Plymouth, Michigan
| Plymouth, Michigan | |
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| City | |
| City of Plymouth | |
 Location in Wayne County the state of Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°22′17.36″N 83°28′13.72″W / 42.3714889°N 83.4704778°WCoordinates: 42°22′17.36″N 83°28′13.72″W / 42.3714889°N 83.4704778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Dan Dwyer |
| • City Manager | Paul Sincock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.22 sq mi (5.75 km2) |
| • Land | 2.21 sq mi (5.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.45% |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,132 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 8,988 |
| • Density | 4,132.1/sq mi (1,595.4/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48170 |
| Area code(s) | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-65060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0635148 |
| Website | http://www.ci.plymouth.mi.us |
Plymouth is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,132 at the 2010 census. The City of Plymouth is landlocked, being entirely surrounded by the Charter Township of Plymouth.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.22 square miles (5.75 km2), of which 2.21 square miles (5.72 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. It is located 15.6 miles (25.1 km) east of Ann Arbor and 26.3 miles (42.3 km) west of Detroit, just south of the M-14 highway and west of Interstate 275.
The city of Plymouth has a variety of shops and restaurants surrounding Kellogg Park, the de facto center of town. The Inn at St. John's, a hotel conference center and golf resort, is located in Plymouth. The city offers more than fifty recreation programs for all age groups, an NHL-size ice arena and twelve parks. It also organizes major community events such as the popular Fall Festival, Ice Sculpture Spectacular and the Art in the Park, and access to the Plymouth-Canton school district, with a unique complex composed of three high schools located on one 305-acre (1.23 km2) campus and is now one of the highest populated high school campuses in the country with close to 6500 students and over 800 faculty members. The Barefoot Productions theater company is located on Main Street.
The Plymouth Ice Spectacular, the largest and oldest ice carving festival in North America, is held every year in Plymouth in late January. Founded in 1982 by then 25-year-old Scott Lorenz, the weekend-long event draws an average of 500,000 people to Plymouth each year and has helped establish ice carving as a world-class competitive event.
Since 2008, Plymouth has been home to the Green Street Fair, held over a weekend each May. Featuring green-themed exhibitors and activities, the event has become a yearly tradition. In 2011, the event was attended by about 90,000 visitors.
Plymouth's "Art in the Park" is Michigan's second largest art fair. Visitors have enjoyed Plymouth Art in the Park since its inaugural event in 1980. Plymouth Art in the Park, founded, directed and managed by mother and daughter team Dianne Quinn and Raychel Rork, celebrated its 33rd show in 2012. The event hosts over 450 artists and 300,000 attendees each year.
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