Dearborn Heights, Michigan

Not to be confused with Dearborn, Michigan.

Dearborn Heights, Michigan
City
City of Dearborn Heights
Dearborn Heights Justice Center
Dearborn Heights Justice Center
Official seal of Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Seal
Motto: 
Dei Gratia (By the grace of God)
Location within Wayne County
Location within Wayne County
Dearborn Heights is located in Michigan
Dearborn Heights
Dearborn Heights
Location within the State of Michigan
Dearborn Heights is located in the United States
Dearborn Heights
Dearborn Heights
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°19′47″N 83°16′48″W / 42.32972°N 83.28000°W / 42.32972; -83.28000
Country United States
State Michigan
CountyWayne
Incorporated1960
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorBill Bazzi[1]
 • ClerkLynne Senia
 • City council[2]
Council members
  • Mo Baydoon
  • Hassan Ahmed
  • Bob Constant
  • Hassan Saab
  • Tom Wencel
  • Nancy Bryer
  • Denise Malinowski-Maxwell
Area
[3]
 • City
11.75 sq mi (30.42 km2)
 • Land11.74 sq mi (30.40 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
620 ft (185 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
63,292
 • Density5,392.52/sq mi (2,081.99/km2)
 • Metro
4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48125, 48127
Area code313
FIPS code26-21020
GNIS feature ID0624433[4]
Websitedearbornheightsmi.gov

Dearborn Heights is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Dearborn Heights is located about 12 miles (19 km) west of downtown Detroit. The city shares a small border with Detroit, and is considered a bedroom community.[5] As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 63,292.[6]

  1. ^ "Bill Bazzi, Marine vet and Ford engineer, is Dearborn Heights' first Muslim mayor". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. ^ City of Dearborn Heights (2021). "City Council". Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Dearborn Heights". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "American Local History Network". USGenNet. Debbie Axtman and Linda Ball. 2000. Archived from the original on August 2, 2005. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  6. ^ "QuickFacts, Dearborn Heights, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.