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Also known as River Rouge, Michigan, River Rouge, MI

city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Michigan
County
Wayne
Incorporated
1899 (village), 1922 (city)
Type
Mayor–council
Mayor
William Campbell
Clerk
Patricia Johnson
City
3.25 sq mi (8.41 km )
Land
2.65 sq mi (6.87 km )
Water
0.59 sq mi (1.54 km )
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Density
2,721.7/sq mi (1,050.85/km )
Metro
4,285,832 ( Metro Detroit )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst
UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code s
48209 ( Detroit ) , 48218
Fips code
26-68760
Website
cityofriverrouge .net

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
River Rouge
Located in
Wayne County
Population
7224
Area
8.409186
Elevation
178
Shares border with
Windsor
Official website
www.cityofriverrouge.com
Image
River Rouge City Hall (Michigan) 2.jpg
Households
3231
Dialing code
313
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Commons category
River Rouge, Michigan
postal code
48218
inception
1899-00-00
water as percent of area
18.2755
per capita income
16081
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Encyclopedic overview

River Rouge (/rɪˈvɜːr ruːʒ/, French: Rivière Rouge, lit. 'red river') is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,224 at the 2020 census.

The city is named after the River Rouge, which flows along the city's northern border and into the Detroit River. The city includes the heavily industrialized Zug Island and also has its own school district, River Rouge School District.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “River Rouge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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