Woodhaven, Michigan facts for kids
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Woodhaven, Michigan
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Woodhaven City Hall on Hall Road
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Location within Wayne County
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 Woodhaven, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Woodhaven, Michigan
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Wayne |
| Incorporated | 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| Area | |
| • City | 6.44 sq mi (16.69 km2) |
| • Land | 6.39 sq mi (16.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population
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| • City | 12,941 |
| • Density | 2,025.83/sq mi (782.12/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,285,832 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-88380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1616746 |
Woodhaven is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 12,875. It is part of a collection of communities known as Downriver.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.45 square miles (16.71 km2), of which 6.39 square miles (16.55 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water.
Woodhaven has two ZIP Codes. One (48183) covers the majority of the city, as well as Trenton and portions of Brownstown Township. The other ZIP Code (48134) includes a small portion of the southwest corner of Woodhaven and is shared with Flat Rock.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1970 | 3,566 | — | |
| 1980 | 10,902 | 205.7% | |
| 1990 | 11,631 | 6.7% | |
| 2000 | 12,530 | 7.7% | |
| 2010 | 12,875 | 2.8% | |
| 2020 | 12,941 | 0.5% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 12,875 people, 5,159 households, and 3,535 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,014.9 inhabitants per square mile (778.0/km2). There were 5,508 housing units at an average density of 862.0 per square mile (332.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 88.9% White, 5.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 1.3% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.5% of the population.
There were 5,159 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.5% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median age in the city was 40.3 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 31.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.
Education
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District serves most of Woodhaven, while the southernmost portion of the city is served by Gibraltar School District.
Highways
I-75 runs north–south through the center of Woodhaven
US 25 was a U.S. highway that was decommissioned in 1973. It ran along the current Dix–Toledo Road, which runs through a small portion of the city's northwest corner.
M-85 touches along the far southeastern corner but does not actually run through the city
Notable Locations
Woodhaven is known as home to the Ford Stamping Plant. Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant
Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant, Woodhaven Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant opened its location in Woodhaven in 1964. It resides on the north side of West Road, near I-75. The site of the plant's size is 360 acres and the plant size is 2,673,000 square feet. The facility employs approximately 470 employees. Approximately 390 of these employees are hourly.
Woodhaven Commons The development of what is now the city's main retail area, centered on the intersection of Allen and West Roads, began with the 1971 opening of Kmart. At the time, two gas stations had already existed. Other stores followed.
Woodhaven Village Square In the late 1990s, the Mobil Oil Refinery and canning site at the west side of Allen Road was demolished, and the site was replaced with the Woodhaven Village Square between 2001 and 2005.
See also
In Spanish: Woodhaven (Míchigan) para niños
