Editing Inkster, Michigan

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|established_title        = Settled
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|established_date2        = 1926 (village)<br />1964 (city)
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|leader_name1             = Patrick Wimberly
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|population_total         = 26088
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| population_metro         = 4285832 ([[Metro Detroit]])
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'''Inkster''' is a city in [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. A western [[Metro Detroit|suburb of Detroit]], Inkster is located about {{convert|14|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Detroit|downtown Detroit]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 26,088.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Inkster city, Michigan |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/inkstercitymichigan/PST045222}}</ref>

== History ==
The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans. It was settled by non-indigenous people in 1825. A post office named "Moulin Rouge" was established there in December 1857. Robert Inkster, a [[Scottish American|Scotsman]] born March 27, 1828, in [[Lerwick]], [[Shetland]],<ref>{{cite web | title = City of Inkster, Wayne County, Michigan | work = Michigan American Local History Network | url = http://www.geocities.com/michhist/inkster.html | access-date =November 21, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217033547/http://www.geocities.com/michhist/inkster.html|archive-date=February 17, 2005}}</ref> operated a steam [[sawmill]] on present-day Inkster Road near Michigan Avenue in the early 1860s.

The post office was renamed "Inkster" in July 1863. The village had a station on the [[Michigan Central Railroad]] by 1878. It incorporated as a village in 1926 from parts of [[Nankin Township, Michigan|Nankin Township]] and [[Dearborn Heights|Dearborn Township]]. After much legal wrangling by the city of [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]], Dearborn Township, and the village of Inkster to sort out final borders for these communities, Inkster was incorporated as a city in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|title=History |url=http://www.dearbornarealiving.com/history.shtml |work=DearbornAreaLiving.com |access-date=November 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070721023200/http://www.dearbornarealiving.com/history.shtml |archive-date=July 21, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>

In the 1920s and 1930s, African-Americans working in [[Henry Ford]]'s Dearborn factories settled in Inkster, as it was closer to their work than Detroit, while they were not allowed to live in Dearborn itself.<ref>Binelli, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=YlLyr7hX25IC&pg=PA25 25]. "The blacks working at the Rouge didn't necessarily want to commute all the way from Detroit but they weren't welcome in Dearborn, so they began settling in the regrettably named suburb of Inkster (which in fact commemorates an early Scottish settler, Robert Inkster)."</ref>

As a result of the police beating of [[Floyd Dent]] in January 2015, which was caught on a police vehicle's dash cam and released to the public, the victim was awarded $1.4 million.  A special assessment of Inkster residents will pay for the settlement, on their July 1, 2015, property tax bill.<ref>myFOXDetroit.com staff [http://wn.ktvu.com/story/29215991/floyd-dent-settlement-to-be-paid-by-inkster-residents] "Floyd Dent settlement to be paid by Inkster residents"</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1930= 4440
|1940= 7044
|1950= 16728
|1960= 39097
|1970= 38595
|1980= 35190
|1990= 30772
|2000= 30115
|2010= 25369
|2020= 26088
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|df=mdy-all }}</ref>
}}
[[File:Inkster Michigan City Hall.JPG|thumb|225px|right|Inkster City Hall]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Inkster city, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Inkster city, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=160XX00US2640680&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Inkster city, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2640680&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Inkster city, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2640680&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,379
|4,959
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,562
|24.50%
|19.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.49%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|20,267
|18,413
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,984
|67.30%
|72.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |72.77%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|111
|70
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83
|0.37%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,023
|409
|style='background: #ffffe6; |197
|3.40%
|1.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.76%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.01%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|83
|46
|style='background: #ffffe6; |153
|0.28%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.59%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|767
|815
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,308
|2.55%
|3.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.01%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|482
|653
|style='background: #ffffe6; |798
|1.60%
|2.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.06%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''30,115'''
|'''23,369'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''26,088'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-25}}</ref> of 2010, there were 25,369 people, 9,821 households, and 6,175 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4059.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 11,647 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1863.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 73.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 20.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.6% of the population.

There were 9,821 households, of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 30.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.1% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.24.

The median age in the city was 34.2 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 30,115 people, 11,169 households and 7,460 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|4,808.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 12,013 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,918.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 67.51% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 28.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.74% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.60% of the population.

There were 11,169 households, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 26.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.26.

Age distribution was 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The [[median household income]] was $35,950, and the median family income was $41,176. Males had a median income of $37,986 versus $26,567 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,711. About 15.2% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and infrastructure==
The city had 63 police officers in 2010. In 2013 it had 25 police officers. Inkster Justice Center, which is to house the Inkster Police Department and the 22nd District Court, was scheduled to be opened in Spring 2014. Financed with bond funds, it had a cost of $7.7 million and had a shortfall of about $400,000 in the construction fund.<ref>"[http://www.freep.com/article/20131027/NEWS02/310280016/Inkster-broke-cops-problems Inkster police, community suffer under money woes]." ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''. October 27, 2013. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.</ref>

=== Police brutality lawsuit settlements ===
In 2017, it was reported that a one-time property tax assessment of nearly $200 was levied on Inkster residents to cover settlements in [[police brutality]] cases.  The largest individual settlement was to Floyd Dent for $1.4 million after the 57-year-old man was pulled over and badly beaten as evidenced by the police officer's dashboard camera.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2017/mar/28/police-misconduct-lawsuits-cost-taxpayers-not-cops-millions/|title=Police Misconduct Lawsuits Cost Taxpayers, Not Cops, Millions}}</ref>

== Education ==
Portions of Inkster are within the [[Wayne-Westland Community Schools]], [[Westwood Community Schools (Michigan)|Westwood Community Schools]], [[Taylor School District]], and the [[Romulus School District]].<ref name=SchoolmapInksterMI2013>"[http://www.inksterschools.org/ Home] ([https://archive.today/20131102224657/http://www.inksterschools.org/ Archive]) [[Inkster Public Schools]]. Retrieved on November 2, 2013. Also see: "[https://web.archive.org/web/20140716205836/http://www.resa.net/downloads/inkster/inkster_boundaries_072613_20130726_084942_10.pdf NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FOR INKSTER RESIDENTS]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140716205836/http://www.resa.net/downloads/inkster/inkster_boundaries_072613_20130726_084942_10.pdf Map]). [[Wayne RESA]]. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.</ref><ref>"[https://www.wwcsd.net/downloads/district_maps/school_district_map_30x48.pdf School Attendance Boundaries]." [[Wayne-Westland Community Schools]]. Retrieved on April 26, 2020. This reflects the school attendance boundary map after the dissolution of [[Inkster Public Schools]]. Note the additional territory in Inkster, Michigan.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st26_mi/place/p2640680_inkster/DC10BLK_P2640680_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Inkster city, MI|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-05-17}} - Compare with the new school district boundaries for Inkster Residents.</ref>

Westwood operates Daly Elementary School and the Tomlinson Middle School in Inkster.<ref>[http://westwood.des.schooldesk.net/ Home]. Daly Elementary School. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://westwood.tms.schooldesk.net/ Home]. Tomlinson Middle School. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.</ref> [[Robichaud High School]] in [[Dearborn Heights, Michigan|Dearborn Heights]] is the district high school.

Wayne-Westland operates David Hicks Elementary School in Inkster.<ref>"[http://hicks.wwcsd.net/ Welcome to Hicks Elementary School!]" David Hicks Elementary School. Retrieved on April 20, 2014. "Hicks Elementary School 100 Helen Inkster, Michigan 48141"</ref> The portions of Inkster that are located in the Wayne-Westland district are zoned to Hicks.<ref>"[http://www.cityofinkster.com/Reference/Maps/ZoningMap/Map-Zoning.pdf Zoning Map]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140421064230/http://www.cityofinkster.com/Reference/Maps/ZoningMap/Map-Zoning.pdf Archive]). City of Inkster. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.</ref><ref>"[https://www.wwcsd.net/downloads/district_maps/hicks-revised-inkster-6-25-14.pdf Hicks Elementary School]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150320081517/http://wwcsd.net/assets/pdfs/maps/hicks-revised-inkster-6-25-14.pdf Archive]) [[Wayne-Westland Community Schools]]. Updated June 25, 2014. Retrieved on April 26, 2020.</ref> One portion of the Hicks zone is assigned to Marshall Upper Elementary School,<ref>"[https://www.wwcsd.net/downloads/district_maps/marshall.pdf Marshall Upper Elementary School]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140811050208/https://wwcsd.net/assets/pdfs/maps/marshall.pdf Archive]). [[Wayne-Westland Community Schools]]. Retrieved on April 26, 2020.</ref> Stevenson Middle School in Westland,<ref>"[https://www.wwcsd.net/downloads/district_maps/stevenson.pdf Stevenson Middle School]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140811141257/http://wwcsd.net/assets/pdfs/maps/stevenson.pdf Archive]) [[Wayne-Westland Community Schools]]. Retrieved on April 26, 2020.</ref> [[John Glenn High School (Westland, Michigan)|John Glenn High School]], all in [[Westland, Michigan|Westland]].<ref>"[https://www.wwcsd.net/downloads/district_maps/johnglenn.pdf johnglenn.pdf]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131103195654/http://wwcsd.net/assets/pdfs/maps/johnglenn.pdf Archive]) [[Wayne-Westland Community Schools]]. Retrieved on April 26, 2020.</ref> Another portion of the Hicks zone is assigned to Adams Upper Elementary School in Westland,<ref>"[http://wwcsd.net/assets/pdfs/maps/adams.pdf adams.pdf]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131103183151/http://wwcsd.net/assets/pdfs/maps/adams.pdf Archive]) [[Wayne-Westland Community Schools]]. Retrieved on April 26, 2020.</ref> Franklin Middle School in Wayne,<ref>"[http://wwcsd.net/assets/pdfs/maps/franklin.pdf franklin.pdf]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131103183146/http://wwcsd.net/assets/pdfs/maps/franklin.pdf Archive]) [[Wayne-Westland Community Schools]]. Retrieved on April 26, 2020.</ref> and [[Wayne Memorial High School]] in [[Wayne, Michigan|Wayne]].<ref>"[http://wwcsd.net/assets/pdfs/maps/waynemem.pdf waynemem.pdf]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131103183225/http://wwcsd.net/assets/pdfs/maps/waynemem.pdf Archive]) [[Wayne-Westland Community Schools]]. Retrieved on April 26, 2020.</ref>

Portions of Inkster that had been in the Taylor School District prior to the dissolution of the Inkster School District are assigned to Taylor Parks Elementary School,<ref>"[http://www.taylorschools.net/downloads/pupil_accounting/elementary_boundary_map_20120730_112822_2.pdf Elementary School Boundary Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630175607/http://www.taylorschools.net/downloads/pupil_accounting/elementary_boundary_map_20120730_112822_2.pdf |date=June 30, 2014 }}." [[Taylor School District (Michigan)|Taylor School District]]. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.</ref> Hoover Middle School,<ref>"[http://www.taylorschools.net/downloads/pupil_accounting/middle_school_20120730_113533_3.pdf Middle School Boundary Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701084346/http://www.taylorschools.net/downloads/pupil_accounting/middle_school_20120730_113533_3.pdf |date=July 1, 2014 }}." [[Taylor School District (Michigan)|Taylor School District]]. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.</ref> and [[Taylor High School (Michigan)|Taylor High School]] in [[Taylor, Michigan|Taylor]].<ref name=TaylorHSmerger>{{cite web|url=https://www.taylorschools.net/high-school-merger-information/|title=High School Merger Information|publisher=[[Taylor School District]]|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref>

[[Romulus Senior High School]] is the Romulus district's secondary school.

[[Burger School for Students with Autism|Burger Baylor School for Students with Autism]] of the [[Garden City School District]] is located in Inkster,<ref>[http://www.gardencityschools.com/BurgerSchool.cfm Home page] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120205211346/http://www.gardencityschools.com/BurgerSchool.cfm Archive]). Burger Baylor School. Retrieved on April 10, 2015. "Burger Baylor School 28865 Carlysle Inkster, MI 48141"</ref> in the former Baylor-Woodson Elementary School.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120120030310/http://inksterbaylor.sharpschool.net/ Home page] (). Baylor-Woodson Elementary School. January 20, 2012. Retrieved on April 12, 2015. "28865 Carlysle, Inkster MI 48141"</ref>

=== Education history ===
[[File:Inkster High School Michigan.JPG|thumb|right|[[Inkster High School]], now closed]]
Previously most of Inkster was within the [[Inkster Public Schools]] district. As of summer 2013, the Inkster Public Schools District was entirely dissolved.<ref>"[http://www.resa.net/services/dissolution-of-inkster-public-schools/ Dissolution of Inkster Public Schools]." ([https://archive.today/20131102224244/http://www.resa.net/services/dissolution-of-inkster-public-schools/ Archive]) Wayne County RESA Board of Education. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.</ref> The remaining students were split up among the Taylor, Romulus, Wayne-Westland and Westwood districts.<ref name=SchoolmapInksterMI2013/> [[Inkster High School]], the high school of the Inkster district, closed in 2013.<ref>Cook, Everett. "At Gardner's alma mater, a school with no students." ''[[Michigan Daily]]''. October 3, 2013. p. [http://www.michigandaily.com/sports/10-devin-gardner-and-inkster-vikings-4 1]. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.</ref> Areas were given to the new districts by quadrants. Students north of Michigan Avenue and west of Middlebelt were rezoned to Wayne-Westland. Students north of Michigan Avenue and east of Middlebelt were rezoned to Westwood. Students south of Michigan Avenue and west of Middlebelt were rezoned to Romulus. Students south of Michigan and east of Middlebelt were rezoned to Taylor.<ref>Smith, Brian. "[http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2013/07/inkster_first_schools_to_be_di.html Inkster schools first to be dissolved; students split across 4 districts]." ''[[Mlive]]''. July 26, 2013. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.</ref>

Areas of Inkster in the Taylor district were zoned to [[Harry S. Truman High School (Taylor, Michigan)|Harry S. Truman High School]],<ref>"[http://www.taylorschools.net/downloads/pupil_accounting/high_school_20120730_113600_4.pdf High School Boundary Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701105838/http://www.taylorschools.net/downloads/pupil_accounting/high_school_20120730_113600_4.pdf |date=July 1, 2014 }}." [[Taylor School District (Michigan)|Taylor School District]]. Retrieved on April 20, 2014.</ref> until it merged into Taylor High in 2018.<ref name=TaylorHSmerger/>

==Notable people ==
* [[Vern Buchanan]], U.S. Representative of Florida, grew up in Inkster and graduated from Inkster High in 1969
* [[Geraldine Doyle]], woman who might have served as model for iconic "[[We Can Do It!]]" poster
* [[Marcus Fizer]], professional basketball player
* [[Wade Flemons]], noted R&B singer, musician and songwriter, wrote "Stand By Me" <!-- Not Ben E. King version--> sung by [[The Platters]]; member of [[Earth, Wind, and Fire]], until 1973
* [[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]], middle-distance runner, bronze medalist in [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympics]]
* [[Jewell Jones]], youngest person in Michigan to be elected councilman and then elected state representative<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-21-year-old-black-man-just-became-michigans-youngest-state-rep_us_5829d548e4b02d21bbc9979c|title = This 21-Year-Old Black Man Just Became Michigan's Youngest State Rep|website = [[HuffPost]]|date = November 14, 2016}}</ref>
* [[J'Leon Love]], professional boxer
* [[Keshawn Martin]], professional football player
* [[Jeralean Talley]], the [[List of the oldest living people|world's oldest living person]] until her death
* [[Tyrone Wheatley]], professional football player, MVP of [[1993 Rose Bowl]] for Michigan, born in Inkster
* [[The Marvelettes]], R&B singing trio in [[Vocal Group Hall of Fame]]
**[[Katherine Anderson]]
**[[Gladys Horton]]
**[[Georgeanna Tillman]]
**[[Wanda Young]]
**[[Juanita Cowart]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last= Binelli |first= Mark |title= [[Detroit City is the Place to Be]] |publisher= [[Metropolitan Books]] |location= New York |edition= 1st |year= 2012 |isbn= 978-0-8050-9229-5}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Michigan|United States}}
* [http://www.cityofinkster.com/ City of Inkster official website]
* [http://www.inkster.lib.mi.us Inkster Public Library]

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