Wayne County

Wayne County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of . As of 2020, the United States census placed its population at 1,793,561, making it the 19th-most populous county in the United States.
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is a city in Wayne County in the state of . This article also covers the adjacent community of Heights.

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is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of . A western , is located roughly 20 miles northwest of .

is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of . A western , is located about 18 miles west of . As of 2022, the city had a population of 84,037.

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is a city in County in the U.S. state of . A western , is located about 18 miles southwest of .

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is the name of two administrative entities in Wayne County in the state of . One is a small city, and the other is a township that surrounds the city and has its own government.

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is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of . An inner-ring, Downriver , is located roughly 8 miles southwest of . As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 12,851.

is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of . A Downriver , is located roughly 12 miles southwest of .

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Flat Rock is a city in Wayne and counties in the U.S. state of . A Downriver , Flat Rock is located roughly 23 miles southwest of . At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,541.

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is a city in Wayne County in the state of . It is a suburb of Detroit and the place where is located.

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is a city of 26,000 people in Wayne County in the state of . It is part of the Metro Detroit region and is approximately 10 miles west of the city of Detroit.

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is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of . A western , is located roughly 29 miles southwest of , and 18 miles southeast of , and is entirely surrounded by .

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is a city in Wayne and counties in the U.S. state of . A western , is located roughly 27 miles northwest of , and 17 miles northeast of .

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Township is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of . A western , is located roughly 23 miles west of , and 15 miles east of .

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Township is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of . An inner-ring , borders to the west, roughly 15 miles northwest of .
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Wayne County

Latitude of center
42.2682° or 42° 16′ 6″ north
Longitude of center
-83.2844° or 83° 17′ 4″ west
Population
1,820,000
Elevation
614 feet (187 metres)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316966590
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
5014227
Wiki­data ID
Q195664
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Wayne County” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Wayne County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة وين”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعه وين، ميشيغان”
  • Arabic: “وين”
  • Armenian: “Ուեյն շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Wayne”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ueyn dairəsi”
  • Basque: “Wayne konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Wayne County, Michigan”
  • Bavarian: “Wayne County”
  • Belarusian: “акруга Уэйн”
  • Belarusian: “Уэйн (акруга)”
  • Belarusian: “Уэйн”
  • Belarusian: “Ўэйн”
  • Bishnupriya: “ৱাইনে কাউন্টি, মিশিগান”
  • Bishnupriya: “ৱাইনে কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Уейн”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Wayne”
  • Cebuano: “Wayne County”
  • Chinese: “Wayne Kūn”
  • Chinese: “韋恩縣”
  • Chinese: “韦恩县”
  • Czech: “Wayne County”
  • Danish: “Wayne County”
  • Dutch: “Wayne County”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقاطعه وين, ميشيجان”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Vajno”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Wayne”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Wayne”
  • Esperanto: “Wayne County”
  • Estonian: “Wayne’i maakond”
  • Estonian: “Waynei maakond”
  • Finnish: “Waynen piirikunta”
  • French: “Comte de Wayne”
  • French: “comté de Wayne”
  • French: “Comté de Wayne”
  • Georgian: “უეინის ოლქი”
  • German: “Wayne County”
  • Gilaki: “وین ٚ شأرستان (ميشيگان)”
  • Gilaki: “وین ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “Wayne County, Michigan”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Γουέιν, Μίσιγκαν”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Γουέιν”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Γουέιν”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז ויין”
  • Hungarian: “Wayne megye”
  • Indonesian: “County Wayne, Michigan”
  • Indonesian: “Wayne County”
  • Irish: “Contae Wayne, Michigan”
  • Irish: “Contae Wayne”
  • Italian: “contea di Wayne”
  • Italian: “Contea di Wayne”
  • Japanese: “ウェイン郡”
  • Korean: “웨인군”
  • Latin: “Wayne Comitatus”
  • Low German: “Wayne County”
  • Macedonian: “Вејн”
  • Marathi: “वेन काउंटी”
  • Mazanderani: “وین شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Wayne Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wayne Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wayne County i Michigan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wayne County”
  • Norwegian: “Wayne County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان وین، میشیگان”
  • Persian: “شهرستان وین”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Wayne”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Wayne”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Wayne, Michigan”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Wayne”
  • Russian: “Уэйн”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Wayne”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Wayne County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Вејн”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wayne County, Michigan”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wayne County”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Wayne”
  • Slovenian: “Wayne County”
  • South Azerbaijani: “واین بؤلگه‌سی، میشیقان”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Wayne, Míchigan”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Wayne”
  • Swedish: “Wayne County, Michigan”
  • Swedish: “Wayne County”
  • Tatar: “Уэйн (округ, Мичиган)”
  • Tatar: “Уэйн”
  • Turkish: “Wayne County, MI”
  • Turkish: “Wayne County, Mich.”
  • Turkish: “Wayne County, Michigan”
  • Turkish: “Wayne County”
  • Turkish: “Wayne ilçesi, MI”
  • Turkish: “Wayne ilçesi, Mich.”
  • Turkish: “Wayne ilçesi, Michigan”
  • Turkish: “Wayne ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вейн”
  • Urdu: “وین کاؤنٹی، مشی گن”
  • Urdu: “وین کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Wayne”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Wayne, Michigan”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Wayne”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Wayne, Michigan”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Wayne”
  • Welsh: “Wayne County, Michigan”
  • Welsh: “Wayne County”
  • Western Panjabi: “وین کاؤنٹی، مشیگن”
  • Western Panjabi: “وین کاؤنٹی”

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