Wyandotte

Wyandotte is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 28,006 at the 2000 census. The Population percent change from 1990 to 2000 was a -9.0% showing a slightly decreasing population. Wyandotte is located in the southeastern lower peninsula, approximately eleven miles south of Detroit on the Detroit River and is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver. Wyandotte is bounded by Southgate (west), Linco... more

Wyandotte is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 28,006 at the 2000 census. The Population percent change from 1990 to 2000 was a -9.0% showing a slightly decreasing population. Wyandotte is located in the southeastern lower peninsula, approximately eleven miles south of Detroit on the Detroit River and is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver. Wyandotte is bounded by Southgate (west), Lincoln Park (northwest), Riverview (south) and Ecorse (north). Wyandotte is a sister city to Komaki, Japan, and each year delegates from Komaki come to Wyandotte to tour the city. Incorporated as a city in 1867, the site where Wyandotte sits today in the 1700s was a village for the Native American tribe known as the Wyandot or Wendat, part of the Huron nation. It was from here in 1763 that Chief Pontiac plotted his attack on Detroit. The center of the village was near modern-day Eureka Avenue and Oak Street. In 1818, the Wyandot signed a treaty... less