Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF WAYNE GUS Population: 1,771,063 (2024) ID: 166615	County	Official County Government	Contact: COUNTY CLERK COLEMAN A. YOUNG MUNICIPAL CENTER, 2 WOODWARD AVENUE, ROOMS 201 & 207, DETROIT MI 48226
CITY OF DETROIT GUS Population: 645,705 (2024) ID: 166817	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 2 WOODWARD AVE, STE 1126, DETROIT MI 48226-3443
CITY OF DEARBORN GUS Population: 106,377 (2024) ID: 194789	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 16901 MICHIGAN AVE, DEARBORN MI 48126
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON GUS Population: 99,793 (2024) ID: 106600	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SUPERVISOR'S ASSISTANT 1150 S CANTON CENTER RD, CANTON MI 48188-1699
CITY OF LIVONIA GUS Population: 93,113 (2024) ID: 166823	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 33000 CIVIC CENTER DR, LIVONIA MI 48154-3097
CITY OF WESTLAND GUS Population: 82,745 (2024) ID: 128356	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: BLDG PLUMBING DIRECTOR 36300 WARREN RD, WESTLAND MI 48185-2016
CITY OF TAYLOR GUS Population: 61,544 (2024) ID: 166829	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 23555 GODDARD RD, TAYLOR MI 48180-4116
CITY OF DEARBORN HEIGHTS GUS Population: 61,040 (2024) ID: 166827	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 6045 FENTON ST, DEARBORN HTS MI 48127-3294
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF REDFORD GUS Population: 47,762 (2024) ID: 106601	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR 15145 BEECH DALY RD, REDFORD MI 48239-3299
CITY OF LINCOLN PARK GUS Population: 38,774 (2024) ID: 128350	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 1355 SOUTHFIELD RD, LINCOLN PARK MI 48146-2380
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BROWNSTOWN GUS Population: 32,778 (2024) ID: 167334	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR 21313 TELEGRAPH RD, BROWNSTOWN TWP MI 48183-1399
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF NORTHVILLE GUS Population: 31,542 (2024) ID: 167337	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: GLENN CALDWELL 44405 SIX MILE RD, NORTHVILLE MI 48168-9670
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF VAN BUREN GUS Population: 29,813 (2024) ID: 128556	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR 46425 TYLER RD, BELLEVILLE MI 48111-1240
CITY OF SOUTHGATE GUS Population: 29,081 (2024) ID: 128355	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMIN 14400 DIX TOLEDO RD, SOUTHGATE MI 48195-2598
CITY OF ALLEN PARK GUS Population: 27,604 (2024) ID: 208332	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 16850 SOUTHFIELD RD, ALLEN PARK MI 48101-2557
CITY OF HAMTRAMCK GUS Population: 27,424 (2024) ID: 194791	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 3401 EVALINE ST, HAMTRAMCK MI 48212-3315
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH GUS Population: 27,191 (2024) ID: 167338	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR 9955 N HAGGERTY RD, PLYMOUTH MI 48170-4394
CITY OF GARDEN CITY GUS Population: 26,410 (2024) ID: 166819	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 6000 MIDDLEBELT RD, GARDEN CITY MI 48135-2499
CITY OF INKSTER GUS Population: 25,108 (2024) ID: 225800	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 26215 TROWBRIDGE ST, INKSTER MI 48141-1800
CITY OF ROMULUS GUS Population: 24,652 (2024) ID: 106428	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 11111 WAYNE RD, ROMULUS MI 48174-1485
CITY OF WYANDOTTE GUS Population: 24,214 (2024) ID: 185927	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 3200 BIDDLE, WYANDOTTE MI 48192-5935
CITY OF TRENTON GUS Population: 17,957 (2024) ID: 166825	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 2800 3RD ST, TRENTON MI 48183-2992
CITY OF WAYNE GUS Population: 17,129 (2024) ID: 128354	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT 3355 S WAYNE RD, WAYNE MI 48184-1232
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF HURON GUS Population: 16,595 (2024) ID: 225633	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: HURON TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR 22950 HURON RIVER DR, NEW BOSTON MI 48164-9791
CITY OF GROSSE POINTE WOODS GUS Population: 15,897 (2024) ID: 194790	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR 20025 MACK PLAZA DR, GROSSE POINTE WOODS MI 48236-2397
CITY OF HARPER WOODS GUS Population: 14,936 (2024) ID: 166822	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 19617 HARPER AVE, HARPER WOODS MI 48225-2095
CITY OF WOODHAVEN GUS Population: 12,575 (2024) ID: 166828	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CLERK 21869 WEST RD, WOODHAVEN MI 48183-3297
CITY OF MELVINDALE GUS Population: 12,401 (2024) ID: 128351	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR 3100 OAKWOOD BLVD, MELVINDALE MI 48122-1298
CITY OF RIVERVIEW GUS Population: 12,011 (2024) ID: 166824	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: SPECIAL PROJECT COORDINATOR 14100 CIVIC PARK DR, RIVERVIEW MI 48193-7600
TOWNSHIP OF SUMPTER GUS Population: 11,269 (2024) ID: 167339	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CLERK 23480 SUMPTER RD, BELLEVILLE MI 48111-9679
CITY OF GROSSE POINTE PARK GUS Population: 11,158 (2024) ID: 166821	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 15115 E JEFFERSON AVE, GROSSE POINTE PARK MI 48230-1312
TOWNSHIP OF GROSSE ILE GUS Population: 10,463 (2024) ID: 167335	Township	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ADMIN ASSISTANT 9601 GROH RD, GROSSE ILE MI 48138-2171
CITY OF FLAT ROCK GUS Population: 10,249 (2024) ID: 128348	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 25500 GIBRALTAR RD, FLAT ROCK MI 48134-1335
CITY OF GROSSE POINTE FARMS GUS Population: 9,794 (2024) ID: 185925	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 90 KERBY RD, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236-3161
CITY OF PLYMOUTH GUS Population: 9,185 (2024) ID: 106423	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER 201 S MAIN ST, PLYMOUTH MI 48170-1637
CITY OF ECORSE GUS Population: 8,938 (2024) ID: 166818	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 3869 W JEFFERSON AVE, ECORSE MI 48229-1798
CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK GUS Population: 8,390 (2024) ID: 225799	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR'S OFFICE 12050 WOODWARD AVE, HIGHLAND PARK MI 48203-3578
CITY OF RIVER ROUGE GUS Population: 6,877 (2024) ID: 128353	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 10600 W JEFFERSON AVE, STE 1, RIVER ROUGE MI 48218-1298
CITY OF NORTHVILLE GUS Population: 6,047 (2024) ID: 128352	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK 215 W MAIN ST, NORTHVILLE MI 48167-1599
CITY OF GROSSE POINTE GUS Population: 5,526 (2024) ID: 166820	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER 17147 MAUMEE AVE, GROSSE POINTE MI 48230-1589
CITY OF GIBRALTAR GUS Population: 4,819 (2024) ID: 166826	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 29450 MUNRO ST, GIBRALTAR MI 48173-9720
CITY OF BELLEVILLE GUS Population: 3,874 (2024) ID: 128347	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER 6 MAIN ST, BELLEVILLE MI 48111-2788
CITY OF ROCKWOOD GUS Population: 3,148 (2024) ID: 190481	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR 32409 FORT RD, ROCKWOOD MI 48173-1111
CITY OF VILLAGE OF GROSSE POINTE SHORES GUS Population: 2,555 (2024) ID: 128349	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE OFFICER/TREASURER 795 LAKE SHORE RD, GROSSE POINTE SHORES MI 48236-1496