Wayne County, Michigan

The county seat is Detroit, the largest and most populous city in Michigan and 23rd-most populous city in the United States.

Detroit (, locally also ; Détroit) is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest American city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

Wayne County is included in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It is located in Wayne County and is part of the Detroit metropolitan area.

Wayne County is included in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

This urbanized area covers parts of the counties of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne.

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.

As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,202,362, making it the second-most populous county in Michigan, behind neighboring Wayne County.

As of 2018, the United States Census estimated its population as 1,753,893 making it the 19th-most populous county in the United States.

Wayne County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Areas of Democratic strength include Wayne County, home to Detroit, Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor), Ingham County (Lansing), and Genesee County (Flint).

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 county was established as the second county (after Wayne County) in the Michigan Territory in 1817 and was named for then-President James Monroe.

The southern communities of the county are usually referred to as "Downriver", in reference to their location downstream of downtown Detroit.

Downriver is the unofficial name for a collection of 18 cities and townships in Wayne County, Michigan, south of Detroit, along the western shore of the Detroit River.

A number of the county road commissions' works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wayne County, Michigan, United States.

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.

In 1822, the Legislative Council of Michigan Territory government defined the name and boundaries of the county, but attached it to Wayne County for revenue, taxation, and judicial affairs.

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.

Its first commissioners were Edward N. Hines, Cassius R. Benton, and automobile manufacturer Henry Ford.

Edward N. Hines (January 13, 1870 – June 4, 1938 ) was a member of the Wayne County Road Commission (of Wayne County, Michigan), from 1906 to 1938.

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 Huron River is a 130 mi river in southeastern Michigan, rising out of the Huron Swamp in Springfield Township in northern Oakland County and flowing into Lake Erie on the boundary between Wayne County and Monroe County.

Its water area includes parts of the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair.

The river on the American side is all under the jurisdiction of Wayne County, Michigan, and the Canadian side is under the administration of Essex County, Ontario.

* Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (part)

It encompasses Humbug Marsh, a wetland in Gibraltar and Trenton in southeastern Wayne County, which is classified as a wetland of international importance.

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.

It is on the American side of the river and is part of Wayne County.

Highland Park is a city in Wayne County in the State of Michigan, within Metro Detroit.

These boundaries would be adjusted as Indiana and Illinois became states and as other counties were formed within Michigan Territory.

By proclamation of acting governor and territorial secretary Winthrop Sargent, the "first" Wayne County was established from Knox and Hamilton counties on August 15, 1796, and included most of the area that later became the Michigan Territory, as well as portions of what are now Ohio and Indiana.

Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Plymouth is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Lincoln Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Allen Park is a middle-class city in central Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Flat Rock is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan.

Canton, officially the Charter Township of Canton, is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.