Gibraltar, Michigan

Gibraltar, Michigan
City of Gibraltar
City of Gibraltar Municipal Complex
City of Gibraltar Municipal Complex
Location within Wayne County
Location within Wayne County
Gibraltar is located in Michigan
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Location within the State of Michigan
Gibraltar is located in the United States
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°05′29″N 83°11′50″W / 42.09139°N 83.19722°W / 42.09139; -83.19722
Country United States
State Michigan
CountyWayne
Settled1811
Incorporated1954 (village)
1961 (city)
Government
 • TypeCouncil-manager
 • MayorGarrett Shumate
 • AdministratorVincent Pastue
Area
 • City4.41 sq mi (11.42 km2)
 • Land3.69 sq mi (9.55 km2)
 • Water0.72 sq mi (1.87 km2)
Elevation
581 ft (177 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City4,997
 • Density1,355.30/sq mi (523.31/km2)
 • Metro
4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48173 (Rockwood)
48183 (Trenton)
Area code734
FIPS code26-32020[2]
GNIS feature ID0626782[3]
Websitecityofgibraltar.net
Gibraltar Street intersection

Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,656 at the 2010 census.[4]

Gibraltar is a southern city of Metro Detroit and is about 12 miles (19.3 km) south of the city of Detroit. The city is bordered by the Detroit River to the east, the city of Trenton to the north, and the township of Brownstown to the south and west.

  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: Gibraltar, Michigan
  4. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Gibraltar city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2011.