Woodhaven, Michigan
| Woodhaven, Michigan | |
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| City | |
Allen Road looking north from West Road in May 2015.
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 Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°7′57″N 83°14′12″W / 42.13250°N 83.23667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patricia Odette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.45 sq mi (16.71 km2) |
| • Land | 6.39 sq mi (16.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,875 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 12,701 |
| • Density | 2,014.9/sq mi (778.0/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48183, 48134 |
| Area code(s) | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-88380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1616746 |
Woodhaven is a suburb in southern Wayne County, Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,875. It is part of a collection of 18 suburban communities known as Downriver.
Woodhaven remains well known as home to the Ford Stamping Plant.
The development of what is now the city's main retail area, centered on the intersection of Allen and West Roads, began with the 1971 opening of Kmart, two gas stations had already existed. By 1974, Long John Silver's and Pizza Hut had opened. A strip mall anchored by Kroger, along with a Dunkin' Donuts, had joined in by the end of the 1970s. Meijer opened in 1990, followed by Target in 1994 and Sears Hardware by the end of the 1990s. In the late 1990s, the Mobil Oil Refinery and canning site at the intersection was torn down and cleaned up. Between 2001 and 2005, it was replaced by Woodhaven Village Square, which includes Walmart, The Home Depot, Applebee's, and PetSmart.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.45 square miles (16.71 km2), of which 6.39 square miles (16.55 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water.
Woodhaven has two ZIP codes. One (48183) covers the majority of the city, as well as Trenton and portions of Brownstown Township. The other zip code (48134) includes a small portion of the southwest corner of Woodhaven and is shared with Flat Rock.
The 2009 mayoral election was between city administrator David Flaten, who was endorsed by longtime outgoing mayor Karen Mazo, and councilwoman Patty Odette, who had endorsements from The News-Herald(a Downriver newspaper) and labor unions. Odette won by nearly a 2-1 margin(1,475-751) on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. In an unusual show of support, during the swearing in ceremony for Odette, 20 Woodhaven police officers attended.
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