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Detroit | |
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| City of Detroit | |
 Images from top to bottom, left to right: Downtown Detroit skyline, Spirit of Detroit, Greektown, Ambassador Bridge, Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Fox Theatre, and Comerica Park. | |
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| Etymology: French: détroit (strait) | |
| Nickname(s): The Motor City, Motown, Renaissance City, The D, Hockeytown, The Automotive Capital of the World, Rock City, The 313 | |
| Motto(s): Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin: We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) | |
 Location within Wayne County, Michigan and the state of Michigan | |
  Detroit Location within the contiguous United States of America | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′53″N 83°2′45″W / 42.33139°N 83.04583°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Founded | 1701 |
| Incorporated | 1806 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Dave Bing (D) |
| • City Council | Members
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| Area | |
| • City | 142.87 sq mi (370.03 km2) |
| • Land | 138.75 sq mi (359.36 km2) |
| • Water | 4.12 sq mi (10.67 km2) |
| • Urban | 1,295 sq mi (3,350 km2) |
| • Metro | 3,913 sq mi (10,130 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 706,585 |
| • Rank | 18th in U.S. |
| • Density | 5,142/sq mi (1,985/km2) |
| • Urban | 3,863,924 |
| • Metro | 4,285,832 (US: 13th) |
| • CSA | 5,207,434 (US: 11th) |
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| Demonym | Detroiter |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 313 |
| FIPS code | 26-22000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1617959, 1626181 |
| Website | DetroitMI.gov |
