Southgate, Michigan | |
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.jpg) Southgate Municipal Complex | |
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| Nickname: "The Dining Capital of Downriver" | |
| Motto: "The Heart of Downriver" | |
 Location of Southgate in Wayne County, Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 42°12′19″N 83°11′53″W / 42.20528°N 83.19806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Settled | 1795 |
| Incorporated | October 8, 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Joseph G. Kuspa |
| • Clerk | Janice Ferencz |
| • Administrator | Dan Marsh |
| • Councilmembers | Zoey Kuspa Christian Graziani Karen George Phillip Rauch Priscilla Ayres-Reiss Greg Kowalsky Ed Gawlik Jr. |
| Area | |
| • City | 6.875 sq mi (17.805 km2) |
| • Land | 6.875 sq mi (17.805 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 30,014 |
| • Estimate (2023)[5] | 29,002 |
| • Rank | MI: 38th |
| • Density | 4,220/sq mi (1,629/km2) |
| • Urban | 3,776,890 (US: 12nd) |
| • Metro | 4,342,304 (US: 14th) |
| Time zone | UTC–5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 48195 |
| Area code | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-74960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0638446[3] |
| Sales tax | 6.0%[6] |
| Website | southgatemi.org |
Southgate is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. The population was 30,047 at the 2020 census.[4] Southgate was incorporated as a city on October 8, 1958, which was one of the last remaining portions of the now-defunct Ecorse Township. It is part of the Downriver collection of communities south of the city of Detroit.
- ^ "Mayor & City Council". City of Southgate, Michigan. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Southgate, Michigan
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
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