Detroit is the largest city in the state of Michigan, the 11th largest city in the United States and is part of the eighth largest metropolitan area. Detroit is located in Wayne County.
Founded - July 24, 1701
Population - 921,000
Metropolitan Detroit Area Population - 4 million (Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties)
City Government
Detroit's government structure consists of a mayor and a nine-member Detroit City Council. Council members are fulltime legislators elected at-large on a nonpartisan ballot. Both the Mayor and Council members serve four-year terms.
Land Area
Detroit is 138.7 square miles (218.5 square kilometers)
The Detroit metropolitan area is 2,026.1 square miles (3,241.7 square kilometers)
Detroit's altitude is 581 feet (177 meters), measured at the Detroit River.
| Month | Average Highs/Lows
(Farenheit) | Average Highs/Lows
(Celsius) |
January | 31/16 | -1/-9 |
February | 34/18 | 1/-8 |
March | 44/27 | 7/-3 |
April | 58/37 | 14/3 |
May | 69/47 | 21/8 |
June | 79/56 | 26/13 |
July | 83/61 | 28/16 |
August | 82/59 | 28/15 |
September | 74/52 | 23/11 |
October | 63/41 | 17/5 |
November | 48/31 | 9/-1 |
December | 35/22 | 2/-7 |
Record High Temperature 105 (Farenheit)/40.5 (Celsius) in July 1934
Record Low Temperature -24 (Fahrenheit)/-31 (Celsius) on Dec. 22, 1872
Mean Annual Temperature 48.6 (Farenheit)/9.2 (Celsius)
Average Annual Snowfall 41.1 inches/102.75 centimeters
Average Wind 10.4 mph/16.64 kph
Average Annual Rainfall 32.3 inches/82.04 centimeters