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The following is a list of unincorporated communities in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan.
With Detroit as the principal city, Metro Detroit is defined by the United States Census Bureau as consisting of 10 counties in southeast Michigan. The Detroit–Warren–Dearborn metropolitan statistical area (MSA) includes the six counties of Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne. Additionally, Metro Detroit also consists of the Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor combined statistical area (CSA), which includes the four outlying counties of Genesee, Lenawee, Monroe, and Washtenaw.
The Metro Detroit region contains a land area of 6,530 square miles (16,900 km2), which is around 11.2% of the state's total land area.[a] At the 2020 census, the entire population of Metro Detroit was recorded at 5,325,219—ranking it as the 12th most-populated CSA in the country. This accounts for 52.8% of the state's total population of 10,077,331.[1]
Although the area is heavily urbanized, there are still numerous unincorporated communities found within the region's 172 townships (116 civil townships and 56 charter townships). All unincorporated communities listed in this article are those that have a Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) identification listing the location as a populated place that is not within the boundaries of an incorporated city or village.[b] This article does not include ghost towns or communities that were once unincorporated but later included into a surrounding incorporated municipality. Census-designated places are also classified as unincorporated communities, and Metro Detroit contains 21 of the 212 census-designated places in Michigan.[2] This article lists 331 distinct unincorporated communities in Metro Detroit.
| Bold | Unincorporated communities listed in bold text link to their own respective Wikipedia articles. Listings in regular text redirect back to the township article where it is located. |
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An unincorporated community that is also a census-designated place (CDP) at the 2020 census |
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These unincorporated communities contain an active post office and/or ZIP Code with the same name. |
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An unincorporated community that spans more than one county and may be listed more than once |
Genesee County
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Lapeer County
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Lenawee County
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Livingston County
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Macomb County
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Monroe County
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Oakland County
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St. Clair County
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Washtenaw County
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Wayne County
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Post offices
[edit]The following is a table of post offices that are located in unincorporated communities in the Metro Detroit region. Some of these post offices may only be used for post office box services, while others may serve a much larger area outside of the community into several townships. There are numerous unincorporated communities that may have had post offices in the past, but this table only shows currently active post offices and ZIP Codes.
The community of Azalia, which uses the 48110 ZIP Code, is the only one listed to not have its own active post office building. In 2005, its postal service was transferred to Monroe. Azalia's physical post office building is no longer in operation, although the name and ZIP Code remains active.[3]
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See also
[edit]- Administrative divisions of Michigan
- List of census-designated places in Michigan
- List of counties in Michigan
- List of municipalities in Michigan
- Metro Detroit
- Unincorporated communities in Michigan — User talk:Notorious4life/sandbox
Notes
[edit]- ^ The land area is a combined total of the 10 counties compared to the state's total land area as described in Geography of Michigan.
- ^ a b c d Beaver Island, Branch, Harsens Island, North Street, Ottawa Lake, and University Center do not have a GNIS identification number, but they do have their own active post office. They are the only defined unincorporated communities in the state to have a post office and distinct ZIP Code but no GNIS identification number for the community itself.
- ^ This unincorporated community was once a census-designated place but is no longer listed by the United States Census Bureau as of the 2020 census.
- ^ All dates listed here come from Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities, and the year listed is the earliest establishment date regardless of community name changes or temporary closures.
- ^ This community's post office building is no longer in operation, although the ZIP Code remains active and is handled by the Monroe post office.
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Census Bureau (July 1, 2025). "Michigan Population, by County" (PDF). Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau (2020). "State of Michigan Census Designated Places". Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2025). "Post Office Changes". Retrieved August 5, 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.