Metropolitan Detroit
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Metro Detroit Detroit metropolitan area |
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Cranbrook Art Museum (top left) in Bloomfield Hills and The Henry Ford (top center) in Dearborn are National Historic Landmarks.
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 A simulated-color satellite image of Metro Detroit, with Windsor across the river, taken on NASA's Landsat 7 satellite. |
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| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Michigan
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| Largest city |
 Detroit
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| Counties | |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1,337.1 sq mi (3,463 km2) |
| • MSA | 3,888.4 sq mi (10,071 km2) |
| • CSA | 5,814 sq mi (15,060 km2) |
| Elevation | 569–1,280 ft (173–390 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Urban | 3,734,090 (11th) |
| • Urban density | 2,792.5/sq mi (1,078.2/km2) |
| • Metro density | 1,104.8/sq mi (426.6/km2) |
| • MSA | 4,296,250 (13th) |
| • CSA | 5,318,744 (12th) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 248, 313, 586, 734, 810, 947 |
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is a major metropolitan area in Southeast Michigan, consisting of the city of Detroit and its surrounding area. There are several definitions of the area, including the official statistical areas designated by the Office of Management and Budget, a federal agency of the United States. Metro Detroit is known for its automotive heritage, arts, entertainment, popular music, and sports. The area includes a variety of natural landscapes, , and beaches, with a recreational coastline linking the Great Lakes. It is one of the nation's largest metropolitan economies, with seventeen Fortune 500 companies.
The Detroit Urban Area, which serves as the metropolitan area's core, ranks as the 11th most populous in the United States, with a population of 3,734,090 as of the 2010 census and an area of 1,337.16 square miles (3,463.2 km2). This urbanized area covers parts of the counties of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne. These counties are sometimes referred to as the Detroit Tri-County Area and had a population of 3,862,888 as of the 2010 census with an area of 1,967.1 square miles (5,095 km2).
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a federal agency of the United States, defines the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as the six counties of Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 4,296,250 with an area of 3,913 square miles (10,130 km2).
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