Metro Detroit
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| Detroit – Ann Arbor – Flint - Combined Statistical Area - |
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| Surface: | 15,060.1 km² |
| Residents: | 5,218,852 |
| Population density: | 346.5 per km² |
| Counties: | Wayne , Oakland , Macomb , Lapeer , Livingston , St. Clair , Genesee , Monroe , Washtenaw |
| Detroit – Warren – Livonia ( "Metro Detroit" ) - Metropolitan Area - |
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| Surface: | 10,137.4 km² |
| Residents: | 4,296,250 |
| Population density: | 423.8 per km² |
| Counties: | Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Lapeer, Livingston, St. Clair |
| Detroit Tri-County Area - Urbanized Area - |
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| Surface: | 5,094.8 |
| Residents: | 3,863,924 |
| Population density: | 758.4 per km² |
| Counties: | Wayne, Oakland, Macomb |
As Metro Detroit is metropolitan region to Detroit called. It covers the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Michigan and, together with the eastern shore of the Detroit River past Canadian city of Windsor and its surrounding the joint international and vicinity Detroit-Windsor .
Metro Detroit is the second largest metropolitan area in the Great Lakes area after the Chicago metropolitan area .
The most important cities in the region besides Detroit are Dearborn , Livonia , Sterling Heights and Warren .
The segregation along racial groups is in the metro Detroit more than in any other metropolitan areas in the United States.
definition
The Wayne , Oakland and Macomb Counties form the core of the metropolitan area . This region is also known colloquially as the Detroit Tri – County Area .
According to the Office of Management and Budget , the actual metropolitan area consists of the three counties of the Detroit Tri County Area , to which the Lapeer , Livingston and St. Clair Counties are added. Together these six counties form the Detroit – Warren – Livonia region , which is colloquially known as Metro Detroit .
The US Census Bureau combines a total of nine counties into a Combined Statistical Area (CSA) . This consists of the six counties of the Detroit – Warren – Livonia region , to which the Genesee , Monroe and Washtenaw Counties are added. All nine counties form the Detroit – Ann Arbor – Flint region . The Lenawee County , originally also belonged to this region is no longer to be counted since the year 2000.
structure
Counties
Metro Detroit consists of six counties (orange and yellow), the metropolitan area around Detroit consists of three counties (orange) and the Combined Statistical Area consists of nine counties (orange, yellow, beige):
1 - Wayne County
2 - Oakland County
3 - Macomb County
4 - Lapeer County
6 - St. Clair County
7 - Genesee County
8 - Monroe County
9 - Washtenaw County
Detroit Tri – County Area, |
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Municipalities in the Metro Detroit area
Core city
Over 100,000 residents
Over 50,000 residents
Over 20,000 residents
Neighboring regions
Metro Detroit is bounded to the east by the Detroit River, which forms the border with the Canadian province of Ontario . There, the metropolitan area around the city of Windsor joins the Metro Detroit region. In 2006, the metropolitan area of Windsor had 323,342 residents.
The metropolitan region around the city of Toledo in neighboring Ohio is located southwest of Metro Detroit on the west bank of Lake Erie .
Metro Detroit radiates strongly into the surrounding area. This is relatively densely populated and around 46 million people are estimated to live within a radius of 300 miles (480 km) from Detroit. Metro Detroit is located in the center of the Great Lakes Megapolis , also known as Chipitts .
Individual evidence
- ^ Center of urban studies
- ↑ Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved April 12, 2011
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Wayne County
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Oakland County ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Macomb County ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Lapeer County ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Livingston County ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - St. Clair County
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Genesee County ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ US Census Bureau - Monroe County ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ US Census Bureau - Washtenaw County
- ↑ Google Maps: Detroit, MI - Windsor, ON
- ↑ City of Windsor - Demographics ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Google Maps: Detroit, MI - Toledo, OH
- ↑ Cities located close to Detroit
