Harper Woods, Michigan

Harper Woods, Michigan
City of Harper Woods
Harper Woods Municipal Building
Harper Woods Municipal Building
Location within Wayne County
Location within Wayne County
Harper Woods is located in Michigan
Harper Woods
Harper Woods
Location within the state of Michigan
Harper Woods is located in the United States
Harper Woods
Harper Woods
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°26′17″N 82°55′30″W / 42.43806°N 82.92500°W / 42.43806; -82.92500
Country United States
State Michigan
CountyWayne
Incorporated1951
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorValerie Kindle (D)
 • ManagerJoseph Rheker
 • ClerkLeslie Frank
Area
 • City2.63 sq mi (6.81 km2)
 • Land2.63 sq mi (6.81 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
587 ft (179 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City15,492
 • Density5,892.73/sq mi (2,274.79/km2)
 • Metro
4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code(s)
48225
Area code313
FIPS code26-36700[2]
GNIS feature ID0627822[3]
Websiteharperwoodscity.org
I-94 passing through Harper Woods

Harper Woods is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner ring suburb of Detroit, Harper Woods borders Detroit to the north and east, roughly 9 miles (14.5 km) northeast of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 15,492.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harper Woods, Michigan
  4. ^ "Harper Woods city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.