Inkster, Michigan | |
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City of Inkster | |
Coordinates: 42°17′33″N 83°18′51″W / 42.29250°N 83.31417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Wayne |
Settled | 1835 |
Incorporation | 1926 (village) 1964 (city) |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager |
• Mayor | Patrick Wimberly |
• Manager | Mark Stuhldreher |
Area | |
• City | 6.25 sq mi (16.20 km2) |
• Land | 6.25 sq mi (16.19 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 26,088 |
• Density | 4,172.08/sq mi (1,610.91/km2) |
• Metro | 4,285,832 (Metro Detroit) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Zip code(s) | 48141 |
Area code(s) | 313 and 734 |
FIPS code | 26-40680[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0629039[3] |
Website | cityofinkster |
Inkster is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A western suburb of Detroit, Inkster is located about 14 miles (23 km) southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 26,088.[4]