Détroit (French)
City
City of Detroit
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Etymology: French: détroit (strait)
Coordinates: 42°19′53″N 83°02′45″W / 42.33139°N 83.04583°W / 42.33139; -83.04583Coordinates: 42°19′53″N 83°02′45″W / 42.33139°N 83.04583°W / 42.33139; -83.04583
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Wayne
Founded	July 24, 1701; 322 years ago (1701-07-24)
Incorporated	September 13, 1806; 217 years ago (1806-09-13)
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Detroit City Council
• Mayor	Mike Duggan (D)
• Clerk	Janice Winfrey
Area
• City	142.89 sq mi (370.08 km2)
• Land	138.72 sq mi (359.27 km2)
• Water	4.17 sq mi (10.81 km2)
• Urban	1,295 sq mi (3,350 km2)
• Metro	3,913 sq mi (10,130 km2)
Elevation	656 ft (200 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	639,111
• Rank	27th in the United States 1st in Michigan
• Density	4,607.20/sq mi (1,778.92/km2)
• Metro	4,392,041 (14th)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code(s)	48127, 48201, 48202, 48204–48206, 48208–48210, 48212–48217, 48219, 48221–48228, 48231–48236, 48238–48240, 48243, 48244, 48255, 48260, 48264, 48266–48269, 48272, 48275, 48277–48279, 48288
FIPS code	26-22000
GNIS feature ID	1617959
Major airports	Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Coleman A. Young International Airport
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State trunklines
Mass transit
Website	Official website

The Detroit skyline

Detroit (/dɪˈrɔɪ/ DIH-troyt, locally also /ˈdiːrɔɪ/ 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 census, with 950,000 people. By the 2020 census, Detroit fell to the 27th largest, because people moved away, and it had 640,000 people. Over four million people live in Detroit and its surrounding counties. The city borders Windsor, Ontario in Canada. The international border between Detroit and Windsor is one of the most crossed in the world.