Ecorse, Michigan

Ecorse, Michigan
City of Ecorse
Intersection of Outer Drive and Jefferson Avenue
Intersection of Outer Drive and Jefferson Avenue
Location within Wayne County
Location within Wayne County
Ecorse is located in Michigan
Ecorse
Ecorse
Location within the State of Michigan
Ecorse is located in the United States
Ecorse
Ecorse
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°15′02″N 83°08′54″W / 42.25056°N 83.14833°W / 42.25056; -83.14833
Country United States
State Michigan
CountyWayne
Incorporated1903 (village)
1942 (city)
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorLamar Tidwell
 • ClerkDana Hughes
Area
 • City3.71 sq mi (9.62 km2)
 • Land2.84 sq mi (7.35 km2)
 • Water0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2)
Elevation
581 ft (177 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City9,305
 • Density3,279.87/sq mi (1,266.35/km2)
 • Metro
4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48218 (River Rouge)
48229
Area code313
FIPS code26-24740[2]
GNIS feature ID0625337[3]
Websitewww.ecorsemi.gov
Albert B. Buday Civic Center
Looking north along W. Jefferson Avenue

Ecorse (/ˈkɒrs/ EE-korrss) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,512 at the 2010 census.[4]

Ecorse is part of the Downriver community within Metro Detroit. The city shares a northwestern border with the city of Detroit and also borders the cities of Lincoln Park to the west, River Rouge to the north, and Wyandotte to the south. The city shares its name with the Ecorse River, which forms its southern border with Wyandotte.[5] The Detroit River forms the city's eastern border as part of the Canada–United States border with LaSalle, Ontario.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ecorse, Michigan
  4. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Ecorse city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 114.