Wixom
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| Location in Michigan | |||
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Michigan | ||
| County : | Oakland County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 31 ′ N , 83 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 13,498 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 569.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 24.2 km 2 (about 9 mi 2 ) of which 23.7 km 2 (about 9 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 283 m | ||
| Postal code : | 48393 | ||
| Area code : | +1 248 | ||
| FIPS : | 26-88140 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1616671 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.wixom.mi.us | ||
| Mayor : | Kevin Hinkley | ||
 former Ford factory |
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Wixom is a city ( City ) in Oakland County , Michigan , United States with nearly 14,000 residents.
From 1957 to 2013, the northwestern suburb of Detroit was home to the once most profitable automobile plant , Wixom Assembly Plant , where the Ford GT and the Lincoln Town Car were manufactured. The supplier Behr-Hella Thermocontrol still has a location here today .
Web links
Commons : Wixom, Michigan - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wixom in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed March 18, 2014