River Rouge, Michigan
| River Rouge, Michigan | |
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 Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°16′17″N 83°8′5″W / 42.27139°N 83.13472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Incorporated (village) | 1899 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael D. Bowdler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2) |
| • Land | 2.65 sq mi (6.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2) |
| Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,903 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 7,762 |
| • Density | 2,982.3/sq mi (1,151.5/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48218 |
| Area code(s) | 313 |
| FIPS code | 26-68760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0635965 |
| Website | http://www.cityofriverrouge.com |
River Rouge is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan and an industrial Downriver suburb of Detroit. The population was 7,903 at the 2010 census. It is named after the River Rouge (or Rouge River from the French "rouge" meaning red), which flows along the city's northern border and into the Detroit River. The city includes the heavily industrialized Zug Island at the mouth of the River Rouge.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.24 square miles (8.39 km2), of which 2.65 square miles (6.86 km2) is land and 0.59 square miles (1.53 km2) is water. Of the land area, 0.93 mi square mile (2.4 km²) consists of Zug Island.
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,903 people, 2,897 households, and 1,885 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,982.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,151.5/km2). There were 3,731 housing units at an average density of 1,407.9 per square mile (543.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 39.4% White, 50.5% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.2% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.2% of the population.
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