Detroit
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Detroit
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| City of Detroit | |
Left to right from top: Skyline of Detroit, Book Tower, Renaissance Center, Fisher Building, Comerica Park and the Ambassador Bridge. | |
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| Etymology: French: détroit (strait) | |
| Nicknames: The Motor City, Motown, Renaissance City, City of the Straits, The D, D-Town, Hockeytown, The Automotive Capital of the World, Rock City, The 313, The Arsenal of Democracy, The Town That Put The World on Wheels, Tigertown, Détroit, Paris of the West | |
| Motto(s): Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin: We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) | |
 Interactive map of Detroit | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′53″N 83°02′45″W / 42.33139°N 83.04583°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Founded | July 24, 1701 |
| Incorporated | September 13, 1806 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Detroit City Council |
| • Mayor | Mary Sheffield (D) |
| • Clerk | Janice Winfrey |
| Area | |
| • City | 142.89 sq mi (370.08 km2) |
| • Land | 138.72 sq mi (359.27 km2) |
| • Water | 4.17 sq mi (10.81 km2) |
| • Urban | 1,295 sq mi (3,350 km2) |
| • Metro | 3,913 sq mi (10,130 km2) |
| Elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 639,111 |
| • Rank | 26th in the United States 1st in Michigan |
| • Density | 4,607.20/sq mi (1,778.92/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,392,041 (14th) |
| Demonym | Detroiter |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 48127, 48201, 48202, 48204–48206, 48208–48210, 48212–48217, 48219, 48221–48228, 48231–48236, 48238–48240, 48243, 48244, 48255, 48260, 48264, 48266–48269, 48272, 48275, 48277–48279, 48288 |
| Area code | 313 |
| FIPS code | 26-22000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1617959[2] |
| Major airports | Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Coleman A. Young International Airport |
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| State trunklines |   |
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