.3% | |
1990 | 2,111,687 | −9.7% | |
2000 | 2,061,162 | −2.4% | |
2010 | 1,820,584 | −11.7% | |
2020 | 1,793,561 | −1.5% | |
2023 (est.) | 1,751,169 | [17] | −2.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census[18] 1790–1960[19] 1900–1990[20] 1990–2000[21] 2010–2019[4] 2020 census[22] |
2020 census
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010[23] | Pop 2020[24] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
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902,180 | 857,132 | 49.55% | 47.79% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
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732,801 | 669,277 | 40.25% | 37.32% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
|
5,635 | 4,265 | 0.31% | 0.24% |
Asian alone (NH) | 45,590 | 64,604 | 2.50% | 3.60% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 304 | 322 | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 2,387 | 7,974 | 0.13% | 0.44% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 36,427 | 72,338 | 2.00% | 4.03% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 95,260 | 117,649 | 5.23% | 6.56% |
Total | 1,820,584 | 1,793,561 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
2010 Census
The
There were 702,749 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were husband and wife families, 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.9% were non-families, and 30.7% were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the county, 25.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.7% was from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The
Religion
According to 2010 statistics, the largest religious group in Wayne County was the
Government
Wayne County is Michigan's first "
The county government operates the
Elected officials
- County Executive: Warren Evans (Democratic)
- Prosecuting Attorney: Kym Worthy (Democratic)
- Sheriff: Raphael Washington (Democratic)
- County Clerk: Cathy M. Garrett (Democratic)
- County Treasurer: Eric Sabree (Democratic)
- Register of Deeds: Bernard J. Youngblood (Democratic)
- Wayne County Commission: Alisha Bell, Chair (Democratic) 15 members, elected from districts (14 Democrats, 1 Republican)
- Circuit Court(3rd Circuit encompasses Wayne County): 61 judges (non-partisan)
- Probate Court: 8 judges (non-partisan)
(information as of February 2021)
Department of Public Services
Formerly the Wayne County Road Commission, the
Corrections
The Wayne County Jail Division operates The Andrew C. Baird Detention Facility in
Politics
Wayne County has backed the Democratic candidate for president in every election from 1932 onward, often and more recently by wide margins. From 1896 to 1928, it had always voted Republican for president, or at least more Republican than Democratic. Its large population has helped swing the election to Democrats in many statewide elections since then, with candidates running up large margins here offsetting Republican majorities in most rural counties of Michigan. In fact, between 1944 and 2012, the county had the largest margin of victory for the Democratic candidate in Michigan in every presidential election except for 1976 and 1984, both times coming in second place to Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula by less than 1.5%. The last Republican candidate to carry Wayne County in a statewide election was Candice Miller when she won re-election to the Secretary of State office in 1998.
Federal representation
Wayne County is split between three congressional districts:
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 264,553 | 30.27% | 597,170 | 68.32% | 12,295 | 1.41% |
2016 | 228,993 | 29.26% | 519,444 | 66.36% | 34,282 | 4.38% |
2012 | 213,814 | 26.13% | 595,846 | 72.83% | 8,476 | 1.04% |
2008 | 219,582 | 24.62% | 660,085 | 74.02% | 12,064 | 1.35% |
2004 | 257,750 | 29.81% | 600,047 | 69.39% | 6,931 | 0.80% |
2000 | 223,021 | 29.02% | 530,414 | 69.01% | 15,192 | 1.98% |
1996 | 175,886 | 24.04% | 504,466 | 68.95% | 51,245 | 7.00% |
1992 | 227,002 | 26.96% | 508,464 | 60.39% | 106,499 | 12.65% |
1988 | 291,996 | 39.03% | 450,222 | 60.18% | 5,938 | 0.79% |
1984 | 367,391 | 42.31% | 496,632 | 57.19% | 4,320 | 0.50% |
1980 | 315,532 | 35.42% | 522,024 | 58.60% | 53,288 | 5.98% |
1976 | 348,588 | 38.18% | 548,767 | 60.11% | 15,635 | 1.71% |
1972 | 435,877 | 45.08% | 514,913 | 53.26% | 16,087 | 1.66% |
1968 | 270,566 | 26.16% | 654,157 | 63.25% | 109,537 | 10.59% |
1964 | 260,901 | 23.83% | 831,674 | 75.97% | 2,149 | 0.20% |
1960 | 394,485 | 33.66% | 773,327 | 65.99% | 4,097 | 0.35% |
1956 | 481,783 | 41.96% | 664,618 | 57.88% | 1,844 | 0.16% |
1952 | 456,371 | 42.12% | 622,236 | 57.43% | 4,774 | 0.44% |
1948 | 321,773 | 38.03% | 489,654 | 57.87% | 34,679 | 4.10% |
1944 | 316,270 | 36.14% | 554,670 | 63.38% | 4,153 | 0.47% |
1940 | 275,974 | 37.67% | 451,003 | 61.56% | 5,592 | 0.76% |
1936 | 190,732 | 30.46% | 404,055 | 64.53% | 31,333 | 5.00% |
1932 | 212,678 | 39.12% | 310,686 | 57.15% | 20,237 | 3.72% |
1928 | 265,852 | 62.30% | 157,047 | 36.80% | 3,819 | 0.89% |
1924 | 268,653 | 80.11% | 23,817 | 7.10% | 42,866 | 12.78% |
1920 | 220,482 | 74.75% | 51,773 | 17.55% | 22,688 | 7.69% |
1916 | 70,056 | 51.82% | 60,935 | 45.08% | 4,193 | 3.10% |
1912 | 26,599 | 30.08% | 22,678 | 25.65% | 39,144 | 44.27% |
1908 | 49,580 | 63.69% | 24,128 | 31.00% | 4,132 | 5.31% |
1904 | 48,393 | 69.38% | 19,548 | 28.03% | 1,809 | 2.59% |
1900 | 36,671 | 55.26% | 28,337 | 42.70% | 1,348 | 2.03% |
1896 | 36,400 | 56.73% | 26,231 | 40.89% | 1,527 | 2.38% |
1892 | 26,361 | 47.87% | 27,508 | 49.95% | 1,197 | 2.17% |
1888 | 21,326 | 44.23% | 25,986 | 53.90% | 900 | 1.87% |
1884 | 17,315 | 44.46% | 20,930 | 53.74% | 703 | 1.80% |
Communities
Cities
- Allen Park
- Belleville
- Dearborn
- Dearborn Heights
- Detroit (county seat)
- Ecorse
- Flat Rock (partially in Monroe County)
- Garden City
- Gibraltar
- Grosse Pointe
- Grosse Pointe Farms
- Grosse Pointe Park
- Grosse Pointe Shores (partially in Macomb County)
- Grosse Pointe Woods
- Hamtramck
- Harper Woods
- Highland Park
- Inkster
- Lincoln Park
- Livonia
- Melvindale
- Northville (partially in Oakland County)
- Plymouth
- River Rouge
- Riverview
- Rockwood
- Romulus
- Southgate
- Taylor
- Trenton
- Wayne
- Westland
- Woodhaven
- Wyandotte
Charter townships
Civil townships
Unincorporated communities
- Beech
- Belleville North
- Cherry Hill
- Cherry Island
- Conners Creek (former)
- Denton
- Duboisville (former)
- East Rockwoood
- Edgewater Heights
- French Landing
- Grand View Acres
- Maple Beach
- Martinsville
- Milleville Beach
- New Boston
- Rawsonville (partially in Washtenaw County)
- Roulo
- Sheldon
- Waltz
- West Sumpter
- Willow
Education
School districts:[32]
- Airport Community School District
- Allen Park Public Schools
- Crestwood School District
- Flat Rock Community Schools
- Clarenceville School District
- Dearborn City School District
- Dearborn Heights School District 7
- Detroit Public Schools Community District
- Ecorse Public School District
- Garden City School District
- Gibraltar School District
- Grosse Ile Township Schools
- Grosse Pointe Public Schools
- Hamtramck Public Schools
- Harper Woods City Schools
- Highland Park City Schools
- Huron School District
- Lincoln Consolidated School District
- Lincoln Park Public Schools
- Livonia Public Schools
- Melvindale-North Allen Park School District
- Northville Public Schools
- Plymouth-Canton Community Schools
- Redford Union School District
- River Rouge School District
- Riverview Community School District
- Romulus Community Schools
- South Redford School District
- Southgate Community School District
- Taylor School District
- Trenton Public Schools
- Van Buren Public Schools
- Wayne-Westland Community School District
- Westwood Community Schools
- Woodhaven-Brownstown School District
- Wyandotte City School District
Former school districts:
- Inkster City School District[33]
Tertiary institutions:
See also
- List of Michigan State Historic Sites in Wayne County, Michigan
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Michigan
- Saginaw Trail
- Sauk Trail
- Woodward Corridor
- Downriver
References
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- ^ "Wayne County, Michigan History Magazine". Archived from the original on May 13, 2006.
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- ^ Fuller, George Newman (1924). Historic Michigan, land of the Great Lakes; its life, resources, industries, people, politics, government, wars, institutions, achievements, the press, schools and churches, legendary and prehistoric lore. Dayton Ohio United: National Historical Association, Inc. p. 101.
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- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
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- ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, And Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Wayne County, Michigan". United States Census Bureau.
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- ^ Wayne County Code § 1-25
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Further reading
- Farmer, Silas (1969) [1884]. The history of Detroit and Michigan, or, The metropolis illustrated: a chronological cyclopaedia of the past and present: including a full record of territorial days in Michigan, and the annuals of Wayne County. Detroit: S. Farmer & Co. OCLC 7959532.
External links
- Wayne County Government
- Wayne County Local History
- "Bibliography on Wayne County". Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- History of the Wayne County Road Commission
- Wayne County Road Commission Photos
- History: Facts about the World's First Mile of Concrete Highway
- Wayne County Code from Municode