Editing Woodhaven, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Woodhaven, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|image_skyline            = Woodhaven City Hall, MI.jpg
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|image_caption            = Woodhaven City Hall on Hall Road
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|pushpin_label = Woodhaven
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
|image_map                = Location of Woodhaven, Michigan in Wayne County.svg
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] 
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| subdivision_name         = {{flagu|United States}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Michigan}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Wayne County, Michigan.svg}} [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne]]
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Patricia Odette
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]]
|leader_name1             = Jeff Harris
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name2             = Angie Shurkus
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1965
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 16.69
|area_total_sq_mi         = 6.44
|area_land_km2            = 16.55
|area_land_sq_mi          = 6.39
|area_water_km2           = 0.15
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.06
|elevation_ft             = 604
|elevation_m              = 184
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 12941
|population_density_km2   = 782.12
|population_density_sq_mi = 2025.83
| population_metro         = 4285832 ([[Metro Detroit]])
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|coordinates              = {{coord|42|07|57|N|83|14|12|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48134 ([[Flat Rock, Michigan|Flat Rock]])<br>48183 ([[Trenton, Michigan|Trenton]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 734|734]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-88380<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1616746<ref name=GNIS>{{GNIS|1616746}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.woodhavenmi.org/|Official website}}
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'''Woodhaven''' is a city in [[Wayne County, Michigan]], United States.<ref name=GNIS/>  As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the city had a population of 12,875.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Woodhaven city, Michigan| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=September 8, 2011}}</ref> It is part of a collection of communities known as [[Downriver]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|6.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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}}</ref>

Woodhaven has two [[ZIP Code]]s. 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, Michigan|Flat Rock]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 3566
|1980= 10902
|1990= 11631
|2000= 12530
|2010= 12875
|2020= 12941
|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}}</ref>
}}

===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 12,875 people, 5,159 households, and 3,535 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2014.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,508 housing units at an average density of {{convert|862.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.5% of the population.

There were 5,159 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.5% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 40.3 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 31.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 12,530 people, 4,708 households, and 3,436 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,936.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 4,850 housing units at an average density of {{convert|749.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 93.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.49% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.64% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.84% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.46% of the population.

There were 4,708 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $64,954, and the median income for a family was $75,813. Males had a median income of $52,584 versus $32,742 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $27,759.  About 1.5% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Woodhaven-Brownstown School District]] serves most of Woodhaven, while the southernmost portion of the city is served by [[Gibraltar School District]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WAYNE%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821003511/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_WAYNE%20COUNTY.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=live|title=Wayne County School Districts|date=15 November 2013|accessdate=April 28, 2021}}</ref>

==Highways==
*{{jct|state=MI|I|75}} runs north–south through the center of Woodhaven
*{{jct|state=MI|US|25}} was a [[United States Numbered Highway System|U.S. highway]] that was decommissioned in 1973.  It ran along the current Dix–Toledo Road, which runs through a small portion of the city's northwest corner.
*{{jct|state=MI|MI|85}} touches along the far southeastern corner but does not actually run through the city

==Notable Locations==
Woodhaven is known as home to the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Stamping (metalworking)|Stamping]] Plant.
Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant

Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant, Woodhaven
Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant opened its location in Woodhaven in 1964. It resides on the north side of West Road, near I-75. The site of the plant's size is 360 acres and the plant size is 2,673,000 square feet. The facility employs approximately 470 employees. Approximately 390 of these employees are hourly.

'''Woodhaven Commons'''
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. At the time, two gas stations had already existed. Other stores followed.

'''Woodhaven Village Square'''
In the late 1990s, the Mobil Oil Refinery and canning site at the west side of Allen Road was demolished, and the site was replaced with the Woodhaven Village Square between 2001 and 2005.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Michigan|United States}}
* [http://www.woodhavenmi.org/ City of Woodhaven official website]

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{{Cities of Wayne County, Michigan}}
{{Metro Detroit}}
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[[Category:Cities in Wayne County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Metro Detroit]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1961]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Michigan]]