Metro Detroit Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Metro Detroit is the metropolitan area consisting of nine counties including the cities of Detroit, Flint, Ann Arbor, Pontiac and other outlying cities, villages and townships in Michigan. The Detroit-Warren-Flint Combined Metropolitan Statistical Area has about 5,516,124 inhabitants and is the eighth largest metropolitan area in the United States.Though this metropolitan area encompasses much of Southeastern Michigan, most of the people living within some of the farther communities (like those living near Flint, Port Huron and Monroe) would not consider where they live part of "Metro Detroit". For most Michiganders, Metro Detroit is comprised of only the closest counties to Detroit--Wayne, Oakland and Macomb. Some people living in these three counties would even consider themselves "Detroiters," even though they don't live within the boundaries of the city, but this trend does not contiue outside of these immediate areas.
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2 Anchor cities 3 Major airports 4 Major highways 5 Area codes 6 All cities, villages, townships, and communities within those counties 7 Windsor |
Counties
Anchor cities
Major airports
Major highways
The Metro Detroit area is criss-crossed by several major interstate highways. I-75, which runs north-south, is the region's main route, serving Flint, Pontiac, Troy, and Detroit, before continuing south to serve many of the communities along the shore of Lake Erie. I-94 runs east-west through Detroit and serves Ann Arbor to the west (where it continues to Chicago) and Port Huron to the northeast. I-96 begins in Detroit and runs northwest through Livingston County. I-275 runs north-south from I-75 and bypasses Detroit to the west, and I-696 runs east-west from I-96 and bypasses Detroit to the north. These two highways create a semi-circle around Detroit. I-375 runs for a short distance in downtown Detroit. I-475 runs north-south through downtown Flint for several miles before rejoining I-75. I-69 runs east-west across St. Claire, Lapeer, and Genesee counties, serving Flint, Lapeer, and Port Huron.
Area codes
Metro Detroit is served by six telephone area codes. 313 is principally Detroit and the rest of Wayne County, and 248 serves the wealthy suburbs of Oakland County. The 313 area code has assumed something of a cult status (mostly due to the film 8 mile) because many Detroiters say that they are from "the 3-1-3" to assert that they are truly from Detroit (as opposed to many Oakland County residents who say they are "from Detroit" but actually reside in the 248 area code). Oakland County is also 947 (mostly cellular phones), which was just recently established. Macomb County is served by 586. St. Clair and Genessee counties are 810. Washtenaw and Monroe counties are 734.
All cities, villages, townships, and communities within those counties
Windsor
Windsor, Ontario, Canada lies across the Detroit River from Detroit. Because of its close proximity, it is usually included in the population of the Metro Detroit region for international lists. With a total population of about 5,800,000, the Detroit-Windsor metropolitan area is the 46th largest metropolitan area in the world. If the metropolitan area is extended farther (to create a geographic similarity) to include Chatham-Kent and Lambton County which lie across from areas included in the CMSA, the population increases to about 6,100,000 and would jump to the 43rd largest.
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